Human Body

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Some people are attached to gross objects like food; others pursue the subtler joys of literature, music, and art.

Mystic Mantra: The mind is the human body’s software

The body is similar to the hardware and the mind is like the software of a computer.

22 Nov 2019 2:44 AM

The technique is being tested at the University of Maryland Medical Center on patients that arrive with acute trauma. (Photo: ANI)

Human put in suspended animation for first time

Suspended animation is when the body functions can be paused while life-saving medical procedures are performed.

21 Nov 2019 9:20 AM

In one case study, arms that began held close to the body ended up flung out to the side. (Representational Image)

Human bodies move for more than a year after death: Australian Scientist’s revelation

After studying and photographing movements of a corpse over 17-months, Alyson Wilson said that she found humans don't exactly rest in peace.

13 Sep 2019 2:47 PM

Vitamin D is made naturally by the human body when skin is exposed to the sun. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin D supplements do not make bones healthier

The sole advantage of taking vitamin D was to reduce the risk of rare conditions such as rickets and osteomalacia.

06 Oct 2018 12:38 PM

Plastination, which was invented by Dr von Hagens, is meant to preserve these corpses and organs by replacing the human fluids and fats with plastic. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man ‘steals’ two human toes from dead body at exhibition displaying human corpses

The accused appeared in the Auckland District Court and was 'remanded on bail', according to the NZ Herald.

18 Jun 2018 4:21 PM

It can be used for many different types of underwater devices that mimic aquatic life like the octopus. (Photo: File)

3D-printed smart gel can move objects underwater

During the 3D-printing process, light is projected on a light-sensitive solution that becomes a gel.

20 May 2018 3:27 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

New organ discovered in the human body

The find could explain how cancer spreads.

28 Mar 2018 1:49 PM

If we can cultivate nonviolence in our daily lives we will find that God is pleased with us and sheds more and more of His grace.

Mystic Mantra: Each beating heart has a soul

Although the lives of the tiniest forms of creation seem insignificant to us, there is a definite divine purpose for every form of life.

09 Feb 2018 2:30 AM

Ramdev asked people to free themselves of diseases and medicines by adopting a healthy food and exercise regimen.

Human body designed to last 400 years, says Baba Ramdev

Ramdev also demonstrated various yogic postures and gave tips to the audience about how to live a quality life in today’s fast-paced world.

23 Sep 2017 2:44 AM

Until now, it has not been possible to track where an endoscope is located in the body in order to guide it to the right place without using X-rays or other expensive methods, researchers said. (Representational image)

New medical camera sees through the body

The device, developed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt in the UK, detects the sources of light inside the body

04 Sep 2017 5:42 PM

American experts found people with tattooed skin produce less sweat compared to people with non-tattooed skin (Photo: Pixabay)

Getting a tattoo could be a bad idea

According to a new study, getting a tattoo could change the way one sweats.

11 Aug 2017 7:11 PM

Mystic Mantra: The journey from darkness to light

Gita says a life led only for self-gratification is a life of sin.

13 Jun 2017 1:39 AM

It is not just the temperature, but the heat accompanied by humidity that makes it dangerous.

Stay healthy, stay cool!

Don’t grab a chilled beer to cool off. Simple water with salt will do.

24 Apr 2017 10:00 PM

The food we eat is what we are — it develops our body, organs, brain and thought process.

Wellness diet

Eating right is the most spiritual thing you can do with your temple — your body.

13 Apr 2017 12:46 AM

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