Tag: organs

I tried cupping, and this is how it felt

Cupping is all the rage these days, with celebrities and Olympic athletes queuing up for the privilege. I decided to try it for myself to see if it hurts as bad as it looks like it should. Cupping is ancient, but is it effective? If you haven’t heard of cupping, the premise is simple – […]

3-D bioprinter produces functional human skin ‘suitable for transplant’

The team, including a group from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) in Spain, describes the breakthrough in the journal Biofabrication. 3-D printing is an emerging new technology with applications in many fields. In medicine, for example, several groups worldwide are exploring ways to use 3-D printing to grow the complex tissues and organs […]

Who You Really Are

When I was growing up in Newark in the 40s the “race-cards” were constantly being thrown around. Being a little Jewish kid I was subjected to being called a “Kike”, a “Jew bagel”, a “Heeb”, and a “Sheeny”. The Italians were the “Wops”, the Dagos, and the Ginnies”. The Irish were the “Micks” The Germans […]

Why Are My Eyes Yellow?

Eyes can say a lot about a person. These organs not only offer insight into a personality but can offer clues to the body’s overall health. When the whites of the eyes turn yellow, it generally indicates that something is going on in the body that causes jaundice. Jaundice describes a yellowish tint to the […]