Haider Bahrani

@haiderbahrani

I just play guitar and write poems. Not great at either. @SonneteerUK ex GuruJosh Arcamuk Hifiworld Machina Just find me on Threads for poems etc. Mongrelhybrid.com

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Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Jun 13

Indulge me if you will. My father's #Obituary Few of us affect the lives of millions in a positive way. He was one. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Czn...

Our father, grandfather to our children and husband to our Mum, Coral, Dr Kais Bahrani has passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 86.
Born on the 29th of September 1939, according to his auntie’s notes she kept for all the births in the family at the time (his official Birthday was different, but that’s another story). Stories of his childhood were of a skinny active young boy, the apple of his mother’s eye though a little devil to control. Steeped in Bahrani mythology is that Dad went swimming age six in the Tigris River and word had got back to his Mum that he drowned. Only for him to appear cheekily faced in front of his distraught mother a while later. This, amongst traits he would pass on through his DNA for later generations of mothers to experience the same!
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Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· May 2

"the power of thinking atrophies unless it is used" This should be the warning for the AI generation. Yet 1948! Most important thing I have read this week.🥸

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Feb 10

Asked #Gemini re #alcohol use and #dementia after a conversation. And erm OH!

Gemini said
The relationship between alcohol and dementia is one of the most debated topics in brain health. While older studies suggested a "glass of wine a day" might be protective, recent high-level research from 2025 and 2026 has significantly shifted this perspective.

Yes, there is a clear correlation, but it is more "linear" than previously thought—meaning the more you drink, the higher the risk, with no clear "safe" level for the brain.

1. The Heavy Drinking Connection
There is a massive, undisputed correlation between heavy alcohol use and cognitive decline. Chronic, excessive drinking (typically more than 14–21 units per week) damages the brain in three specific ways:

Brain Shrinkage: Heavy alcohol use is toxic to nerve cells, leading to a physical reduction in brain volume, particularly in areas responsible for memory.

Vascular Damage: Alcohol raises blood pressure and the risk of strokes, which can lead to Vascular Dementia.

Thiamine (B1) Deficiency: Heavy drinkers often have poor nutrient absorption. A severe lack of Vitamin B1 can cause Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, a specific and severe form of alcohol-related brain damage.

2. The "Moderate Drinking" Myth (2025–2026 Updates)
In the past, many studies showed a "U-shaped" correlation: non-drinkers and heavy drinkers both had high dementia risk, while moderate drinkers (1–7 drinks a week) seemed to have the lowest risk.

However, major genetic studies published in late 2025 (such as in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine) have overturned this. Here is why the old correlation was likely misleading:

Reverse Causation: Researchers found that people often stop drinking because they are starting to feel the early, subtle symptoms of dementia. This made the "non-drinker" group in older studies look like they were at higher risk, when in fact, the disease caused the abstinence, not the other way around.

Linear Risk: Using genetic data (Mendelian randomization) to filter out lifestyle factors, scientists found tha…

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Jan 9

Songs making biggest contribution. 6mnths mainly. Should hit 18000 today. on.soundcloud.com/0YYvAXYOeJrE... #Music #Soundcloud

Image showing Haider Bahrani's Soundcloud best played track in last 12mionths 17775 plays

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Jan 8

Coma on #Vinyl elasticstage.com/soundcloud/r... #music

Image showing multiple albums on Elastistage inc. Coma by Haider Bahrani

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Jan 6

Well that escalated on.soundcloud.com/vO2pq3V9gleJ...

Haider Bahrani Soundcloud 214 plays in one day after 17K+ for the year. Plus link to playlist. https://on.soundcloud.com/vO2pq3V9gleJ7e18Yr

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Jan 5

Oh #music

17085 plays in 12months on Soundcloud for Haider Bahrani

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Aug 17

Low concentration levels? This is a quick #read.

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Aug 17

So I asked #AI about #armpit #hair my daughter was asking. Well

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Apr 17

Here we are #NeverAgain

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Feb 10

This letter in response to a previous article which talked about #manosphere May I controversially theorise that these right leaning podcasts attract money and an audience (male mainly) because of their angst and any sex they have is transactional if at all. Whereas more liberal men are desired.🥸

Haider Bahrani@haiderbahrani· Nov 15

keeping a toe in here but still lyriking on threads. But the bird is dead. I killed mine a while back