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A common parasite is making people more attractive to try and spread itself through sex – indy100

A study has found a common parasite is making people more attractive to increase the likelihood of sexual transmission.

According to a study published in journal PeerJ, and led by Javier Borrz-Len from the University of Turku in Finland, men with the common parasite T.gondii had more facial symmetry, which is considered a marker of attractiveness, than those without the parasite.

Women with the parasite were seen to have a lower body mass index and were also more confident in their attractiveness, the study found.

Meanwhile, as part of the research, 200 subjects from all over the world looked through a photos of infected and uninfected people and rate the photos based on attractiveness and health. Images of those infected with T.gondii were rated healthier and more attractive.

It is not the first time the parasite has been studied. Previous studies on T. gondii found that infections among rats appear to correspond with heightened levels of testosterone in infected males.

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Borrz-Len told Atlas: "It has been observed that male rats that have been experimentally infected with Toxoplasma gondii, have some changes in their testosterone levels, and are also more sexually attractive and preferred as sexual partners by non-infected females, which supports our evolutionary interpretation of the results.

Research into the effect of T.gondii on human physiology is still in early stages and Borrz-Len is planning more investigations into it.

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Graduate program aims to improve health outcomes with focus on community needs – Furman News

Mohammad Hooshmand Zaferanieh M21 had always wanted to go into health care, but while getting his bachelors degree in biology in 2016, he took a hard look at the system he was about to devote his working life to.

Mohammad Hooshmand Zaferanieh M21

I was a little disheartened by the way this system was set up and the number of people who were still falling through the cracks, he said. He started work in the medical devices industry, but I was denying something that I truly felt compelled to do.

To provide the best care for his future patients, Zaferanieh realized he would need to learn more.

A large conglomerate of factors goes into someones health, he said. It starts off in the social setting, in where they live, which neighborhood theyre in, what type of food theyre eating, how much exposure they have to chronic stress or environmental pollutants. Someones well-being starts miles away from the health care setting.

Jessica Accardi M19 came to a similar conclusion while working in the emergency department of Greenville Memorial Hospital after earning her Bachelor of Science degree in 2016.

Interacting with people from many different backgrounds, I began to gain insight into the various barriers that impacted individuals access to medical care, she said. This left me wanting to gain different skills to help mitigate these barriers.

Jessica Accardi M19

To continue their education, Zaferanieh and Accardi both found a distinctive graduate program: Furmans Master of Science in Community Engaged Medicine (MSCEM).

Launched in 2018 with a partnership between Furman and Prisma Health, the 12-month MSCEM program puts students into the field to learn about health disparities firsthand, leading to an advanced understanding of science and population health and all of the social and biological factors that can affect it, said Rachael Bowers, director of the MSCEM program and director of education for The Institute for the Advancement of Community Health.

By combining biomedical science, social science and practical experience, Furmans MSCEM program offers an advantage over programs that focus on only one aspect of health care, said Bowers.

Were not a masters in biomedical science, were not a masters in public health, and were not a service year, said Bowers. We are uniquely giving students some of each of those experiences in a way that helps them understand the challenges in our health care system, but also reflectively understand what inspires them to be part of that system.

The MSCEM program, which has graduated 66 students in four cohorts since 2018, will begin hosting two cohorts each year in 2023. The fifth cohort, which will graduate in May 2023, will overlap with the sixth cohort, which will launch in January 2023 and graduate that December. Meanwhile, the seventh cohort will begin in summer 2023.

The curriculum of the MSCEM program is designed to parallel the collaborative philosophy of the community health concept, emphasizing interdisciplinary partnerships to improve outcomes, said Bowers. In classes, students explore subjects such as implicit bias, community engagement and health policy, as well as clinical anatomy and physiology, genetics, epidemiology and metabolic biochemistry.

Rachael Bowers, director of the MSCEM program

Theories from the classroom gel as students begin to see how the concepts play out in real-world community settings.

During a nine-month applied experiential learning course, each degree candidate works with Greenville-area organizations serving under-resourced populations. Fieldwork includes 12 or more hours per week directly observing and engaging with people to gain tangible skills in areas not often served by traditional internship or shadowing opportunities.

