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The Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
It's acknowledged that the core of the immune system to defend our body from germs and other foreign invaders is the ability to tell the difference between self and non-self. However, immunoglobulins may occur in healthy individuals and mistakenly target and react with our own cells, tissues, or organs, leading to autoimmune disorders.
By Everything Creative5 years ago in FYI
Evolution Of Social Media
Social Media companies have now transformed themselves into Billion Dollar Enterprises. The major reason behind their success is the evolution of social media. Now, these companies hold huge chunks of our data, which they used in analyzing human behavior. And now, social media is being used for changing our behavior, our beliefs even our habits by making use of persuasive technology(a technique of implementing psychology in Software design where the goal is to alter people's beliefs).
By Aman Arora5 years ago in FYI
Lewis and Clark's contribution to American English
Lewis and Clark were two explorers who were sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the interior and west of the North American continent. Inadvertently, they also made important contributions to the development of American English.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
How matchlock weapons worked
In the centuries before the invention of the percussion cap, which came into use in the 1830s and 1840s, small arms had to be fired by the cumbersome (and often dangerous) means of igniting a primer charge of gunpowder in the weapon’s “pan”, which then ignited the main charge in the barrel. The earliest means of achieving this was the matchlock.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
Which Of The Following Is Not A Function Of The Hypothalamus?
The hypothalamus is the part of the limbic system and is located below the thalamus. It connects the nervous system and the endocrine system through the pituitary gland and also directs the pituitary gland.
By Mustafa Rangoonwala5 years ago in FYI
How Much Of The Brain Do We Use - Brain Foods for Brain Health
How Much Of The Brain Do We Use - Brain Foods for Brain Health Alright, I love the crowd already. You're great. And the difference between you and the students is they're 18 to 22 year-olds. You can figure out what makes you different after that, but I don't think we're a lot different. Okay, so what I want to start all of us thinking about is brain health, and I want to take this hour time that I have and convince you that what you put in does matter.
By Mustafa Rangoonwala5 years ago in FYI
President Lincoln
There is no reason for this story other than I stumbled on a small tidbit of information that I never knew- President Abraham Lincoln is enshrined in the Wrestling Hall of Fame. According to Historians, Abraham Lincoln has only one confirmed loss in nearly 300 wrestling matches. Bill Green, a store owner from New Salem, Illinois, once stated that "[Lincoln] can outrun, outlift, outwrestle and throw day any man in Sangamon Country." This statement came after he proved his worthiness by beating multiple opponents in just one day. Not only was he a fantastic wrestler, but it seems that he was a bit of a trash talker. It recorded that he once cried into a crowd of on-lookers- "I'm the big buck of this lick. If any of you want to try it, come on and whet your horns." President Lincoln now holds an "Outstanding American" honor in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
By Rose Loren Geer-Robbins5 years ago in FYI
How safe are we?
1886. The dawn of the car. German inventor Carl Benz patented his 'Benz Patent-Motorwagen.' Becoming widely available in the very early 20th century period. Quick to jump onto this early period of Earth's emerging technology, 1908 heralded the Model T, an American car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company raised the pitch in this area.
By Jonathan Townend5 years ago in FYI
Places associated with Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey, the “Nine Days Queen” had a very short life, being executed on 12th February 1554 at the age of 16. Her life was a sheltered one, in that she spent most of her childhood being educated and she did not travel much. The number of places that are associated with her, and which can be visited today, is therefore limited.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
The Prideful Color of Purple
Mystic piper that slides on through. The life of space swirls like a blender of a banana. smoothie. Working through life and making its struggle. The prideful color of purple bursts into amazement. For a time, the color purple combines the calm stability of blue and the fierce energy of red. The color purple is often associated with royalty, nobility, luxury, power, and ambition. Purple also represents meanings of wealth, extravagance, creativity, wisdom, dignity, grandeur, devotion, peace, pride, mystery, independence, and magic. With such variety the soul of the color can bring as much if not more inner peace within oneself.
By The Kind Quill5 years ago in FYI
