Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Chinese Kid who Can read and see clearly in the Dark

Blue-eyed Chinese Boy ‘Nong Youhui’ Can Read And See Clearly In The Dark
Nong Youhui
Nicknamed “Cat-Boy,” doctors in Dahua, southern China recently learned that this boy has the ability to see at night and can read in complete darkness as if it were day.

Doctors have studied Nong Youhui’s amazing eyesight when his dad took him to hospital in Dahua, southern China, concerned over his bright blue eyes.

Dad Ling said: “They told me he would grow out of it and that his eyes would stop glowing and turn black like most Chinese people but they never did.”

Medical tests conducted in complete darkness show Youhui can read perfectly without any light and sees as clearly as most people do during the day. According to doctors in Dahua hospital, south of China, Nong Youhui has a rare genetic condition.

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Ever heard of Flesh Eating Maggots in the Ear?

Maggots
A British woman said she "burst into tears" when doctors told her she had flesh-eating maggots living in her ear after a trip to Peru. Rochelle Harris, 27, had started having severe headaches as she returned to UK following her visit to the South American country with her boyfriend. She developed sharp shooting pains down one side of her face and also began to hear strange scratching sounds in her head. She woke up the next morning to find her pillow soaked in fluid.

Ms Harris went to A&E in Derby and doctors thought it could be a minor ear infection but she was referred to an ear, nose and throat (ENT) team. The ENT specialist found a small hole in the ear canal and then discovered the maggots.

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Booger-Eating, Nose-Picking Health Benefits: Canadian Professor Digs In


A Canadian biochemistry professor is studying whether picking and eating your boogers could have health benefits, according to The Canadian Press.
Scott Napper, who teaches at University of Saskatchewan, theorizes that the mucus in our noses — which traps germs before they get into our body — could help train our immune system by exposing it to germs.

He wants to conduct a study in which a study group is introduced to some form of molecule, then have half of the study group pick their noses and eat the contents. The study would gauge the body’s reaction to the molecule and the mucus around it.
“I think the challenge would be getting volunteers to participate in this experiment,” he told the Canadian Free Press with a laugh. “Especially if you didn’t know which group you were going to fall into.”

Gross, man! Ewww.