Category: Health Tonics

Why Men Posses Bigger Nose Than Women: A Study

Neha Shukla

When compared to women it is always men who has bigger nose. A recent study has revealed the scientific reason concluding why European men has bigger noses than their female counterparts. The interesting study done by lead researcher Nathan Holten, assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, found that men posses more lean muscle than in the females and stand in need for more oxygen for maintaining a healthy tissue growth and development. Thus bigger nose help inhaling more oxygen to meet the lean muscle demand in…

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Sensory Integration Dysfunction: The Dysrhythmia Within (3)

Wa'd Abuzurayk

In continuation of the Sensory Integration series of articles, today I will be discussing the third element of practice pertaining to Ayres’s sensory integration theory; which is her suggested treatment approach, referred to as sensory integration therapy. Ayres’s therapy techniques provide the child with various sensory experiences through play. One of the basic assumptions over which Ayres’s work was constructed was that the central nervous system is plastic. Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to change or be modified. Based on this assumption, sensory integration therapy is hypothesized to cause…

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Sensory Integration Dysfunction: The Dysrhythmia Within (2)

Wa'd Abuzurayk

As discussed in my previous article, sensory integration dysfunction could seriously affect a child’s life if not diagnosed and targeted properly, thus, accurate diagnosis is of utmost importance. Sensory integration dysfunction could be a tricky disorder, as symptoms may look similar to other disorders. One example of such disorders is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, popularly known as ADHD. In both disorders, a child might present as hyperactive, or may face difficulty paying attention in class. Sensory integration dysfunction has also been often misdiagnosed as autistic spectrum disorder due to some…

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Sensory Integration Dysfunction: The Dysrhythmia Within (1)

Wa'd Abuzurayk

This is the story of Jenny, a 4-year old gorgeous girl. Jenny presents herself as a very articulate child, with a charming personality that is easy to capture attention when in a gathering. And although everyone seems to think of Jenny as a very pleasant child, her mother happens to describe her as a “difficult girl”. At home, jenny seems to throw temper tantrums for the simplest things. She always complains about clothes tags being too itchy, noises coming out of the computer fan being too loud, and describes bright…

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Dendrites Effectively Act As Mini Neural Computers

Pooja Kashyap

Researchers have lately discovered an additional role of dendrites the branching extensions of neurons. Before the study, dendrites were considered as the receptive parts of a neuron, meaning, responsible for transmitting information from sense organs and carrying impulses to different muscles in the body. It is because of this tendency, they are also termed as electrical transmitters of the body. However, the recent research postulates dendrites additional ability to process information, hence increasing the brain’s computing power. This insinuates brain has a huge processing power relatively. Period. Dendrite’s Study The…

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Beware of Hepatitis C, A Silent And Inconspicuous Attacker

Neha Shukla

Recent researchers have discovered that Hepatitis C can remain inconspicuous for years (as long as 30 years as found in some cases) before its symptoms can be recognized, as hepatitis C may appear with narrow or no symptoms. What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis means liver infection, which causes irreparable damage to the tissues and can be induced because of excessive intake of alcohol, industrial chemicals, certain drugs and different viruses. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the one causing hepatitis C ailment in humans and chimpanzees. During initial phase that may…

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Vitamin D Does Not Improve Bone Strength: A Research

Neha Shukla

Women, if you are consuming vitamin D every day, assuming it’ll keep you away from osteoporosis, think again! As per researchers vitamin D solely is not responsible for improving the bone strength. Calcium is equally important nutrients for fighting osteoporosis, as a matter of fact, calcium and vitamin D go hand in hand. If calcium is the basic element and building block for bone then vitamin D is the element that allows bones to absorb calcium. Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disorder in which the bones become fragile due to decrease…

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Delayed Gratification: Self Discipline and Neurology

Wa'd Abuzurayk

While logical explanation would refer certain everyday behaviours to discipline and upbringing, scientists have managed to associate such “discipline” to the brain’s ability to function properly. In a recent research, scientists lead by Dr. Mathias Pessiglione suggested that a person’s refusal of an immediate small reward in order to receive a delayed one that is more valuable is a process that occurs in the hippocampus- the part of limbic system responsible for consolidating information from short-term memory to long-term memory.*1 “Indeed, this structure has long been considered as essential for…

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Now Paralyzed Patients Can Move With Spinal Stimulation

Pooja Kashyap

Susan Harkema’s a neuroscientist at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, recent research would act as a boon to patients who are suffering from paralysis. Her study demonstrated awakening of patients’ lower spinal cord with the use of electrical stimulation. Dustin Shillcox, a 28-year-old guy, who met with an accident on August 2010 had lost his control on his lower limbs. But with Harkema’s research, for the first time in 2 years, he was able to stood on his feet. Similar result was seen in Rob Summers, 23 years of age,…

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Magneto-electric Nanoparticles Now Facilitators Of Drug Delivery

Pooja Kashyap

An army of nanoparticles in conjugation with magnetic field would be attacking the cancer cells in a process involving healing ovarian tumor. Researchers at Florida International University (FIU) have come up with an innovative solution of curing ovarian cancer via Magneto-electric Nanoparticles (MENs). The FIU team confirmed that using MENs technique will facilitate Taxol, the chemotherapy drug, to completely wipe off the cells responsible for the growth of tumor that to without affecting the healthy ovarian cells unlike before.

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A Tooth Restores Eyesight in British Man

Wa'd Abuzurayk

Ian Tibbetts, a 43-year old man, made the right decision when he decided to go through an absolutely revolutionary surgery in the United Kingdome to get his sight back. The medical procedure included growing part of Tibbetts’ tooth and jaw bone into his eye. Tibbetts lost his eyesight in an industrial accident, where scrap metal reportedly ripped his cornea in six places. And after all options had failed, this procedure called osteo-odonto-keratoprothesis (OOKP) was suggested to the Tibbetts, who agreed to having it performed. The surgery was conducted by ophthalmic…

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The Mental Workspace Discovered

Wa'd Abuzurayk

Do you have a big imagination? Did you have an imaginary friend as a child? Or are you almost always daydreaming?  If you ever wondered about where you get all those ideas/imagery from, then wonder no more. Your question has been recently answered by a group of scientists. In their paper, lead author Alex Schlegel and his colleagues explain that the previously theorized widespread neural network required for human imagination is actually real. Schlegel and his team found evidence for what they called a “mental workspace”. The study was done…

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The Human-Animal Bond: A Healing Power Revealed

Wa'd Abuzurayk

Humans can be sorted into two categories; those who like animals, and those who don’t. For those who like them, animals could be of much more benefit than what was once known in the past. While animals were previously depended on for transportation, food, and the making of clothes, the human-animal bond has been given serious attention by scientists in the last 30 years, revealing a totally new perspective on how animals could be further used for our benefit. Apparently, there is much more to petting an animal than just…

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Social Integration, A Part Of Healthy Society

Wa'd Abuzurayk

A healthy society is one that not only allows, but also strives towards the integration of all constituent parts of it. It has been of note recently that more mainstream schools are accommodating to integrate children with special needs into their programmes. This is indeed a great step forward for any society. Such a move would instill the concept of social equality in children, as well as provide them with opportunities to learn from their differences.  However, as with all new opportunities, comes a set of challenges and responsibilities. And…

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