Partner organizations include the Greenville Free Medical Clinic, FoodShare, Project Hope, the Upstate Medical Legal Partnership, the Prisma Health Center for Family Medicine and the Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health and Advocacy.

As the program expands in 2023, students will begin working with Reach Out and Read Carolinas, Unity Health on Main, New Horizon Family Health Services, Triune Mercy Center and the Phoenix Center.

Fieldwork for the MSCEM students is incredibly important, said Dr. Kerry Sease, a physician with Prisma Health and medical director of the Bradshaw Institute. As medicine shifts to focus on better understanding the impacts of the social drivers of health, these experiences allow the students to see firsthand how important community-based interventions can be.

Accardi, who served at the Greenville Free Medical Clinic as an interpreter, medical assistant and patient intake specialist, found her fieldwork gave her a better understanding of the resources available to the community as well as some new personal connections.

It gave me a true appreciation for the clinic staff, for the numerous roles they fulfill daily, she said. I also enjoyed getting to know the patients on a deeper level and hearing their stories beyond their medical history.

Throughout three terms, seminars feature conversations, case studies and expert lectures, and students work on individual thesis projects to consolidate their experiences. This is when the three curriculum pillars biomedical courses, population/public health courses and the applied experiential course really come together, said Bowers.

It allows students to think of how what theyre learning in anatomy, physiology, genetics and biochemistry is enhanced and complemented not replaced by what theyre learning in epidemiology and policy, Bowers said. And theyre seeing it in action in their fieldwork sites, so they can understand all things at the same time.

The interdisciplinary program is suited to applicants from all backgrounds, Bowers said. We have students who were science majors, and we have students who have more of a public health and social sciences background, she said. Were not just putting the material in front of them and hoping they can make those connections. Were leaning on their applied experience and the seminar course to intertwine them.

Students also receive career counseling and test preparation for professional examinations such as the MCAT, DAT or GRE.

More than half of the programs graduates entered (or plan to enter) medical school or other training for a career as a health care practitioner. Many of them, like Zaferanieh and Accardi, were accepted to the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.

As he begins his second year in medical school, Zaferanieh said the in-depth analyses of the social determinants of health has given him a unique perspective among his classmates.

Throughout the first year when we would go through cases and study pathology, Im thinking, What things in this patients life could they modify to reduce the severity of this state? How could this be prevented from the get-go? he said. And in the discussions were having about holistically approaching a patients care, I was ahead of a lot of my peers who had previously not been exposed to these social determinants at an academic level.

Although Furmans program remains distinctive, community engaged medicine is an emerging and increasingly necessary field, said Sease.

Students who understand the value of community health as it relates to a populations health will better respond to the countrys health care crisis, said Sease. The benefits of traditional health care paired with the tenets of public health is a win-win for everyone involved.

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Hot and getting hotter 5 essential reads on high temps and human bodies – The Conversation

Launching the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) and the heat.gov site on July 26, 2022, the Biden administration cited heat waves and the warming climate as serious health threats. As the new initiative promises a science informed response to hotter conditions, five stories from The Conversations archive explain what researchers know about heat and health.

Heat waves can be deadly in a variety of ways, wrote William Calvin, who teaches physiology and neuroscience at the University of Washington.

Heat waves can kill via the dehydration caused by heavy sweating; the altered sodium and potassium concentrations in the blood confuse both heart and nerve cells, and so breathing or heartbeat may suddenly stop, he wrote.

Calvin explained that human bodies have not evolved to handle extreme heat with humidity. Normally, sweat evaporates off your skin and you cool down. But with high humidity, the air is already saturated with water vapor, and so evaporative cooling stops. However, you keep sweating anyway, threatening dehydration.

Read more: How dangerous heat waves can kill

That combination of temperature and humidity whereby the persons core temperature starts to rise is called the critical environmental limit, wrote a group of Penn State University scholars researching the health effects of heat: W. Larry Kenney, Daniel Vecellio, Rachel Cottle and S. Tony Wolf.

