Researchers discover a link between autism and epilepsy Wed. Oct. 16, 2013 by Sima Ash, CHom, CNC (NaturalHealth365) Epilepsy occurs in 2-3% of the general population; however this number jumps to 30% if the person has autism. Some researchers believe that epileptic symptoms could be under recognized in children with autism who have moderate to severe developmental delay. The clinical diagnosis of epilepsy in autism is complicated by the fact that some of the symptoms can be mistaken for other childhood behaviors – failing to respond to one’s name, repetitive behaviors and tics – can be difficult to distinguish clinically from seizures. What is the risk of autism and epilepsy – in adults? Research conducted by the University of Bath found adults with epilepsy are more likely to have a greater number of characteristics of autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Are kids at a greater risk for autism and epilepsy? Children with autism who are older than 13 and having the following ‘symptoms’ were at greater risk: A closer look at moms with epilepsy
I Saw It on the Internet, part one This is part one of a series on posts on fact checking science related articles. Read part two of this series. -- Part 3 - Part 4 The next time you log into your favorite social media site, take a moment to look at all the “amazing”, “shocking”, and “astounding” articles that your friends and family have shared. You’ll learn that your food contains horrible poisons, that some household chemical is a cleaning marvel, or that Mars is going to look as big as the Moon on a certain day. Are those things true? Why fact check? Why should you verify information before posting it? Rest assured that if you don’t fact check the information, someone else will. Misinformation also hurts your “cause”. Why would someone post information that is wrong? Well, there are several reasons. Some articles are trying to convince you to accept their viewpoint, and are willing to “bend the truth” a bit in the process.
wait but why: Putting Time In Perspective Humans are good at a lot of things, but putting time in perspective is not one of them. It’s not our fault—the spans of time in human history, and even more so in natural history, are so vast compared to the span of our life and recent history that it’s almost impossible to get a handle on it. If the Earth formed at midnight and the present moment is the next midnight, 24 hours later, modern humans have been around since 11:59:59pm—1 second. And if human history itself spans 24 hours from one midnight to the next, 14 minutes represents the time since Christ. To try to grasp some perspective, I mapped out the history of time as a series of growing timelines—each timeline contains all the previous timelines (colors will help you see which timelines are which). A note on dates: When it comes to the far-back past, most of the dates we know are the subject of ongoing debate. For teachers and parents and people who hate cursing: here’s a clean, Rated G version.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Veterans What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? You feel on edge. Nightmares keep coming back. Sudden noises make you jump. You’re staying at home more and more. Could you have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? If you have experienced severe trauma or a life-threatening event — whether during a time of war or in a noncombat situation — you may develop symptoms of posttraumatic stress, or what is commonly known as PTSD. Some of the most common symptoms of PTSD include recurring memories or nightmares of the event, sleeplessness, loss of interest, and feelings of numbness, anger or irritability, or being constantly on guard, but there are many ways PTSD can impact your everyday life. “Even though I knew they were just fireworks on the Fourth of July, to me they still sounded like incoming mortars. Some factors can increase the likelihood of a traumatic event leading to PTSD, such as: What are the signs of posttraumatic stress disorder? Take the next step: Make the connection. Your doctor.
As Babies, We Knew Morality - Emily Esfahani Smith New research supports the understanding that all people are born with a sense of good and bad. What does that say about altruism, community, and the capacity to kill one another? Several years ago, an energetic young mother, Tia, was out and about with her infant Aimee when disaster struck: a group of men, accompanied by vicious dogs, surrounded the pair, snatched up Aimee, and brutalized Tia. They left her helpless and without her daughter. Aimee was eventually rescued. Mike, a squat and especially hairy fellow, didn't exactly look the part of a knight in shining armor. Is it correct to say that Mike's actions were "moral"? Though we share more than 95 percent of our DNA with these apes, many people think that morality is a uniquely human creation. Another idea, equally influential, is what the primatologist Frans de Waal calls veneer theory. But over the last decade, a growing body of evidence has challenged both the blank slate view of morality and veneer theory.
These kickass games let you do real-life science I like that there's all these games out there that actually contribute to real science. It's nice to know that I'm Contributing to Science! But they all end the same way: I just spent 25 minutes mapping craters on the moon, and that's enough for this month. While I used a crowd sourced example, the same can be said for most of these games. I haven't tried them all, so maybe one is, like, super-duper awesome. But mostly they're ... kinda ... boring. I'm not doing science. What I want to see is a 'truer' citizen science website, something that allows your average Jane or Joe to come up with questions, propose testable hypothesis, and carry out experiments. I think it would be great if there was a place for people to go where they can ask these sorts of silly questions, formulate hypothesis, make predictions, and test them.
These foods HARM your brain - beware The #1 WORST Food that HARMS Your Brain (avoid!) Some foods you might be eating daily can actually DAMAGE your brain over time. In this article, we'll explore foods that HARM your brain vs foods that PROTECT your brain. by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist Co-Author of the best seller: The Top 101 Foods that FIGHT Aging First, the BAD NEWS... Certain foods you eat can indeed harm your brain, both in impaired learning ability as well as impaired memory. A friend of mine just told me that her dad died of Alzheimers recently and it was just a terrible disease where he didn't even know who she was anymore towards the end. So let's dig in with the topic today of foods that harm your brain, and what you can do about it... Food #1 that HARMS your brain: Fructose In a 2012 UCLA study published in the Journal of Physiology, researchers found that a diet high in fructose over time can damage your memory and learning ability. Last thing to note about fructose... The good news is... Want more...
The Story of Saliva Humans secrete two kinds of saliva, stimulated and unstimulated, no more alike than most siblings. The prettier child is stimulated saliva. It comes from the parotid glands, between cheek and ear. When a plate of Erika Silletti’s spaghetti carbonara makes your mouth water, that’s stimulated saliva. We’re going to gather some now. The Salivette instructions are printed in six languages. The Salivette makes an unmistakable point: your parotid glands don’t care what you chew. Allowing you to eat is the most obvious but far from the only favor granted by saliva. Vinegar, cola, citrus juice, wine, all are in the acid range of the pH scale: from around pH 2 to 3. Sugar contributes to tooth decay only indirectly. You may be wondering, though probably not, why newborns—who have no teeth to protect—produce excessive volumes of drool. About the Author Author photo by Chris Hardy Photography
The 10 inventions of Nikola Tesla that changed the world Nikola Tesla is finally beginning to attract real attention and encourage serious debate nearly 70 years after his death. Was he for real? A crackpot? Part of an early experiment in corporate-government control? We know that he was undoubtedly persecuted by the energy power brokers of his day — namely Thomas Edison, whom we are taught in school to revere as a genius. Besides his persecution by corporate-government interests (which is practically a certification of authenticity), there is at least one solid indication of Nikola Tesla’s integrity — he tore up a contract with Westinghouse that was worth billions in order to save the company from paying him his huge royalty payments. But, let’s take a look at what Nikola Tesla — a man who died broke and alone — has actually given to the world. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 and 10. Tesla had perhaps thousands of other ideas and inventions that remain unreleased. As they state: Sources :