"At this point your system is starting to shut down so you're not sweating, you're going to have trouble breathing, you may have fainting, you may have seizures," Iroku-Malize says of heat stroke. How to prevent heat stroke and spot symptoms as U.S. bakes in extreme heat With thes...
While the brainstem is important in maintaining body function, the cerebrum allows body motion and most importantly, is responsible for all the things that make humans special, like thinking and emotion. There are four lobes in each hemisphere: frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital. The front...
Conversations about artificial general intelligence often turn philosophical. This is because the concept of intelligence is elusive and hard to define for humans. Since AI is mimicking, not replicating, human intelligence, it’s easy to get lost in abstract reflections rather than looking at AI and...
Mouse, Human, Aging, Reproductive aging, Menopause, Andropause Introduction Biologic sex and gonadal hormones exert profound effects on brain function – and we are only beginning to appreciate the complexities of their actions in Alzhei- mer's disease (AD) from studies of humans and mouse models...
If untreated, low blood sugar (also termed hypoglycemia) may result in: Unconsciousness Seizures Coma Death Low blood sugar levels begin at 70 mg/dL or less. People with diabetes who take too much medication (insulin) or take their usual amount but then eat less or exercise more than usual...
2 Once a mosquito is infected with Zika virus, the virus replicates in the mosquito's gut, rendering it capable of passing the virus on to a human with its bite. Zika virus is transmitted to humans primarily via the bite of infected Aedes mosquitos, which live in all member states of ...
The torturer can cut off the victim's air supply in a number of different ways. Asphyxiation can cause seizures and loss of consciousness, and unlike some other forms of torture, it always has the potential to kill the victim. Other possible long-term effects include chronic bronchitis resultin...
abrupt decrease in appetite nervousness irritability excitability lack of coordination abnormal vocalizations sudden aggression hypersalivation (too much saliva, drooling) inability to swallow dilated pupils seizures paralysis sudden death cats generally start out experiencing mild symptoms that quickly get ...
What triggers frontal lobe seizures? Do people with Tourette syndrome sometimes have other neurological disorders? Is deep brain stimulation a cure for Tourette syndrome? Is Tourette syndrome a rare disease? Why is it called Tourette syndrome?
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