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BEGIN EXPLORING ↓SCIENCE & IDEAS / A WIDER PERSPECTIVEYes, mono can flare up again, but true reinfection is rare. The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) that causes most infectious mononucleosis never leaves your body; it hides inside memory B cells for life, and in roughly 20 to 30 percent of healthy…
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01 / IDEAS WORTH EXPLORING ↗Yes, mold exposure can make you dizzy, but the mechanism is usually indirect rather than a direct toxin attack on the balance organs.
Yes, mold can make dogs sick, and the illness takes three main forms: allergic reactions (the most common), respiratory and skin infections, and poisoning from mycotoxins in moldy food or damp environments.
No, mold cannot penetrate solid plastic. Mold hyphae are 2 to 10 micrometers wide, and their tips extend by enzymatic softening and turgor pressure, not by cutting.
Yes, moles can get infected. A mole is living tissue with its own blood supply and hair follicles, so it can become infected after a scratch, a shaving nick, an insect bite, or a biopsy, and the infection follows the same rules as any…
Can mild sleep apnea kill you? Indirectly, yes, it can. Mild obstructive sleep apnea rarely causes sudden death during sleep, but it raises your long-term risk of fatal heart attack, stroke, and dangerous heart-rhythm problems.
Yes, microneedling can make scars worse, but only under specific and largely preventable conditions.
No, mold and mycotoxins are not established causes of breast cancer, and no major cancer body lists them as a carcinogen for breast tissue. The evidence is indirect and mostly from cells and animals.
Yes. Mold exposure can cause unintended weight loss indirectly, not by burning fat, but by inflaming the airways and gut, blunting appetite, impairing nutrient absorption, and occasionally driving a hypermetabolic stress response.
Yes, mold exposure can affect your white blood cell count, and the direction depends on dose and duration.
Yes, metronidazole can cause seizures in dogs, but almost always at high doses or after prolonged use rather than at standard therapeutic levels.
Mixing wet and dry dog food can cause diarrhea, but the food itself is rarely the culprit. The trigger is usually an abrupt change in moisture, fat load, or protein source that outpaces the colon's 3-to-5-day adaptation window.
Yes, metformin can make you constipated, though it is far less common than the diarrhea most people associate with the drug.
Yes, microwaves can affect the brain, but the effect depends almost entirely on dose.
Mild scoliosis (a Cobb angle under 25 degrees) almost never causes measurable breathing problems on its own, because the lung reserve is large and the chest wall compensates well.
Yes, metformin can be associated with urinary problems, but almost never by damaging the bladder or kidneys directly. The drug is cleared unchanged by the kidneys, so it concentrates in urine at 40 to 300 times its blood level.
Yes, mitral valve prolapse can cause atrial fibrillation, though it does so through indirect structural and electrical remodeling rather than by directly triggering the arrhythmia.
Can methotrexate cause infertility? Methotrexate does not cause permanent infertility in the great majority of men and women.
Yes, moderate alcohol use can cause depression in some people, and the risk rises with dose even below official "moderate" limits.
Metformin can cause drug-induced colitis, but this is a rare, immune-mediated reaction rather than an extension of its common GI side effects.
Yes, men can be tested for trichomoniasis, but the testing is less straightforward than for women and depends heavily on which test is used.
Yes, menopause can cause chest pain, but not through a mechanism most people assume.
Yes, metals conduct electricity because each metal atom releases one to three outer electrons into a shared "sea" of delocalized charge carriers.
Medical marijuana can help some people with anxiety, but the effect is dose-dependent and two-directional: low doses of THC (roughly 1 to 5 mg) tend to reduce anxiety, while high doses (above about 10 to 15 mg in a single dose) reliably…
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