In a study that raises profound questions about the line between life and death, researchers have restored some cellular activity to brains removed from slaughtered pigs. From a report: The brains did not regain anything resembling consciousness: There were no signs indicating coordinated electrical signaling, necessary for higher functions like awareness and intelligence. But in an experimental treatment, blood vessels…
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Scientists: We kept pig brains alive 10 hours after death. Bioethicists: “Holy shit.”
Scientists hooked 32 dead pig brains up to a machine to revive them. And it worked. Around 15 minutes after a mammal’s brain is cut off from oxygen, the organ is supposed to die. Without life-giving oxygen, the cells of the brain quickly starve. Some of the cells burst open, while the chemistry of others… Continue reading Scientists: We kept pig brains alive 10 hours after death. Bioethicists: “Holy shit.”
Women suffer needless pain because almost everything is designed for men
Why women are 50 percent more likely to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack and 17 percent more likely to die in a car crash. In the 1983 movie Yentl, the title character, played by Barbra Streisand, pretends to be a man to get the education she wants. She has to change the way she… Continue reading Women suffer needless pain because almost everything is designed for men
9 Hobbies as Alternative Methods to Boost Creativity and Health
Sofia Adamson – Study says certain ‘behavioral pursuits’ can lead to happiness, reduce boredom and stress, and even improve heart rate. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/17/9-hobbies-as-alternative-methods-to-boost-creativity-and-health/…
Trilobites: You Need Vitamin D to Live. How Could This Woman Survive With None in Her Blood?
She had a series of bone fractures, but when doctors did blood tests, the supplements she took for treatment were nowhere to be found. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/health/vitamin-d-bones.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Doctors Use Electrical Implant to Aid Brain-Damaged Woman
A pilot study offers “a very promising start” in the effort to help people recover from traumatic brain injuries. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/health/implant-brain-injury.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Mindful Commanders
US soldiers are receiving mindfulness training, a mindfulness proponent is running for president, and the Dalai Lama is discharged from the hospital after a health scare. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
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8 things everybody should know about measles
In an unvaccinated population, one person with measles can infect 12 to 18 others. The measles virus is one of the most infectious diseases known to man. A person with measles can cough in a room and leave, and hours later, if you’re unvaccinated, you could catch the virus from the droplets in the air the… Continue reading 8 things everybody should know about measles
Drug-resistant “superbugs” are spreading — but your hospital doesn’t have to tell you
The Candida auris outbreak is a reminder that patients have no way of telling whether their hospital has infections. Humanity may finally be reckoning with the truly catastrophic threat of climate change. But there’s something else threatening human existence that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: superbugs. As doctors and farmers have indiscriminately doled out antimicrobial… Continue reading Drug-resistant “superbugs” are spreading — but your hospital doesn’t have to tell you
Drug Sites Upend Doctor-Patient Relations: ‘It’s Restaurant-Menu Medicine’
A new wave of websites turns physicians into mere gatekeepers for popular lifestyle drugs, increasing public health risks, experts say. The sites say they ease connections with doctors. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/technology/for-him-for-hers-get-roman.html?partner=rss&emc=rss