15 Medical Conditions With Benefits
There are a number of diseases, infections, viruses, and medical conditions that come with some surprising - if occasionally dubious - side benefits.
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Lizzie Velasquez Must Eat 8,000 Calories Per Day to Survive
Lizzie Velasquez must eat 8,000 calories per day to survive. The 5 foot 2 inch twenty one year old from Austin, Texas, weighs merely 59 pounds and must eat every 15 minutes because of a rare genetic disorder. Velasquez admits to regularly "weigh[ing] myself...and if I gan even one pound...
Chiari Malformation Rare Neurological Disorder
Chiari malformations (CMs) are a rare structural disorder which affects the cerebellum, the part of the brain which controls large motor activity, coordination, and fine motor function. The cerebellum also plays a role in cognitive function in terms of attention and language. The cerebellum also...
15 Most Horrifying Rare Diseases (NSFL)
The world is out to get you. That's how I ended up feeling after compiling this list of horrifying, permanently scarring, eternally terrifying rare diseases. Genetic, infectious, parasitic and everything in-between, these 15 diseases scar their victims for life and scar us mentally having looked...
15 of the Craziest Biological Hoaxes
The world of biological hoaxes is a great one. Some of them are pranks, some are there to make money, and some are just to laugh at those who don't know any better. There's something about slapping together of a handful of different animals and convincing tourists that it's a real thing that exists...
