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“What if ulcers were caused by bacteria, not stress?”
Barry Marshall drank an H. pylori culture to prove his hypothesis after years of rejection — won the 2005 Nobel.
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“What if caffeine hits some people way harder because of one liver enzyme gene?”
Walks through the CYP1A2 fast/slow metabolizer data, the cardiovascular risk split, and why your friend's fourth espresso is fine.
“What if runner's high is actually endocannabinoids, not endorphins?”
Lines up the anandamide vs endorphin studies and shows why every marathon guide still quotes the wrong molecule.
“What if dreams are your brain rehearsing for threats you'll never face?”
Pits the threat-simulation theory against memory-consolidation alternatives and points at where the EEG data actually sits.