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Mobile Phone Radiation Can Make Men Impotent: Research

2014-04-08T14:29:00.001+05:00

New York: Do you eat, sleep and drink your mobile phone, literally? Limit your internet urge as men using cell phones for over four hours a day are at a greater risk of impotency than those who use it for less than two hours, an alarming research has indicated.

Two new studies in Austria and Egypt have linked daily cell phone use to erectile dysfunction (ED).

The researchers believe the damage could be caused by the electromagnetic radiation emitted by handsets or the heat they generate.

For the study, the researchers recruited 20 men with erectile dysfunction and another group of 10 healthy men with no complaints of ED.

Researchers asked 20 men with erectile dysfunction about mobile phone habits, and compared the results to those from 10 healthy men. Men who had previously reported impotence were found to carry their mobiles for a significantly longer time than those without the condition.

There was no difference between either group regarding age, weight, height, smoking, total testosterone or exposure to other known sources of radiation.

Scientists found that men who had erectile dysfunction carried switched-on cell phones for an average of 4.4 hours daily, whereas the men without erectile dysfunction averaged 1.8 hours.

“Men who use mobile phones could be risking their fertility,” said the researchers in a report published in the latest newsletter of Environmental Health Trust (EHT).

A non-profit organisation, EHT focuses on raising awareness on the negative impacts of unsafe cell phone use and performing cutting-edge research on cell phone radiation.

However, neither study found sperm count was affected.

“Our study showed the total time of exposure to the cell phone is much more important than the relatively short duration of intense exposure during phone calls,” the researchers noted.

Since the preliminary study was small-scale, the researchers concluded that the results indicated a need for larger-scaled studies.

Natural Tips To Stop Hair Fall

2014-03-29T20:14:00.000+05:00

Hair fall become quite common due to several problems like oily scalp,imbalance in hormones,dandruff,change of water and too much stress chlorinated or salty water can turn healthy hair into a frizzy mess. Too much treatment to hair such as coloring,perming eventually kill the hair. By giving birth to baby also leads hair fall(hair strands of tendency to loose the hair easily). Loosing hair is a sign of unhealthy such as thyroid disorder,kidney dysfunctioning.

Oil treatment: Take natural oil such as coconut,olive oil and heat it up so it will get warmer.rub it on your hands and massage gently into your scalp.put on shower cap and leave it for an hour then shampoo it.

Onion and garlic juice: Onion and garlic are rich sources of sulphur rub your scalp with ginger juice or onion juice leave it over night and rinse it in the morning.

Lemon: Take lemon cut it into two pieces and rub it on your scalp. lemon is rich in vitamin c which helps in growth of hair.

Henna: Henna has a major role in strengthening hair. mixing mustard oil with henna gives even better results. add 250 ml of mustard oil in 50-60 gm of dried henna leaves. boil the total mixture so that the leaves get burnt and filter the oil.

Cactus: Cactus oil contain some high fatty acids which may spur hair growth.Harsh substances may strip away the protective layers,which causes dry and brittle hair. they further attack the hair and break down the basic structure. they destroy the roots of the hair.Due to applying cactus oil this danger may be avoided.

Egg: Eggs are very useful they help in promoting extra regrowth of hair. egg contain many proteins and minerals like iodine,phosphorus,iron and zinc. Eggs are rich in sulphur.These minerals,proteins and presence of sulphur helps in extra regrowth of hair. usage: Mix the olive oil in egg and apply this to your hair this gives you better result.

Indian Gooseberry: Apply the amla (Indian gooseberry) gently into your hair and massage softly.It is rich in vitamin c and helps in most hair loss woes. usage:Take an amla and make a juice of it.mix a lime juice to 2 spoons of this solution(amla juice) now apply this solution to your hair and leave it to dry. rinse it with warm water.

Amazing Invisibale Man Art

2014-03-29T20:05:00.000+05:00

Chinese artist Liu Bolin has been disappearing for years now. Using his own body as a canvas, painting himself into the background, Bolin creates scenes that are statements about our relationship to our surroundings, and reflections on Chinese artists and their status in modern China.

Beginning as performance art in 2005, his work includes series titled “Hiding in the City” and “The Invisible Man.” Collected below are several of his performances from the past few years.

You’ve to look much more closer in some of these photos to find him!

Simple Exercises To Reduce Belly Fat Fast

2014-03-29T19:49:00.000+05:00

Everyone wants their belly flat mostly teenagers.It depends upon what type of food we are consuming,but sometimes our good metabolism will help to maintain flat belly,even though you are eating high calorie foods, sugary foods,fried foods etc…..If your metabolism is not good you may suffer with bloated tummy and fat around your belly.Muscle around your abdominal are saggy,they lead to fat belly.To overcome those problems.I suggest you simple exercises.

Simple Exercises To Reduce Belly Fat Fast

Double Crunches: Most of us know crunches are right choice to loose belly fat.Lie on your back with ankles crossed and hands at your ears.Bend your knees 90 degrees almost touching ground floor.Crunch up by raising your knees to your chest and chest to knees 10-15 times(2-4 sets).

