That too. How to keep the research going and job security.I think it somewhat more likely that the researchers were grasping at grant money.
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That too. How to keep the research going and job security.I think it somewhat more likely that the researchers were grasping at grant money.
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Sure but almost 50% of homes have cats too. Saying that 50% of people with schizophrenia have cats is no different than saying 50% have dogs, and 50% eat pizza. The important question is how many homes with cats have schizophrenia in people vs. homes that do not have cats? And even if there was a difference that is just a correlation, not a causation.
Ok I know it may seem crazy but if you just google it there are so many articles about it. There have even been numerous studies on it and there was some study done in the 1970s that found that some 50 percent of people with schizophrenia had cats in their childhood. The bacteria found in cat poop, T. gondii, is associated with schizophrenia patients.
That's basically what I said but as others have also said that only shows a correlation and correlations do not prove causation, two totally different things.@StephenQ - No, they need to check how many people with scizophrenia had cats vs. how many people WITHOUT schizophrenia had cats. If more people WITH had cats than people WITHOUT, there might be a correlation.
I agree it would only show a correlation. I don't think the original studies did even that.That's basically what I said but as others have also said that only shows a correlation and correlations do not prove causation, two totally different things.
No, that's because we worship themBad news though, now we can't blame our Kitty's parasites for making us pander to their every demand.