In gastrointestinal cancer patients, bleeding often comes from non-tumor causes.
Claim:
In people with gastrointestinal cancer, gastrointestinal bleeding is commonly caused by bleeding from the tumor.
SOME BS
Health
Medical claims, wellness fads, and what the evidence actually supports.
Higher academic procrastination is generally linked to modestly lower student grades or GPA.
Claim:
Among students, procrastination is associated with lower academic performance, such as lower grades or grade point average (GPA).
HARDLY BS
Preganglionic parasympathetic outflow classically arises from the brainstem and sacral S2–S4 segments.
Claim:
Parasympathetic nervous system fibers have a craniosacral origin, arising from the brainstem and from sacral spinal cord segments S2–S4.
HARDLY BS
No indexed bibliographic record confirms that exact 2024 narrative review exists.
Claim:
In 2024, M. Alnefaie, W. K. Abdelbasset, and R. Alotaibi published a narrative review titled "The impact of the menstrual cycle on speed, strength, and endurance in female athletes."
TOTAL BS
The evidence indicates a 2020 doctoral thesis by Anam Bashir, supervised by Sheikha Hassan.
Claim:
An article titled "Mental health awareness among Malaysian university students" by A. Bashir and S. Hassan was published in 2022.
TOTAL BS
A plucked gray hair usually regrows gray because follicle pigment loss persists.
Claim:
If you pluck a gray hair, it will grow back as a gray hair.
HARDLY BS
Open flames, embers, and hot surfaces in a lit fireplace burn skin within seconds.
Claim:
Stepping into a lit fireplace will result in being burned.
NOT BS
No reliable evidence shows Lima Norte students have higher depression prevalence.
Claim:
The prevalence of depression among university students in Lima Norte, Lima, Peru, is higher than the prevalence of depression among university students in other parts of Lima, Peru.
TOTAL BS
Lemon juice is not a proven treatment for old scars and can worsen discoloration.
Claim:
Massaging lemon juice on a scar for about 10 minutes two to three times per week lightens the skin and helps remove old scars.
TOTAL BS
Anemia remains a major public health problem in Peru, especially among children under five.
Claim:
Anemia is one of the most prevalent public health problems in Peru, especially among children under 5 years old.
NOT BS
Cognitive and developmental factors like IQ, language, and executive function best predict academic success in autistic learners.
Claim:
For learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a well-structured educational environment characterized by predictability and smooth transitions is the strongest predictor of both short-term and long-term academic success.
TOTAL BS
Evidence for Suggestopedia is limited, inconsistent, and not broadly generalizable.
Claim:
Suggestopedia is an effective teaching method for improving learning outcomes.
MOSTLY BS
Vitamin D and vitamin K support bone health via separate, complementary roles.
Claim:
Vitamin K helps vitamin D absorption for bone health.
MOSTLY BS
Small human studies show boron can raise serum magnesium and reduce urinary loss.
Claim:
Boron helps with magnesium metabolism in humans.
HARDLY BS
Person-to-person hantavirus spread is mainly linked to Andes virus after symptom onset.
Claim:
Hantavirus infection can be transmitted from an infected person to other people during the incubation period.
TOTAL BS
Hantaviruses usually spread from rodents, with rare person-to-person Andes virus transmission.
Claim:
A person infected with hantavirus transmits the virus to an average of three other people.
TOTAL BS
SARS-CoV-2 spread efficiently between people, while hantavirus is usually rodent-to-human.
Claim:
Hantavirus is less infectious than SARS-CoV-2 was during the 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak.
NOT BS
HIV spreads through blood, semen, vaginal/rectal fluids, and breast milk.
Claim:
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted through the exchange of bodily fluids.
HARDLY BS
HIV infects and damages CD4+ T cells, weakening immune defenses.
Claim:
Human immunodeficiency virus attacks the human immune system.
NOT BS
AIDS is the formally recognized acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Claim:
The acronym "AIDS" stands for "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome".
NOT BS
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