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Read More »MRI MACHINES ARE PERFECTLY SAFE. BUT NEVER DO THE FOLLOWING THINGS.
04 JAN 2024 A 57-year-old woman from Wisconsin recently sustained a rather unfortunate injury to her buttock. She had attended the hospital for an MRI ( magnetic resonance imaging) scan and had entered the machine with a concealed firearm. The machine’s powerful magnet caused the gun to discharge. This isn’t …
Read More »RESEARCH IN MICE SUGGESTS A SURPRISING LINK BETWEEN NOSE-PICKING AND ALZHEIMER’S
03 JAN 2024 A recent study has revealed a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and increasing the risk of developing dementia. In cases where picking at your nose damages internal tissues, critical species of bacteria have a clearer path to the brain, which responds to their presence …
Read More »REVIVED NORTH KOREAN PORT AIDS RUSSIA’S WAR EFFORT IN UKRAINE
02 JAN 2024 A dormant North Korean port near the border with Russia has sprung back to life, fueling what experts say is a burgeoning trade in arms destined for the frontlines in Ukraine that is simultaneously bolstering the anemic economy managed by Kim Jong Un. Satellite imagery of the …
Read More »TESLA BUYERS LEFT WAITING AS AUSTRALIA SENDS “BIOHAZARD” PCTC BACK TO CHINA
3O DEC 2023 Buyers of Tesla’s electric vehicles in Australia have been expressing their frustrations online as they have been left waiting for a car carrier transporting their vehicles to reach port. The consumers have become experts at tracking the movement of the Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) Glovis …
Read More »FUTURE OF DEPRESSION DIAGNOSIS IS ALREADY HERE, EXPERT SAYS
01 JAN 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionise the way we diagnose and treat illness. It could be particularly helpful for depression because it could make more accurate diagnoses and determine which treatments are more likely to work. Some 20% of us will have depression at least once …
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