The infamous mushroom cloud Background On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped one of the two bombs that ended the Second World War. It was such a deadly device that by the end of 1945, over 140,000 residents of Hiroshima were killed as a result of the uranium bomb. Ground temperatures reached 4,000 degrees [...]
By now if you have stepped into any high school across the nation you will have seen teenagers and other young people in general vape. Vape (also known as electronic cigarettes) are taking the country by storm. They were initially designed to help smokers quit their nasty habit and hook them onto a safer alternative, [...]
In April 2014 disaster struck in one of Michigan’s largest cities. It was a disaster that still affects over 100,000 residents and the issue shows no signs of being resolved. The Flint Water Crisis is easily our nation's biggest blemish. This picture shows the comparisons between clean water, and the one in Flint Background?In order [...]
What is Leukemia? Leukemia is a cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues including the bone marrow (the soft, sponge-like tissue in the center of most bones that makes blood cells), the lymphatic system and even blood itself. The two main kinds of leukemia are Lymphocytic leukemia (also known as lymphoblastic leukemia), when the body makes [...]
HIV or Human immunodeficiency virus is a disease that weakens the immune's system's ability to fight disease, and eventually leads to aids. Anti-HIV medication or anti-retro viral drugs (ARVs) have been essential towards suppressing the effects of the virus, and for the most part does a decent a job as it can keep HIV at [...]
A recent survey conducted by Harvard Medicine School, found out that more people are sleeping less than six hours a night. This is especially common in school going kids. High-schoolers and college students are under the pressure of homework, tests, exams, etc, they are forced to cut their sleep time in half. The concern with [...]
In the past ten years, many Americans have turned to fish oil supplements in an attempt to prevent and manage heart disease. It has been statistically proven that fish oil is one of the most commonly consumed dietary supplements. Over 64% of Americans take this supplement on a daily basis. Fish oil is the fat [...]
The mind can have a powerful influence on our bodies and can even help our bodies heal. It can also sometimes trick us into believing that a fake treatment has real therapeutic results. This phenomenon is known as the placebo effect. A placebo is anything that seems to be a "real" medical treatment but isn't. [...]
“55.6781° N, 60.7996° E” Those are the coordinates. The most polluted place on earth. Lake Karachay in the ural mountains (Russia) is widely regarded as the most polluted place on earth. In 1990 scientists discovered that standing on the shore for just 60 minutes would be enough to deliver 600 doses of Roentgen. Way more [...]
What if scientists could manipulate your brain so that a traumatic memory lost its emotional power over your mind? Recent findings by Steve Ramirez(a Boston University neuroscientist) show that a small structure in the brain could hold the key to future therapeutic techniques for treating mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD, by allowing [...]
