The Wilder Shores

Come with me on a trip to the wilder shores of medical research. Ben Goldacre, over at Bad Science, raised his eyebrows at some research that has been published in the journal Medical Hypotheses. The "central thrust of their argument is that people with Down’s Syndrome have a lot in common with people from oriental countries". Oo-er, missus.

 

Vaughan, a contributor to Mind Hacks, has now referenced Goldacre’s article, and given some additional background to this esteemed journal, and its somewhat controversial founder. There’s clearly no shortage of hare-brained hypotheses in every field of human endeavour. Don’t miss the link to the hypothesis (also published in Medical Hypotheses) that asks: Is there an association between the use of heeled footwear and schizophrenia?