Twist crunches: Lie flat on the floor,keep hands behind your head.Legs towards the ground and lift the upper torso of right leg and move your right shoulder towards to left torso on the ground.Do this alternatively repeat for 10-15 times.( 3-4 sets).

Vertical leg crunches: Lie on your back with ankles crossed and extend your legs upwards try to touch your toes with hands shown below in the picture.Do the same as you done crunches.Repeat 10-15(3-4) sets.

Rolling plank: Take position on your knees and elbows.Lift up your knees by supporting your legs on toes.This is a plank pose stay for 30-45 seconds.After that try to move front and backward (rolling plank).

Side plank: Lie down on the ground sideways and lift up the body by supporting your left elbow and left leg.Your hip shouldn’t touch on the floor.Stay for 30-45 seconds.Once you practiced extend time to 1 or 2 minutes.Repeat the same other side too.

Standing side bend: Standing side bend is one of the most powerful exercise to stretch your body and also reduce the waist and belly fat.Stand vertically on the floor and bend side by side at least try to hold on for 15 seconds each side.

13 things you never knew about your weight

2014-03-28T17:03:00.000+05:00

1)It Really Is Genetic: People with one or two copies of the “fatso” gene (now more politely called FTO) weighed more too.

2)Some People Just Have More Fat Cells: Some people have twice as many fat cells as others have. Even if you’ve lost a few pounds (or gained some), your fat-cell count remains, holding tight to the fat already inside and forever thirsting to be filled up with more.

3)You Can Change Your Metabolism: As you gain more fat (even as little as 11 pounds), your metabolism slows down and it becomes harder to lose it.

4)Stress Fattens You Up: Stressful circumstances spark cravings for carbohydrate-rich snack foods, which in turn calm stress hormones. Stress hormones also ramp up fat storage. Today we take our stress sitting down and the unused calories accumulate in our midsection.

5)Mom’s Pregnancy Sealed Your Fate: Sugary and fatty foods consumed even before you’re born affect the child. You can give your kids a head start by eating well before they’re born.

6)Sleep More, Lose More: With more sleep patients have a greater sense of fullness, and they’ll spontaneously lose weight. Patients should get less than seven to eight hours.

7)Your Spouse’s Weight Matters: Weight gain and loss can be, well, contagious. Researchers concluded that obesity seems to spread through social networks.

8)Achoo! A Virus Can Cause Obesity: Some cells transform into fat cells when infected with a viruses.

9)Cookies Really Are Addictive: Parts of the brain that get excited with food are the same parts activated in drug addicts.

10)Ear Infections Can Taint Your Taste Buds: People who tasted food less intensely than others seemed more likely to be fat. Those over 35 who had suffered several ear infections had almost double the chance of being obese.

11)Antioxidants Are Also Anti-Fat: Avoid the junk and load up on colorful, antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables.

12)Pick a Diet, Any Diet: All diets agree to the 4 main things:

Consume carbs in the form of whole grains and fiber.
Avoid trans fats and saturated fats.
Eat lean protein.
Fill up on fruits and vegetables.

13)You Can Be Fat and Fit: Metabolically abnormal-making them more vulnerable to heart disease than their heavier counterparts. You need about 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity five days a week for health.

The Blind Man Who Taught Himself to See With His Ears

2014-03-23T16:54:00.002+05:00

Daniel Kish is a totally blind man who has transformed the world’s perception of his “disability” into a super power. His story is truly amazing! Without sight, he uses sound to “see” his environment just like a bat does using sonar.

He can do extraordinary things that blind people can’t and people with eyes take for granted. He mountain bikes and camps out alone for weeks while navigating through trails, cross rivers and avoiding trees!

Born with an aggressive form of cancer called retinoblastoma, which attacks the retinas, Daniel Kish has been blind since both of his eyes were removed when he was 13 months old. Now 44, his adaptation to a world of darkness has been so remarkable that some don’t believe that he is blind.

He has given his own name to his technique, which he refers to as “Flash Sonar”, but it is a phenomenon with a scientific name known as echolocation. By clicking his tongue, he creates sound waves, which travel at a speed of more than 1,000 feet per second. These waves of sound bounce off every object around him, and return to his ears in the form of slight echoes. Kish has trained himself to hear these echoes and to interpret their meaning.

These readings allow Daniel to decipher information that on the surface would appear impossible for a blind person. He can be incredibly precise about the distance between two trees on a lawn and how far away from a curb a car might be parked. In addition to bats, Beluga whales and dolphins interpret sound in the same fashion.

His mantra is complete and unfettered independence and his mission is to change the way the world views blind people, and the way blind people view the world. He runs a non-profit organization called World Access for the Blind, which is headquartered in his home. There he offers access training on how to utilize echolocation to interpret the environment, and so far, more than 500 students have benefited from his teachings.

Dan may not be the first blind person to use this technique, but he is the first to document it, break it down into all of its parts and to develop a method for teaching it to others.

Here’s to Dan Kish, a man with a very special vision indeed!

