DrRob
DrRob t1_j97zj2n wrote
Reply to comment by whatkindofred in If a human being is bleeding internally say in their mouth or stomach would they still have a risk of anemia? by Robbeee
Bats have immune systems which are relatively under-reactive compared to us. They happily harbour all kinds of wild, nasty viruses that they don’t bother mounting a big immune response to.
DrRob t1_j9756kd wrote
My mom wouldn’t let me see the rod because of the NSFW tag. :(
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Reply to comment by geistererscheinung in Why does the thyroid use iodine ? by geistererscheinung
Just about all hormones are made and stored in their own glands and released carefully in response to circulating chemical signals. One really unpleasant symptom cluster from cancers of hormone producing glands is indiscriminate outpouring of hormones by the now unregulated cancerous cells which are still well organized enough to produce hormones unchecked. This can happen with the thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, etc.
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Reply to Hawkeye would be proud by westondeboer
Oh 70’s TV, never change!
DrRob t1_j2f4pr7 wrote
Brain injuries, which have been with us as long as we've been a species. An interesting and surprising exception is Aristotle, who basically thought the brain was a radiator.
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Reply to [Image] Make it your year by ambambambamb
Ah man, looks like 2023's not gonna be my year.
DrRob t1_iyf88wl wrote
Excellent explanations elsewhere in the thread. For me, the 'Oh wow!' factoid is, the gas exchanging surface area in your lungs is the size of a tennis court. Remember that with each heartbeat, just as much blood gets pumped to your lungs (from the right ventricle) as to the rest of your body (from your left ventricle), so there's a whole lotta blood being pumped through a network spreading it as thin as a single red blood cell, over a freakin' tennis court!
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Reply to Poor sleep in middle age can have a negative impact on brain health, according to a study by researchers at The Australian National University by chrisdh79
Yes, great, thanks. Got a magic sleeping charm you can lend me?