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Saving Tigers from extinction is still a travail!
We, here, adore Tigers. They are beautiful creatures of Nature and have very significant roles in our ecosystems. Therefore, protecting them and saving them from extinction is an important job. The tiger is the largest member of the felid (cat) family. They sport long, thick yellow-reddish coats…
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Sport Science - your best bet to beat competition when used in a correct and legal way
How can you achieve these targets in sport: "Faster, Higher, Stronger"?Very often people in this part of the world wonder why some developed countries do very well in Olympics and other International sporting competitions and get the maximum number of medals/cups. There is a secret here. If you…
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Larger male faetuses are associated with an elevated risk of dystocia
Dystocia means difficult or abnormal labour and childbirth. The word comes from Greek parts: dys (difficult) and tokos (birth). It is also known as "failure to progress" or dysfunctional labour. It affects about 20% of human pregnancies and can also occur in animals. Common TypesLabour dystocia:…
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Your Biological Age Can Be Different From Your Actual (Chronological)Age!
Recently I have seen an old lady teasing an young girl who became breathless after climbing up a few steps. "Look I am 78. But still I can climb steps with ease. I can go anywhere I want without any difficulty. I don't have joint pains like you people have. What are you eating? Rubbish! Ha,…
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Xanthelasma and its association with developing major cardio-cerebrovascular events
Sometimes you can see a warning sign of heart attack and stroke on your face first!Xanthelasmas are yellowish papules or plaques caused by the deposition of lipid on or around the eyelids. The lesions are relatively rare, with an incidence of 1.1% in women and 0.3% in men. Lesions typically appear…
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Why does microwaving fish smell so bad?
The work break room can be a place of rest, gossip, fun or recovery. But it can also be a cause for complaint when yesterday's fish dinner becomes a smelly microwaved lunch. For most people, microwaving fish at work is a big no-no. It has even …
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Food-packaging chemicals: from chaos to clarity
You shouldn't be eating certain chemicals. But you have no choice if you choose processed and packaged food to eat. You won't be able to see these chemicals with your eyes. So you think the food you are eating is safe.Some of us can smell some of them. I usually do. Even in bottled water. Certain…
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What really shapes our experiences?
A few years back I wrote this article: we-are-our-brainsBut as new updates emerge in the fields of science, we try to re-assess our understanding and try to get a clarification. This new research work is one such…
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Science uncovers how the brain interprets artistic beauty
Stand in front of Turner’s Sun Rising Over Water (1825-30) and something odd tends to happen. The painting holds you, even though observers might struggle to say why. Maybe it is the colour, the balance, the composition, or the strange stillness the artwork seems to carry.Whatever it is, you feel…
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Scientists uncover shared biology behind profound fatigue in five major illnesses
A shared biological mechanism that helps explain chronic exhaustion in conditions including long COVID and PTSD has been identified by researchers .The paper, published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, reveals striking biological similarities among five major illnesses that until now have…
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