A Cockroach Can Survive In Nuclear Explosion. Find Out How?

2013-11-21T16:21:00.000+05:00

The cells of a cockroach tend to divide less frequently than some cells within humans. As the cells are most sensitive to radiation when they are dividing, the likelihood of a cockroach suffering from death due to radiation during a nuclear explosion is far less than that of other beings like humans. Cockroaches manage to survive in all types of climate, and successfully resist the action of many pesticides.

The outer cover of a cockroach’s body, called the cuticle, cannot be easily penetrated by many chemicals. Even if a harmful substance enters the body of a cockroach, the cockroach has the ability to excrete it much before the substance starts working. When a harmful chemical gets into its system, the metabolism of a cockroach increases to decompose and render the substance ineffective.

Sun will ‘flip upside down’ within weeks, says Nasa

2013-11-21T16:07:00.000+05:00

The sun’s magnetic field will reverse polarity at some point in the coming weeks, sending ripples to the edge of interstellar space.

The Sun is set to “flip upside down” within weeks as its magnetic field reverses polarity in an event that will send ripple effects throughout the solar system.

Although it may sound like a catastrophic occurrence, there’s no need to run for cover. The sun switches its polarity, flipping its magnetic north and south, once every eleven years through an internal mechanism about which little is understood

The swap could however cause intergalactic weather fronts such as geomagnetic storms, which can interfere with satellites and cause radio blackouts.

Nasa said in August that the change would happen in three to four months time, but it is impossible to give a more specific date. Scientist won’t know for around another three weeks whether the flip is complete.

The impact of the transfer will be widespread as the sun’s magnetic field exerts influence well beyond Pluto, past Nasa’s Voyager probes positioned near the edge of interstellar space.

The event will be watched closely by researchers at Stanford University’s Wilcox Solar Observatory, which monitors the sun’s magnetic field on a daily basis.

Todd Hoeksema, director of the Wilcox Solar Observatory, said the polarity change is built up throughout the eleven year cycle through areas of intense magnetic activity known as sunspots which gradually move towards the poles, eroding the existing opposite polarity.

Eventually, the magnetic field reduces to zero, before rebounding with the opposite polarity. “It’s kind of like a tide coming in or going out,” Hoeksema said. “Each little wave brings a little more water in, and eventually you get to the full reversal.”

One of the most noticeable effect on Earth will be a boost in the occurrence, range and visibility of auroras – the Northern Lights. “It’s not a catastrophic event, it’s a large scale event that has some real implications, but its not something we need to worry about,” added Hoeksema.

Did You Know? Where Is The world's Largest Swimming Pool

2013-11-21T15:54:00.002+05:00

According to the Guiness book of records the worlds largest and deepest swimming pool is located at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile. It holds an amzing 66 million gallons of water and is more than 1000 yards long! The water is so beautifully clear that you can see the bottom of the pool even at the deepest part which is 115 feet deep. It cost close to one billion dollars to build and the yearly cost of maintaining the pool it estimated to be approximately 2 million dollars.

This is a salt water lagoon style pool that uses a computer controlled suction and filtration system to ensure that fresh, clean sea water is constantly circulating. Construction of the pool took around five years, it was completed in 2006 and it is very comfortable to swim in as the sun warms it to a perfect 26C … so it is 9C warmer than the nearby sea. It has been attracting record numbers of tourists to the area since it first opened and likely will continue to do so.

The Best Way To Get Weight Quickly

2013-11-21T15:44:00.000+05:00

Being skinny is not healthy, not when it starts to affect your personal and professional life. I was always on the healthier side of the weight and BMI index recommended for the people my age and height by doctors and medical studies across the globe. Suddenly, I pushed myself to lose weight and then was facing many health problems as I became scrawny, underweight and coupled with my tendency to not gain weight easily, it only added to my health troubles and woes. I then tried the following ways to gain weight in a health controlled and easy manner.

1) Firstly, eating wrong foods is not to gain weight, they add to bulk, cholesterol and only add to couple of health problems you already are troubled with. So, fast food, street food or too much eating is not the answer. Eat fruits like bananas, and healthy fat foods every 4 hours though out the day and don’t skip meals.

2) Eat more foods that are packed with all nutrients, and add more kinds of food. Pick up full cream milk instead of a skimmed one, eat more salads, dairy products, fish, eggs, eat the soy, curd, pulses, lentils, and vegetables. Eat healthier and get all kinds of nutrients.

3) Eat foods that have more nutrients but come in small packaging like’s peanuts, all kinds of nuts, use clarified butter instead of low fat oil for cooking food. Dress your salads with virgin olive oil to pack a punch and at the same time add extra nutrient to your diet to gain weight.

4) Eat a heavy meal before you go to bed or get some sleep. Dinner is supposed to be light but heavy dinners right before sleep are a simple way to gain weight and add that extra spoon of butter. Heavy dinner followed by no or little activity will ensure that all nutrients and fats are simple stored in the body and not wasted or used in any physical activity.

