Spice drug – relief to stroke damage!
A drug derived from the curry spice turmeric may be able to help the body repair some of the damage caused in the immediate aftermath of a stroke. Turmeric has been used for centuries as part of traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine, and many laboratory studies suggest one of its components, curcumin, might have various beneficial […]
What are Holistic Tests?
Holistic Science is an approach to research that emphasizes the study of complex systems. This practice is in contrast to a purely analytic tradition, which aims to gain understanding of systems by dividing them into smaller composing elements and gaining understanding through their elemental properties. The holism-reductionism dichotomy is often evident in conflicting interpretations of […]
Why Garden for Kids?
Children love bright colours and these eye-catching flowers and leaves are sure to be popular. Sight Children make great subjects for drawings and paintings, from what they see or observe. Sunflowers, Helianthus annuus; a bright, bold-looking flower Pot marigold, Calendula; bright orange daisies that are easy to grow from seed. Chameleon plant, Houttuynia cordata; amazing […]
Art Therapy or Army Therapy?
Art therapy is one of the treatments to armed forces veterans with conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety. Drawing, sculpting and painting are helping patients manage their symptoms with great success. When a trauma happens, the person will react to get through the experience, but it leaves the trauma unprocessed. A […]
Ayurvedic approach to Wellness?
Ayurveda is one of the world’s oldest medical systems, originated in India. It is a form of alternative medicine and is one of the oldest forms of holistic medicine dating back over 5000 years and is currently followed by over a billion people throughout the world, making it more popular than the orthodox, Western system […]
Using Ultrasound to treat fractures?
Ultrasound is an oscillating sound pressure wave with a frequency greater than the upper limit of the human healing range. Ultrasound is thus not separated from ‘normal’ (audible) sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Ultrasound was first developed as a diagnostic tool in Glasgow in the […]
iPad turned into Braille Keyboard?
The iPad is a line of tablet computer. The iPad has built-in Wi-Fi and on some models, cellular connectivity. An iPad can shoot video, take photos, play music and perform online functions such as web-browsing and emailing. It turns some previous fundamental thinking about how to make technology accessible to blind people on its head. […]
Why are “alcolocks” fitted in cars?
Alcolock is a technical device that is connected to the vehicle ignition system. Alcolock is based on technology that prevents a car from starting, if alcohol is found in the air exhaled by the driver. Alcolocks are used today for quality assurance purposes and are linked to DWI offences. Before starting the car, the driver […]
How Monkeys’ brain waves offer paraplegics hope?
Monkeys wired to a computer were able to move and feel images on a screen using only brain power, according to researchers who say the experiment may lead to devices to help paralyzed people regain movement and touch. Sensors implanted into the monkeys’ brains received different signals depending on what texture a virtual hand touched. […]
Still Awaiting The Bionic Age!
Bionic age is basically a technology combining biology and electronics. Thanks to advancement in Science & Technology! The new technology is approved for use in children and adults with profound hearing loss in both ears. SPEAR3 (Speech Processor for Electrical and Acoustic Research), is an advanced body-worn speech processor developed by the CRC for Cochlear […]
Garden therapy fruitful for Dementia Care!
Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. This Syndrome affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. Most types of dementia are nonreversible (degenerative). Nonreversible means the changes in the brain that are causing the dementia cannot be stopped or turned back. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. […]
T-shirt or E-textile to monitor your Heart!
The intelligent T-shirt – The Scientists said the idea was to make health monitoring non-intrusive and comfortable For anyone who has had to have their heart monitored for any reason, they’ll know the procedure can often be fairly tedious. Turn up at the hospital, get hooked up to lots of electrodes and lie in a […]
Should you test-drive a tattoo?
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattooing has been practiced for centuries in many cultures, in Asia and spread throughout the world. Is a tattoo a lifelong commitment, which everyone who goes for it is not comfortable with? Tattoos are no longer […]
How Did The Astrology of 2012 Affect You?
A unique guide that looks at how the astrology of 2012 will affect you – from the perspective of your astrological sign. Whatever you believe about the nature and meaning of Life, there can be no doubt that you are living in ‘interesting times.’ The Mayans of Central America many centuries ago were aware of […]
Why Virgin holidays offer complimentary beach wheelchairs?
Virgin Holidays is a Company in U.K., formed in 1985, a year after the successful launch of Virgin Atlantic Airways, a year earlier; initially selling seats on Virgin Atlantic routes to New York, Miami and Orlando. This company has grown to become one of the largest and most successful long-haul scheduled tour operators in the […]