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Variable Blood Pressure A Warning Sign For Stroke?

Variable Blood Pressure A Warning Sign For Stroke?

According to the new research, people with occasionally high blood pressure are more at risk of stroke than those with consistently high readings. Current guidelines focus on measuring average blood pressure levels to spot and prevent the chance of a stroke. But research suggests doctors should no longer ignore variation in test results and give [...]

reasons of ‘tip-of-the-tongue’ events

reasons of ‘tip-of-the-tongue’ events

Most often than not, Most people have experienced memory lapse – you try to speak a word that you know it exists, and you know what it means, but you just cannot pronounce. This event is also called “tip-of-the-tongue.” Your brain no longer seems capable of fixing itself precisely on the word you are looking [...]

is this true? chickens have better eyes than us

is this true? chickens have better eyes than us

I found this very interesting article and just want to share it with you.
Researchers have learned that farm fowls beat humans when it comes to their perception of color. The investigation revealed that, regardless of the actual size of their brains, the animals can perceive a wider and more accurate range of colors than the [...]

School bans Valentine’s Day cards

School bans Valentine’s Day cards

According to the recent news from BBC, a primary school in Weston-super-Mare has been criticized for banning Valentine cards to save pupils the “emotional trauma” of being rejected. Children at Ashcombe Primary School were stopped from exchanging cards because the head teacher said they were not emotionally mature enough to cope.
One pupil’s mother said: “I [...]

LG’s EX-Series LED Monitors

LG’s EX-Series LED Monitors

The three newcomers to the LG EX line of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are the 20-inch EX205, the 21.5-inch EX225 and the 23-inch EX235. The use of light-emitting diodes (LED) enables a power consumption that is 40% lower than that of competing products. The three displays have a dynamic contrast ratio of up to 1,500,000:1 [...]

mysteries of human hand evolution have solve?

mysteries of human hand evolution have solve?

New discoveries by the scientists may have solved the mystery of how human hands became nimble enough to make and manipulate stone tools. The team reports in the journal Evolution, through BBC News that changes in our hands and fingers were a side-effect of changes in the shape of our feet. This, they say, shows [...]

amazing octopus

amazing octopus

Recent study have surprised scientists, when an octopus and its coconut-carrying antics scoop up halved coconut shells before scampering away with them so they can later use them as shelters. The team says it is the first example of tool use in octopuses.
One of the researchers, Dr Julian Finn from Australia’s Museum Victoria, told BBC [...]

discovery using bubbles to detect cancer

discovery using bubbles to detect cancer

A new discovery on the technique using tiny bubbles to detect cancer has been developed by clinicians at a hospital in Kent. Fifty-four patients were tested in the “microbubble” study at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
The results, which were published in the British Journal of Surgery, suggested that breast cancer patients could avoid repeat [...]

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