10 Food you shouldn't eat before going to bed.

5) Above all, stay hydrated and consume as much water as possible and other liquids. Above all, do some exercises in consultation with a trained and experienced trainer to focus on the right weight gain areas and ensure healthy weight gain.

Above all, you should always go to a doctor to ensure that there are no other underlying health problems for the weight loss or one’s inability to gain weight. In my case, the above few changes to diet and a consistency with my health regime I was able to sustain and maintain healthy weight gain.

The Foods You Shouldn't Eat Before Going To Sleep

2013-11-20T16:44:00.001+05:00

This is known to everyone that going to bed with full stomach is big mistake. You might have also experienced the heartburn after fatty meals. There is a proved list of food with reason, you should never eat before going to bed.

1. Alcohol Of Any Kind : Think of Alcohol a fun time at the time of party of functions. Alcohol is definitely a sleep killer, the true fact about Alcohol is it can cause night sweats and cause you to wake up repeatedly during the night. Alcohol (especially wine) not only reduces the quality of the sleep, but it also reduces the nightly sleep time and it
is very high in calories as well.

2. Chocolates : A small piece of chocolate would serve as a great dessert, a very good source for your brain and for your memory. But the problem is that most people end up bringing on chocolate rather than sticking to just one piece. Chocolates are very rich in caffeine and other stimulants that will put your heart at work and keep your mind focused, rather than allowing it to relax and simply disconnect.

3. Red Meat : Red meat is a good source of nutrition, proteins and iron. If you are eating red meat, then it’s recommended to to go to bed after a long time. So, after eating red meat you will not be able to get deep-state sleep.

4. Few Veggies To Avoid : Vegetables such as onions, cabbage contain high amounts of insoluble fiber which will make you feel full for a longer period of time. Know the vegetables which has high amounts of insoluble fiber and avoid them eating before bed time.

5. Pasta : Easiest food to prepare when hungry, but did you know that it has rich source of carbohydrates that will eventually turn into fat when you hit the bed.

6. Pizza : Pizza is very greasy and it has ingredients that contain high levels of acidity, thus increasing the risk for heartburn

7. Candy : Do you know the fact that sugary food can have an impact on your brain waves, and they can trigger nightmares. For a peaceful and relaxing night, you should avoid eating sugary products before bed.

8. Snacks And Chips : We all know the facts about having snacks and chips excessively. Processed snack foods should not taken just before you go to bed, given the fact that they contain high amounts of monosodium glutamate that is known to be linked to a variety of sleep disorders.

9. Cheeseburgers : Cheeseburgers are good in taste but they also stimulate the natural production of acid in the stomach and cause heartburn during the night just like other fatty foods they are fatty and high-calorie foods.

10. Chilly Sauce : If you plan to go to bed early, believe me having Chilly sauce can create a big problems such as heart burning. Chilly is high-calorie food that is filled with proteins and slow-burning carbohydrates.

Attractive Foods, That Kill Your Intelligence

2013-11-20T15:58:00.000+05:00

Every food is good, until you know when to eat with what quantity. But still, there are some foods that are great in increasing metabolism and immune system. However, you also need to know about the food that can kill all diet plan which could result in killing all good system of your body including intelligence. Below are the foods that kills your intelligence slowly but surely.

Artificial Sweeteners : Artificial sweeteners do contain less calories that helps you loose weight, but they can actually do more harm than good! If used for an extended period of time, artificial sweeteners can cause brain damage and interfere with your intelligence.

Nicotine : Nicotine is is never been a good product, it creates an obstacle to the blood flow, flow of glucose and oxygen. Nicotine can cost you premature aging, bad breath and poses an increased risk for lung cancer, loosing intelligence.

Alcohol : It needs know introduction, that how alcohol consumption can be harmful to your health and intelligence. It damages your liver and also causes “brain fog” which is nothing but mental confusion. The common symptoms of “brain fog” are, you cannot remember common item names, or you cannot recall certain events or you are not sure whether they were dreams or they actually happened?

Sugary Products (Fructose) : Avoid sugary products that are high in “fructose”. It can create neurological problems, and it can also interfere with your memory. On the other hand, sugar can also interfere with your ability to learn, this is why it is recommended to avoid fructose products, pre-baked goods, sugar and corn syrup.

Junk Food : Recent Study from University of Montreal reveals that junk foods can change the chemicals in the brains could cause depression and anxiety. These foods affect the production of dopamine, an important chemical that promotes happiness and an overall feeling of well-being. Dopamine supports the the learning capacity, alertness, motivation and memory.

Processed Or Pre-Cooked Foods : Just like fried foods, processed or pre-cooked foods also impact your central nervous system and they also increase the risk of developing a degenerative brain disorder later in live (such as Alzheimer’s disease).

Very Salty : More salt can affect on your blood pressure and is harmful to heart.High amount of salt in food can affect your cognitive function and impair your ability to think. Thus, salty foods affect your intelligence!

Processed protein : Avoid processed protein such as hot dogs, salami, sausages and such. Unlike the natural proteins that help your body insulate the nervous system, processed proteins do exactly the opposite. Always, Opt for natural fish especially tuna and salmon, seeds, dairy and walnuts as these are natural, high-quality protein sources else you are kiiling you’re intelligence.

