Category: Health
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Santiago Ramon y Cajal: The father of neuroscience was also an amazing artist
More than a hundred years ago, the father of modern neuroscience, Santiago Ramón y Cajal demonstrated that information is the output of messy internal wiring provided by the brain’s chemical synchronicity. Cajal was an artist trapped in a laboratory. He used his trained skills as an artist to draw masterful sketches of the brain. In…
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There are different types of tears
Did you know that we shed different types of tears based on our emotions? Each tear type is composed of unique chemicals — mainly salt, water, and lysozyme — that give them their variable structure. Emotional tears contain a natural painkiller According to scientist Claire Phillips, tears of grief contain the neurotransmitter leucine enkephalin which…
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Iceland invites the world to scream out its lockdown stress
The COVID-19 pandemic got you stressed? Iceland’s government, in partnership with the country’s tourist agency Promote Island, will allow anyone in the world to scream into an app and broadcast it into the nation’s vast wilderness. Let it all out on a speaker in Iceland All one needs to record a loud scream, wail, or…
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Giant teddy bears enforce social distancing in Paris cafe
While the world remains alert and anxious over the spread of COVID-19, a bookshop owner in Paris has been trying to lighten the mood. Philippe, owner of the local bookstore, has been buying up giant bears and distributing them to his local neighborhood of Les Gobelins, Paris. The teddy bears first appeared in cafes, restaurants,…
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Natural light prevents myopia
A report issued in Nature reveals that staying inside is the leading cause of myopia. The finding refutes the myth that nearsightedness is the result of intense reading sessions and screen activity. Myopia is prevalent in East Asian countries, where the focus on studying means staying indoors rather than benefiting from the outside environment. According to another…