{"id":4998,"date":"2026-09-24T17:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisethalamus.com\/?page_id=4998"},"modified":"2026-09-27T04:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T22:50:28","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wisethalamus.com\/wise-redesign\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stories<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Science, medicine and the remarkable biology that makes us human-told through evidence and story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>\"Imagination
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Featured story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ultimate Price of Imagination: The Incredible Story of Psychosis\u2019s Evolutionary Origin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The miracles inside us, explained through science and story.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the investigation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Start with a question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Can we enter someone else\u2019s dreams?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Latest investigations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Immunity & Disease<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Some People Survived COVID-19 and Others Did Not<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Why immune balance - not age - predicted COVID-19 survival, and what the CD4:CD8 ratio reveals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Dr Subir Roy - November 7, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aging & Everyday Biology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telomeres: The Cellular Clocks That Limit Lifespan<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How telomere shortening limits cell division - and what research says about slowing it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Dr Subir Roy - August 24, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Young<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aging & Everyday Biology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young Blood and Aging: What the Science Actually Shows<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Parabiosis experiments and the biology behind claims that young blood reverses aging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Dr Subir Roy - August 20, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inside the Human Body<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cells, genes, blood, organs and physiological mechanisms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Immunity & Disease<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Infection, immunity, allergies, cancer, diabetes and disease mechanisms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Evolution & Human Origins<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Evolutionary medicine, adaptation, speech, myopia and human behavior.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aging & Everyday Biology<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Telomeres, mTOR, fasting, metabolism, weight, sleep and longevity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mind & Consciousness<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Brain, dreams, psychosis, perception and philosophical explorations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ancient Ideas, Modern Evidence<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ayurveda, Ashtanga Hridayam, traditional practices and claims examined scientifically.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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