The Foods That Burn Fat

2013-11-20T15:29:00.001+05:00

1. Oats : Its not only tastes great but also reduces your hunger. Oats contains fiber which helps and stabilizes the levels of cholesterol.

2. Eggs : Eggs are the rich sources of proteins and low in calories. Eggs helps us to build the muscles and develops the good cholesterol.

3. Apples : Apples are enriched with powerful antioxidants and other supplements. Most importantly it contains Pectin which helps to reduce the fat cells in the body.

4. Green Chillies : Green chillies contains Capsaicin which helps to develop the body growth cells and burns the calories in quick time.

5. Garlic : Garlic contains Allicin which has anti-bacterial properties helps us to reduce the fat and removes the bad cholesterol.

6. Honey : Honey is the best one to burn fat. Add honey in warm water and take it daily in the early morning.

7. Green Tea : Green Tea is the most effective one which helps you to lose weight. It contains Antioxidants which helps and stabilizes our body weight.Take daily 2 cups of tea for a better results.

8. Wheat Grass : It boosts our metabolism and helps to reduce the fat.

9. Tomatoes : Tomatoes helps us to burn the fat in quick time. It also helps us to stay away from cancer. So Take tomatoes in your diet regularly.

10. Dark Chocolate : Dark chocolate contains Flavonoids, anti-inflammatory properties which helps to reduce the cholesterol levels in the blood. It boost the growth of serotonin in the blood and also burns the fat.

Ways to Increase Memory Power

2013-11-19T14:04:00.000+05:00

When you exercise the body, you exercise the brain.
Improve your memory be sleeping.
Healthy relationships and fun with friends.
Laughter is good for your brain.
Reduce stress.
Feed your brain.
Vitamin B
Eat more fruit and vegetables.
Read newspaper.

Foods rich in flavanols such as grapes, apples, blueberries, green tea, broccoli, onions together with dark chocolate happen to be researched and outcomes reveal that individuals who include these types of foods within their diet regime have much better mental functions and skills.

They are some of the health advantages that individuals can gain when they consume flavanol-rich food on a regular basis. They’re also capable of improving mental functions too. Seniors could focus on improving the memory capabilities by including these food types in their diet plan. They could enjoy having dark chocolates however in the proper amounts. Something that is taken in excess might be harmful. Individuals particularly the elderly have to seek advice from the doctors and the expert in nutrition so they may have heard how much of it they could take each day.

Apart from assisting memory enhancement, flavanols also improve metabolic processes by giving adequate supply of antioxidants.

Protect Your Brain: Antioxidants

As people get older, substances called free radicals, which are floating through the bloodstream, will break down the brain cells. If you don’t put up a fight, you’ll experience loss of memory as you age. However, there are a good deal of antioxidant food sources to choose from. Antioxidants will merge with these free radicals, turning them harmless. Make sure you eat foods that have this healthy food source. Several good sources of antioxidants include:

Blueberries (other berries too)
Broccoli
Carrots
Garlic
Red grapes
Spinach
Soy
Tea
Tomatoes
Whole grains

Regulate Your Fuel Supply: Fiber

Foods that contain a good dose of fiber include:

Dried fruits – apricots, dates, prunes, raisins
Vegetables – broccoli, green peas, spinach
Peas and beans – black-eyed peas, kidney beans, lima beans
Nuts and seeds – almonds and flaxseed
Whole fruit – avocadoes, kiwi, oranges, pears and skin-on apples
Whole wheat grains – barley, brown rice, etc.

The greatest sources of food to boost your alertness, concentration, and energy are:

Dairy products
Eggs
Seafood
Soy

Hydrate Your Brain: Water

You already know that your body is made mostly of water. And you also know how easy it is to not consume much water and become dehydrated. Even a mild case of dehydration can reduce your mental energy and capacity, causing your memory to become impaired. You should drink at least four liters of water each day, or six to eight 8-ounce glasses.

Did You Know There Is a Fish Boy In China... Because Of The Strange Disease.

2013-09-20T15:00:00.002+05:00

A young boy in China has been dubbed “Fish Boy” because he is covered head-to-toe in itchy scales. As reported in Huffington Post, the boy suffers from a severe case of ichthyosis, after the ancient Greek word for fish, which is a rare and inherited skin disease that is as of now, incurable.

Pan Xianhang, who is just 8 years old, was born with a rare and incurable genetic disease that sees skin cracking all over his body. According to Examiner.com, it also affects his ability to sweat, “causing him to ‘overheat.’ He is also always at risk from secondary skin infections which could lead to systemic infections if not treated properly.”

Most ichthyosis sufferers develop dry scaly skin across part of their body, but Pan’s case is severe: his scales have affected the shape of his eyes, nose, mouth and ears – and they limit the movement of his arms and legs. Sufferers are treated with creams, oils and moisturizers, which are designed to hydrate the skin.

