Tag: 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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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…
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The treadmill was originally a torture device
Treadmills were originally torture devices, meant to break the mind, body, and spirit of English prisoners. Two hundred years ago, the treadmill was invented in England as a prison rehabilitation device. It was meant to cause the incarcerated to suffer and learn from their sweat. Groups of prisoners were forced to walk 6 hours a…
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The best representations of “social distancing”
Given the paramount importance of social distancing to impede the spread of the coronavirus — everything from sitting nearly 7 feet apart or shopping 7 feet apart — we’ve collected some of the most compelling illustrations across the web. The reality is that the longer people don’t comply with social distancing or space/physical distancing, the…