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How does your body process medicine? – Céline Valéry
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where … Continue reading
How blood pressure works – Wilfred Manzano
TED-Ed Published on 23 Jul 2015 View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-blood-p… If you lined up all the blood vessels in your body, they’d be 60 thousand miles long. And every day, they carry the equivalent of over two thousand gallons of … Continue reading
Cuba is home to 2,000 people who have lived for over a century, a trend that is puzzling experts
People point to the family-oriented culture of Cubans as a possible answer to a trend that has puzzled experts, some of whom doubt the accuracy of the country’s centenarian population.[…] Source: Cuba is home to 2,000 people who have lived … Continue reading
Farm-like indoor microbiota may protect children from asthma also in urban homes – ScienceBlog.com
A child’s risk of developing asthma is the smaller the more the microbiota of the child’s home resembles that of a farm house. This was shown by a study conducted by the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) that … Continue reading
This Bra Screens for Breast Cancer
Great Big Story Published on 12 Jun 2019 When you catch breast cancer early, you have a 95 percent survival rate. But many women under the age of 40 don’t have mammograms because of the cumulative effects of radiation. That’s … Continue reading
First Time Donating Blood (Giving Blood UK)
Cormac Wilson Published on 19 Nov 2018 Today is a very big & important day as it’s my first time donating blood! I have never given blood before, no blood tests or big needles, only the small ones for vaccines … Continue reading
What causes insomnia? – Dan Kwartler
What keeps you up at night? Pondering deep questions? Excitement about a big trip? Stress about unfinished work? What if the very thing keeping you awake was stress about losing sleep? This seemingly unsolvable loop is at the heart of … Continue reading
We need worms
Did you ever wonder why one in six children has a mental health disorder? One in every six seems to be a few too many, I would think. Did you ever wonder why 20 per cent of women, in the … Continue reading
Gut microbiota may be the reason why cancer immunotherapy works for some but not all
2nd April 2019 by Danielle Bengsch Scientists found 11 bacterial strains and a link to a cellular process in mice that influences whether their immune system fights melanoma. A group of 40 clinicians, computer scientists and microbiome experts say they’ve found … Continue reading
Reclaim Your Focus by Letting Your Mind Wander – Medium
Modern life doesn’t allow a lot of time for us to be alone with our thoughts. But as research shows, our brains need that “boring” downtime to be productive and creative. Source: Reclaim Your Focus by Letting Your Mind Wander
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