The boy’s mother told El Periodico that she wants her son to be able to go to school without the constant need to scratch.

A similar case was documented by a British channel which followed the story of a Vietnamese teenager Minh Anh, who was abandoned as a baby after he was born with a severe form of Ichthyosis. The documentary is called “The Boy They Call Fish” and can be seen below.

According to the Foundation for Icthyosis and Related Skin Types (FIRST), “the ichthyoses (plural) are a family of genetic diseases characterized by dry, thickened, scaling skin.” The incidence of this painful condition is somewhere between one in 250 and one in 5,000, or about 16,000 babies born with this condition each year, though symptoms are not always seen at birth.

You Shouldn't Share Your Earphone With Other... It Can Be Harmful

2013-09-15T01:51:00.000+05:00

Doctors have long warned that listening to music at high volumes on iPod buds could lead to hearing loss but now they claim the earpieces are also rife with germs.

A study published in the Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences has revealed that frequent use of earphones significantly increases bacterial growth in the ear.

Researchers at Manipal university in India also found that bacteria could transfer from one person’s ear to another’s.

Harmful bacteria was found on 92% of ear swabs taken from people who regularly shared their earphones with friends, compared with only 8% of those who shared less frequently.

Dr Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, who led the research, said: “It is better not to share or else to clean the earphones thoroughly before sharing.”

A second study into airplane audio headsets, published in the medical journal Laryngoscope, discovered that, after an hour’s use, the number of bacteria increased from 60 micro-organisms to 650.

Most Relaxing Tune Ever Recorded, According To Scientists.

2013-09-04T16:35:00.001+05:00

This eight minute song is a beautiful combination of arranged harmonies, rhythms and bass lines and thus helps to slow the heart rate, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress.The song features guitar, piano and electronic samples of natural soundscapes.

Did You Know That A Bird Wingspan Length More Than Average Human Height?

2013-09-03T16:38:00.001+05:00

Marabou storks wings size is 4.0 meters therefore it is reckoned as the largest wing span bird. This powerful and large bird with long wings is found in African continent. This bird likes to live in groups and close to human settlements. Marabou Stork is scavenger and feeds on carrion. Feathers of this bird are used in cloth and hat making.

Do You Know Which Bird Can Beat Bugatti Veyron?

2013-09-03T16:16:00.000+05:00

The Falcon (peregrine ) is famous for the speed which the bird can attain, the fastest bird in the world can reach over a mind boggling speed of 322 km/h (200 mph) The fastest flying animal in the world can reach such speed during its characteristic hunting stoop or high speed dives making it the Fastest member of the animal kingdom.

According to a National Geographic program, the fastest recorded speed of a peregrine falcon is 242 mph or 389 km/h.

Fastest Bird in the world: The way it does it

The peregrine falcon reaches the fastest speed more than any living thing on the earth by performing the stoop, The maneuver involves flying at great heights and then free falling down at speeds over 320 km/h or 243 mile/hr, The fastest bird in the world hit the pray(bird) on one wing thus injuring the pray and not injuring itself.The pressure created by free failing at such high speeds of 242 mile/hr can damage the falcons lungs, but small bony tubercles on a falcon’s nostrils guide the powerful airflow away from the nostrils, this enable the bird to breathe easily at such high speeds. The falcon has a third eyelid for flying at such high speeds and also to clear any dust hitting the eyes and also clearing the tears from their eyes while also maintaining vision. A study testing the flight physics of an “ideal falcon” found a theoretical speed limit at 400 km/h (250 mph) for low altitude flight and 625 km/h (390 mph) for high altitude flight.

Fingers Wrinkle Is A Gift Of GOD But How?

2013-09-03T14:26:00.000+05:00

Did you ever wonder why do our fingers wrinkle when wet? A series of laboratory tests have shown that wrinkles evolved, to help you grip wet objects!

According to the tests results fingers wrinkle when wet, to allow a better grip on wet objects, like the car tires in the rain.

“In this study, we show that submerged objects are handled more quickly with wrinkled fingers than with unwrinkled fingers, whereas wrinkles make no difference to manipulating dry objects.” The wrinkles that occur in skin after prolonged exposure to water are sometimes referred to as pruney fingers or water aging. This is a temporary skin condition where the skin on the palms of the hand or feet becomes wrinkly. This wrinkling response may have imparted an evolutionary benefit by providing improved traction in wet conditions.

In the recent past the common explanation was based on water absorption in the keratin-laden epithelial skin when immersed in water, causing the skin to expand and resulting in a larger surface area, forcing it to wrinkle. Usually the tips of the fingers and toes are the first to wrinkle because of a thicker layer of keratin and an absence of hairs which secrete the protective oil called sebum.

World Youngest Bodybuilder

2013-09-03T11:08:00.000+05:00

Giuliano Stroe (born June 18, 2004) is a Romanian gymnast.Giuliano Stroe is a 7-year-old gymnast of Romanian descent. Giuliano Stroe has been lifting weights and learning gymnastics since he was two-years-old. In 2004, he was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records after setting the record for the fastest ever ten metre (33 feet) hand-walk with a weight ball between his legs.

