Health

When we are behind someone who is speaking, we hear them less clearly, and it is more difficult to understand what they are saying. This…
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When Robert Merton (1910 – 2003) dissected the allegory that we all are “standing on the shoulders of giants” — based on a much older…
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Across a building or even a floor of the building, one encounters spaces with different thermal conditions. Through our everyday life, we move across these…
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British researchers believe that certain plant substances can influence the amount of body fat. There is this simple rule: If you consume fewer calories than…
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Arsenic is a widely-distributed toxic carcinogenic metalloid popularly known as the king of poisons and the poison of the kings. The history of intentional and…
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The liver is one of the major organs involved in metabolic function because it performs the important function of converting excess carbohydrates and proteins into…
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Have you ever wondered if bacteria that infect us actively modify lipids found in the membrane that surround our cells, and if that actually determines…
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2D materials have almost completely renovated the outlook of material science. 2D materials are trending as a preferential choice in optoelectronics, energy storage, energy conversion,…
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Bedrooms are an important part of our homes, considering we spend around one-third of our life sleeping. Further, our sleep quality also influences our performance…
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Strokes can be divided into two main subtypes — ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke is the more common type and is caused by a blockage…
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A myocardial infarction (MI) is in most cases caused by the sudden rupture of an unstable atherosclerotic plaque/stenosis in the coronary arteries. This leads to…
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