The pituitary gland is the body’s natural “fountain of youth.” It secretes HGH, or the human growth hormone, that regenerates the cells—yielding benefits like beautiful skin, high energy levels, and the ability to bounce back to perfect health after a disease or injury. As we grow olde, though,...
A Brenau University academic experience is grounded on liberal education with emphasis on individual and social equity. Its curriculum uses four portals of education: expansion of worldview; discovery of science and math; development of creativity and imagination; and the refreshment and refinement...
Cryptid is the official name for semi-mythical beasts, the sasquatches and swampmen of the world. The kind of critter that your uncle saw during a mescalin bender back in '68, and has never shut up about. Some of them are awesome figures of myth and legend, designed to scare little children at...
The Portage County Sheriff's Department was called to a field in Stockton, Wisconsin over the weekend to investigate the cause of 200 dead cattle. Officials report that the cattle dropped dead and bodies were removed via semi load tractor trailers for disposal. Officials from the Portage County...
Any substance, no matter how seemingly benign it may be, can cause damage to an organism. Something as simple as water can be considered toxic as most toxins are dose dependent. Whether whole or in part, toxicity is a huge problem on this planet we all rely on for survival. Though we do our best...
Looking to get started with a career as an administrative assistant? Unsure of how to get started and what it will take? Here's a quick five point overview of the major steps involved in preparing for an administrative assistant career. We've adapted these points from the...
A Los Angeles area squirrel tests positive for plague. The Los Angeles County Public Health Director Jonathan Fielding has reported that the Los Alamos Campground within the Angeles National Forest has been shut down after a captured squirrel tested postitive for the plague. The campground...
No, the stiletto snake is not a new kind of shoe. It is a snake whose natural habitat is Africa. It likes to stay underground, and in fact can burrow and create a small tunnel. Instinctively, it chooses to make its tunnel under rocks, where it will be undetected. Lucky for humans, the stiletto...
Also referred to as the death penalty, capital punishment handed to those who are convicted of a capital crime. The term capital punishment originates from the Latin word capitalis, which literally translates into “regarding the head”. As history would prove, capital punishment usually meant...
Proprioception is considered one of the human senses and it is described as the sense of orientation of a persons limbs in space, which is different from sensing external reality. Proprioception is different from the sense of balance, which is a function traced to the fluids found in the inner ear....