On February 24, 2010 he broke the world record for number of push-ups of 90 degree (which is an exercise where without letting your feet touch the ground push-ups are performed). Stroe managed 20 90 degree push-ups beating his previous record of 12, live on Romanian TV.

Can You Spent More Then 20k Dollar Just For Look Like Tiger? But He Did This...

2013-09-03T09:05:00.000+05:00

David Avner, a native American, has spent more than $200000 on plastic surgery to make himself look like a tiger, his totem animal. He even had all of his teeth removed and replaced them with feline-like ones, he has tattooed his face with stripes, he modified his upper lip and inserted stainless steel implants to insert whiskers in, he had his ears surgically pointed and inserted silicone in different areas of his face.

9 Brain Habits You Didn’t Realize You Had

2013-09-03T08:44:00.000+05:00

Brain is certainly the most amazing part of human body. It becomes more interesting when it does not work the way you expect it should. Psychology frequently establishes our intuitions about how human mind works, but it reveals a number of surprises as well…

Although some psychology students will have heard one or two of these before, here’s a list of brain habits you probably didn’t realize you had:

1. The maximum capacity of your short-term memory is seven.

Humans have basically three forms of memory: Sensory, Long-term and Short-term. Long-term memory is just like hard-drive space. Similarly, Short-term memory functions like a very small RAM. This Short-term memory is capable to hold only about five to nine (seven is an average) items at a time.

Retrieving information longer than this will need you to either pack it together into seven units or store it in Long-term memory. Have you observed that most phone numbers have only seven digits?

2. The most visible color is Chartreuse.

Yellowish green, chartreuse is naturally placed right in the middle of the frequencies of visible light. Human eyes have receptors for green, blue and red. Being placed in the middle, chartreuse actuates the most of these receptors to fire, making it distinct and easier to spot. For the same reason, in some metropolises, firetrucks have been modified from red to a yellowish green color to make them more visible and obvious to the eye.

3. Subconscious is smarter than you.

Subconscious is smarter than you. In other words, it is more powerful. In a recent study, a square was attributed to a location on a computer screen through a complex pattern. After watching it out, people began to get results better than chance of recognizing where the square would crop up next. However, when they were inquired to consciously find out the pattern, even given a few hours, nobody really did it!

4. There are two nervous systems.

We have two sets of nervous systems. One controls excitation, while the other controls inhibition. If you hold out your hand, you might observe minor tremors. This is actually stimulated by slight, random differences in the amount each of the two systems are firing.

5. Brain is exceptionally bad at probability.

Your high-school math teacher might have told you about this fact. Here what’s interesting isn’t that your brain is bad at probability. But how? In one study, recipients were asked:

Nearly 90% of students responded that #7 was more probable than #5. This is despite the fact that to be a bank teller and in the feminist movement is entirely contained within the set of #5 (just being a bank teller). It is observable that our minds like to think more details make events more probable, not less.

6. Memory isn’t great either.

Research has revealed that people are highly probable to misremember past events. Even worse, it is quite easy to suggest a memory that never happened. Due to this fact, so-called “repressed” memories should be given a lot of consideration. It is extremely easier to suggest a memory of a situation that never encountered, then it is to recover one that actually did.

7. Depth is perceivable with one eye.

It’s not quite true that depth perception is totally the result of having two eyes. Binocular vision does help in making a three-dimensional image. Still, most of your capability to perceive depth comes from inside your brain. It has been wired to look at angles and proportions to measure distance.

If you needed two eyes to perceive depth, then most optical illusions wouldn’t work and it would be extremely difficult to gather information from two-dimensional images. Not to mention a great number of one-eyed pirates walking overboard.

8 . Long-term memory closes up during sleep.

The components of the brain that carry information to Long-term memory turn off while sleeping. For the same reason, dreams quickly fade out after you wake up. Although you may have quite a few dreams in a night, they aren’t being memorialized into Long-term memory. Normally only the fragments of a dream left in Short-term memory have a possibility to be converted after you wake up.

9. The Brain has an amazing instant playback feature.

The last form of memory, i.e. Sensory memory is actually your brain’s equivalent to an instant playback feature. Functioning for both your vision and hearing, your thalamus can resend signals a few seconds after they were originally sent.

Let’s suppose being at a party and overhearing someone call your name. Often you can recall what they said even if you were concentrating on another conversation. This is because your sensory memory re-sends the signals when it feels something important, such as your name. If you missed this form of memory, activities such as multitasking or taking notes from a speaker would not be practicable for you.

If you’re supposed to repeat something you just said because the other person wasn’t hearing, just wait for a few seconds. Often they can replay the message in their head and cause to a reaction.

8 things you can learn free online

2013-09-02T16:55:00.001+05:00

The Internet has revolutionised so many aspects of our lives. A new language, coding, designing, art, cooking things you would normally expect to pay for are all available online for free.

Photography

To get started with the basics of photography, you should visit photographycourse.net. This is a site without any distracting ads and with content neatly laid out by skill level.

