The widespread habit of owning and using smart devices affects millions globally. Usually associated with young people, this type of habit affects almost all demographics and can seriously affect mental well-being and daily habits contributing to poor...
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When Nerves and the World Communicate: The Neuroscience of Pain.
Remember when you wanted to hang a picture of Grandma Nana? You brought the hammer and aimed at the nail, your left hand stabilized, and you started installing slowly and carefully, gaining confidence you went faster but you smashed your...
Physician-Assisted Dying
Why we should legalize euthanasia Geraldine McClelland was a 61-year-old lady who lived in the UK. She suffered from lung cancer and liver cancer which had metastasized from her breast cancer. She was one of those who left her own...
Evolution’s Imprint: Understanding Human Behavior
Imagine yourself in a savanna jungle surrounded by dangers everywhere! Snakes slithering in long grass, lions roaring. How are you going to find food for your tribe? In this ancient landscape, our ancestors evolved and adapted to this environment by...
BRAIN, THE MEMORY GIANT
Can you think of your earliest memory of your life, perhaps your first day of school? How did you dress? What did you smell, eat, and do? Were you anxious, scared, or excited? Can you recall the details, like the...
Prion: Proteinaceous Infectious Particle
In the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea, among the people of the Fore tribe, there was a disease observed and reported by Arthur Carey in 1951. The disease progressed in three stages, and the symptoms generally were tremors and...
The Bonds that Shape Us
The brain is a complex network of interconnected neurons, yet it communicates directly, revealing itself through stored reactions. In simpler terms, we are born with an innate need for a connection to a caregiver and this need profoundly influences the...
Renewed hearts, transformed spirits
When Hearts Swap Personalities: Exploring the Phenomenon of Personality Changes After Heart Transplantation Can a heart transplant change someone's personality? It's a question that has confused both medical professionals and the public alike. When you undergo heart transplantation, there is...
Children of War
“God created war so that Americans would learn geography,” remarked Mark Twain, his words echoing through the depths of history. Our nation, Kurdistan, has been built on the foundations of conflict, honed its skills in the art of warfare....
Forging Future Hearts: Dr. Azad Najar’s Odyssey in Artificial Heart Innovation
Prepared by: Abdulkareem Salar, Warzer Othman Azad Ibrahim Najar is a Kurdish doctor from Iraqi Kurdistan, born in Baghdad in 1968. A senior consultant in urology, researcher and inventor of several medical technologies and mechanical organs. After receiving his medical...