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this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2025
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Which one? Maybe if we give him treats he'll stop
Big Dog Global Conglomerate. Good luck, they manufacture their own treats.
Big Dog Global Conglomerate is actually a subsidiary, and although they seem independent they are fully owned by Chat Le Co.
Big Chat shat on small cat? Fucking catitalism!
He's a good boy. He doesn't understand the nuances of peer review but he tries his best. He deserves belly rubs and treats.
Is they subsidiary 'good boy inc.'
Eh. It's worth it.
So, some guys cherry picked 17 studies from the last half a century or so and found "a significant positive association between broadly defined cat ownership and an increased risk of schizophrenia-related disorders." despite many studies finding no relationship between the two. Well, good job. I'm sure that will be good for a research grant from someone who doesn't pay too close attention to applications.
Also, what the fuck is "broadly defined cat ownership"?
"I saw a cat on my street once…"
Or maybe people with schizophrenia are more likely to have a pet cat....
well, that's not what my cats tell me.
Can confirm. My cat is so cute it drives me crazy
There are some important things to keep in mind here, like the fact that 15 of the 17 studies were case-control studies.
This kind of research can't show cause and effect, and it often doesn't account for factors that may have affected both the exposure and the outcome.
The researchers also highlight the low quality of a number of the examined studies.
Results were inconsistent across studies, but those of higher quality suggested that associations in unadjusted models might have been due to factors that could have influenced the results.
I appreciate having an article on this topic, but the headline is a little strong.
A full half of the global human population is infected with toxoplasma gondii, and human infection isn't associated with cat-ownership, so that explanation seems unlikely.
Well this article cleared nothing up lol.
Is this correlation or causation?
Its not schizophrenia, its HAG - Human Acquired Greebles.
Then so be it.