At photo.net/learn, you’ll find a handy collection of (regularly updated) articles and tutorials from photo professionals. And when you need to brush up on your photography jargon, the ever-popular DP Review has a comprehensive listing at www. dpreview.com/glossary.

On the app side, Photography Tutorials (by Anton Gregory) is a great free app for Android devices. This app curates and organizes a large list of photography tutorials from around the web — practically any beginner or advanced technique that you need to know about is here.

Computer programming

For javascript, jquery, PHP, Python and Ruby, head to www.codeacademy.com. The interactive website offers step-by-step instructions to familiarize you with the language, shortcuts and other instructions.

You don’t even need to sign-up, but do so if you want to keep track of your course and resume from where you left off. A free iPad app called Treehouse can teach you Objective-C, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, and SQL. There is also a dedicated section for iOS and Android app development if you are interested in it.

You get access to various tutorial videos for learning, which are constantly updated with new updates. As you move ahead in the course, you have to take a regular quiz and complete interactive challenges.

A new language

Depending on what you currently speak, some languages are easier to learn than others. For instance, if you know English well, it’ll be easier for you to pick up Spanish rather than Russian.

The courses hosted on www.openculture.com are a pretty good place to start. Duolingo is another great place to learn Spanish, English, French, German, Portugese or Italian. Duolingo ‘gamifies’ the process with rewards. They also have free apps for iOS and Android.

Other popular services include Live Mocha and Lang-8. While you learn, you also act as an editor for someone learning your native language — this keeps everything free.

Cooking

Cooking is a fine art — any seasoned chef or homemaker will tell you that cooking is not just about combining ingredients — it’s also about applying hundreds of little tricks and techniques that usually take years to master

Luckily, you can find a lot of tips on basic cooking techniques at simplyrecipes.com (they also offer free apps). Over at reluctantgourmet.com, the ‘How to cook’ tab will help you brush up on roasting, poaching, grilling, frying, braising, baking and everything in between.

A handy cooking converter at the bottom of every page can help you convert quantities: tablespoons to teaspoons, litres to pints and so on. For apps, two of our favourites are All Recipes and Epicurious (free, for all platforms). They’re easy to use, attractive and customised for each platform.

Artistic skills

It’s possible to learn art at any stage as long as you have the motivation. To learn the basics (colours, drawing techniques, perspective and so on), head to artyfactory.com.

Meanwhile, at thevirtualinstructor.com you can find a list of art lessons, tutorials, articles and videos curated from around the web. When you want to do more, head to instructables.com — where you can learn how to do stuff as diverse as watermelon carving, making jewellery, puppets, and costumes.

You’re also welcome to share your ideas with the community. On the apps side, How to Draw by ArtelPlus (for iOS and Android) is a good place to start. There’s also a huge range of apps available in the ‘How to Draw’ series — each app teaches something specific.

Self defence

You won’t be able to learn advanced self defence techniques or master a competition, but you can easily pick up and practice basic martial arts and self defence with some online help.

Lifehacker has a great, one-page guide to basic self defence that can get you out of a sticky situation. This includes tips on vulnerable parts of the body, how to attack, leveraging your weight, basic kicks/punches and how to administer/get out of basic holds. You can find the guide here — goo.gl/gsFUBn. For apps, you can try the Self Defense Trainer by Bizapp Media.

Dancing

Unlike most others on this page, dancing needs you to ‘do’ more than read or look up. That’s why tutorial videos on various dance forms on YouTube are the first place you should look.

Next, head to dancetothis.com and you can start learning different dance moves and styles (hip hop, pop, street, break dance, krumping, ballroom and so on). Beyond that, practice is what you need.

Free courses from top universities

Prominent names like MIT ( Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Harvard, Berkeley, University of Texas and University of Toronto offer free online courses that anyone can access.

You can either visit the individual websites of these institutions or head to edx.org. Edx accumulates all free courses offered by institutions across the world across subjects.

Choose a subject of your choice, select the institution you want to learn from and join a course. There is no prerequisite knowledge required for most courses and you get access to various videos, transcripts and notes. You can even earn yourself a certificate of course completion from Edx if you do all the homework and pass the exam for a particular course.

Sprinkling Sugar Can Heal Your Wound

2013-08-31T20:07:00.001+05:00

Sugar can help heal bedsores and other wounds when it is rubbed into it. Using sugar in wounds is a traditional African remedy and is being used in a trial at a British Hospital following a study by a Zimbabwean nurse

The study, done by Moses Murandu, showed that granulated sugar can kill bacteria that inhibits healing and causes chronic pain. Simply pour the sugar on the wound before dressing it. In the six-month study on 21 patients, Murandu used the sugar on bedsores, leg ulcers, and amputations when wounds didn’t respond to conventional treatments.

Sugar draws out the water that allows bacteria growth in the wound. It’s not painful, but actually reduces pain greatly. It’s also much cheaper than medicines and does the same thing. Mr. Murandu was give a grant to continue using sugar as a remedy on 100 more patients. He is very excited to bring relief to so many patients who have been suffering from chronic pain.