How do you get rid of microplastics in water?
Every day we inhale and eat a by-product of our economy - microplastic. However, there are ways to reduce its consumption. Let's find out which ones.
Neurological symptoms in rheumatic diseases: find out about them now!
Rheumatology diseases are often associated with joint or bone pain. In reality, symptoms can occur from many systems, not initially associated with rheumatological diseases. One of the symptoms may...
Amazing abilities of Sawant Syndrome patients
They can calculate complex mathematical calculations in the blink of an eye or play thousands of songs from memory. They possess unbelievable artistic abilities and yet are unable to perform even the...
Stroke - what are the symptoms?
Statistics clearly show that currently in Poland, sudden life and health emergencies are cardiovascular diseases first, followed by strokes. Meanwhile, there is little or even no awareness of the...
Synesthesia: in whom is it most common? Find out!
Synesthesia is a specific sensory processing condition in which certain types of stimuli, such as tastes, smells, sounds or letters are automatically assigned additional characteristics, such as...
Polycystic atrophy and camptocormia - what are these diseases?
Camptocormia is a process involving bending of the lower back. It is one of the characteristic symptoms of Parkinson's disease and other multisystem atrophy. What is the cause of the disease? What...
What kind of music influences us best?
No one needs to be told that music has a beneficial effect on people. Gentle sounds soothe us to sleep and fast-paced electronic music encourages us to move and be active in the gym or the park....
Anosognosia, or not feeling ill
Anosognosia is a rather interesting problem, as it consists of the patient being unaware of his illness. This can create a number of different risks, ranging from the risk of the patient not...
What could be the causes of reduced sweating?
Excessive sweating can be very annoying for some people, but there is a completely opposite problem, the consequences of which can be really serious. Anhidrosis and hypohidrosis, successively meaning...
Scientists from Switzerland have developed an implant that allows people with a severed spinal cord to walk
Researchers in Lausanne, Switzerland, have developed an implant that allows people with a severed spinal cord to walk. The first patient to whom it was implanted is a man who suffered a spinal injury...
What could be the neurological complications of COVID-19?
COVID-19 is a disease that appeared suddenly and has definitely changed our reality. The entity has been accompanying humanity for several months; nevertheless, the possible symptoms of SARS-CoV-2...
What are the applications of artificial intelligence in neuroscience?
Artificial intelligence (AI ) is a concept that has no clear definition in this day and age - at its core lies the interconnection of many areas of life and science, and is therefore being used more...
How does forced quarantine affect the human brain?
Isolation and quarantine are states that until now were not significant for society as a whole. However, the situation has changed and we are sometimes forced to remain in isolation for...
Correlation between crying and headache afterwards
Crying is a natural reaction to emotion - both emotion and sadness. A strong one can cause exhaustion and sometimes a headache, which can usually be alleviated with home remedies, as long as it does...
How do hiccups affect the infant brain?
Hiccups are a natural physiological mechanism of the human body and are not indicative of existing pathologies. Especially among children, it is a frequently observed phenomenon. According to...
Dizziness when getting up in the morning
If you wake up feeling weak, tired or dizzy , you may be suffering from sleep apnoea. Find out what are the other most common causes of morning dizziness and how to manage it?
What can be the causes of excessive drooling?
While the drooling of a baby does not attract much attention, it is definitely not the case with older people - drooling in a teenager or an elderly person is not normal. What is more, if such a...
Catecholamines: what are they and what are their functions?
Catecholamines - which are adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine - are compounds that have many important functions in the human body. They act as neurotransmitters, but also as hormones. What...
Spastic paraplegias - what are they?
Spastic paraplegias are both conditions and a group of conditions that manifest themselves as a progressive paresis of the lower limbs, usually resulting in immobilisation of the patient. The causes...
Breakthrough in the diagnosis of brain aneurysm and epilepsy
Both brain aneurysm and epilepsy represent a highly significant and population-threatening medical problem. Making the right diagnosis is crucial for each patient and, as global research shows,...
