Fingers wrinkle the same way every time they’re in the water too long
(binghamton.edu)
Sometimes it takes a kid to ask a question no one has considered before.
Sometimes it takes a kid to ask a question no one has considered before.
Olivia Farnsworth. The "Bionic Teen" Who Feels No Pain
(medium.com)
Imagine walking away from a car accident without a scratch, while everyone around you is screaming in horror. That’s Olivia Farnsworth’s reality. Dubbed the “Bionic Teen,” this young girl from the UK doesn’t feel pain, hunger, or fatigue due to a rare genetic condition known as chromosome 6 deletion. Her story is not just mind-blowing; it’s a reminder of how little we truly understand about the human body.
Imagine walking away from a car accident without a scratch, while everyone around you is screaming in horror. That’s Olivia Farnsworth’s reality. Dubbed the “Bionic Teen,” this young girl from the UK doesn’t feel pain, hunger, or fatigue due to a rare genetic condition known as chromosome 6 deletion. Her story is not just mind-blowing; it’s a reminder of how little we truly understand about the human body.
Ask HN: What Is the Hacker News for Medicine?
(ycombinator.com)
Specifically in regards to interesting research, breakthrough, or even tidbits about medicine & human body.
Specifically in regards to interesting research, breakthrough, or even tidbits about medicine & human body.
Trillions of Viruses Live in Your Body. A.I. Is Trying to Find Them.
(nytimes.com)
The viruses we know best are the ones that make us sick — the influenza viruses that send us to bed and the smallpox viruses that may send us to the grave.
The viruses we know best are the ones that make us sick — the influenza viruses that send us to bed and the smallpox viruses that may send us to the grave.
Gravitational Effects of Small Primordial Black Hole Passing Through Human Body
(arxiv.org)
The gravitational effects of a primordial black hole (PBH) passing through the human body are examined, with the goal of determining the minimum mass necessary to produce significant injury or death.
The gravitational effects of a primordial black hole (PBH) passing through the human body are examined, with the goal of determining the minimum mass necessary to produce significant injury or death.
The Human Alphabet
(publicdomainreview.org)
In Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (1868–69), we are told how “Demi learned his letters with his grandfather, who invented a new mode of teaching the alphabet by forming letters with his arms and legs, thus uniting gymnastics for head and heels.” Composed across more than half a millennium, the images gathered below also unite contortion and composition, and seem to celebrate the innate humanness of writing, which tops the list of qualities that distinguish our dear species most distinctly
In Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (1868–69), we are told how “Demi learned his letters with his grandfather, who invented a new mode of teaching the alphabet by forming letters with his arms and legs, thus uniting gymnastics for head and heels.” Composed across more than half a millennium, the images gathered below also unite contortion and composition, and seem to celebrate the innate humanness of writing, which tops the list of qualities that distinguish our dear species most distinctly
Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains
(nature.com)
Rising global concentrations of environmental microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) drive concerns for human exposure and health outcomes.
Rising global concentrations of environmental microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) drive concerns for human exposure and health outcomes.
'Obelisks': New class of life has been found in human digestive system
(sciencealert.com)
Peering into the jungle of microbes that live within us, researchers have stumbled across what seem to be an entire new class of virus-like objects.
Peering into the jungle of microbes that live within us, researchers have stumbled across what seem to be an entire new class of virus-like objects.
'Obelisks': New Class of Life Has Been Found in the Human Digestive Sys
(sciencealert.com)
Peering into the jungle of microbes that live within us, researchers have stumbled across what seem to be an entire new class of virus-like objects.
Peering into the jungle of microbes that live within us, researchers have stumbled across what seem to be an entire new class of virus-like objects.
Brain cells in the in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection
(npr.org)
Not all brain cells are found in the brain.
Not all brain cells are found in the brain.
New forms of life discovered inside human bodies
(earth.com)
Every time we think we’re close to fully understanding the human body, something fresh and unexpected shows up.
Every time we think we’re close to fully understanding the human body, something fresh and unexpected shows up.
Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body
(bbc.co.uk)
An ambitious plan to map all 37 trillion cells in the human body is transforming understanding of how our bodies work, scientists report.
An ambitious plan to map all 37 trillion cells in the human body is transforming understanding of how our bodies work, scientists report.
Teeth
(thepointmag.com)
Teeth are our meeting place with the outside world, the point of attack. Crystalline and mineral in nature, teeth show us at our most mollusk-like. The fact that we can grow them, lose them and grow them again (if only once) seems to ally us with reptiles and the largest of the cartilaginous fish. Yet few things mark us more intimately as mammals than our teeth.
Teeth are our meeting place with the outside world, the point of attack. Crystalline and mineral in nature, teeth show us at our most mollusk-like. The fact that we can grow them, lose them and grow them again (if only once) seems to ally us with reptiles and the largest of the cartilaginous fish. Yet few things mark us more intimately as mammals than our teeth.
The Vagus Nerve's Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind
(wired.com)
It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from behind. Your heart pounds, your blood pressure skyrockets. Goose bumps appear on your arms, sweat on your palms. Your stomach knots and your muscles coil, ready to sprint or fight.
It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from behind. Your heart pounds, your blood pressure skyrockets. Goose bumps appear on your arms, sweat on your palms. Your stomach knots and your muscles coil, ready to sprint or fight.
Cells are dying. All the time
(knowablemagazine.org)
Billions of cells die in your body every day. Some go out with a bang, others with a whimper.
Billions of cells die in your body every day. Some go out with a bang, others with a whimper.
Cough or sneeze? How the brain knows what to unleash
(nature.com)
‘Sneeze neurons’ activated by triggers such as pollen or a viral infection send an achoo signal, whereas cough neurons induce a hack.
‘Sneeze neurons’ activated by triggers such as pollen or a viral infection send an achoo signal, whereas cough neurons induce a hack.