In a rare lab test of the human bodys heat tolerance, the researchers found that the limit is lower than previously thought. When the air temperature is around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), people can begin to feel ill effects at just 60% humidity a higher temperature and lower humidity than researchers determined in 2010.

Above those limits, core temperature rises continuously and risk of heat-related illnesses with prolonged exposures is increased, they wrote. The results of these tests show an even greater cause for concern.

Read more: How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize

Extremely hot whether is particularly dangerous for those over 70, according to family physician Dr. Gabriel Neal, who teaches at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.

In his article on avoiding heat stroke, Neal described factors making older adults vulnerable to heat-related illnesses.

As people age, our bodies ability to cool declines, and the elderly often take medication that further impairs this ability, Neal wrote. In addition, the elderly may not be aware of the dangerous heat wave and may not have working air conditioning in their home, nor have anyone to check on them.

Read more: Heat stroke: A doctor offers tips to stay safe as temperatures soar

Its the heat and the humidity, wrote Mississippi State University exercise physiologist JohnEric Smith.

Hot desert climates are stressful due to extreme temperatures, while humid subtropical climates are stressful because the body has trouble removing heat when sweat doesnt evaporate readily, he wrote.

Smith added that how heat and humidity affect people depends on factors like the weather thats typical where they are, and the cooling systems in local homes and buildings.

Read more: Knowing how heat and humidity affect your body can help you stay safe during heat waves

Tufts University epidemiologist Elena Naumova warns that keeping food safe to eat is becoming more challenging in a warming climate.Thats because warm, wet weather conditions stimulate bacterial growth, she wrote.

Naumova named several climate-related factors in spreading foodborne illnesses. One growing problem is that heat waves, wildfires and severe storms are increasingly triggering power outages, which in turn affect food storage and food handling practices in stores, production and distribution sites and homes, she wrote.

Read more: Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties blackouts are a growing problem

Editors note: This story is a roundup of articles from The Conversations archives.

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Physiology

Leadership Transitions | Office of the Provost | University of Pittsburgh – Office of the Provost

August 4, 2022

Dean James R. Martin, the U.S. Steel Dean of the Swanson School of Engineering, has shared with me his decision to accept a new role as Vice Chancellor for STEM Research and Innovation in the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research. In his new role, Dr. Martin will work to help integrate our STEM programs and leverage their collaborative potential and build pipelines to further diversify the student body and faculty in STEM. Senior Vice Chancellor Rutenbar and I are grateful for his willingness to take on this important task.

Under Dr. Martins leadership, the Swanson School has advanced several strategic areas, including research funding, PhD enrollments, faculty and student diversity, and government and industry partnerships. Research expenditures within the school increased by over 33% and PhD students enrollments by over 20%, thanks to an added focus on larger, multidisciplinary proposals and restructuring of the business, finance, and research offices. Undergraduate diversity consistently increased for underrepresented minorities, with first year female cohorts nearing 40 percent and first-generation students increasing from 5 to 15 percent. I thank Dr. Martin for his contributions to the School and look forward to working with him in his new role.

I am grateful that Dr. Sanjeev Shroff, Distinguished Professor of and the Gerald E. McGinnis Chair in Bioengineering and the Chair of the Department of Bioengineering, has agreed to serve as Interim Dean of the school effective immediately. Sanjeev came to Pitt from the University of Chicago in 2000 and is deeply respected by his colleagues at Pitt and in the broader community, as well as by his peers in the field of bioengineering.

Sanjeev is a distinguished scholar in cardiovascular physiology and engineering, with special emphasis on cardiac mechano-energetics and cardiovascular structure-function relationships under normal and pathological conditions. His research has been supported by grants from the American Heart Association, National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. He is also an elected Fellow of the American Physiological Society, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering.

I believe the combination of Sanjeevs leadership experience, dedication to and knowledge of Pitt and of the Swanson School, and professional expertise makes him the ideal choice for this interim role.

My sincere thanks to you for your continued dedication to the school and to the University of Pittsburgh.

Best,

Ann E. CuddProvost and Senior Vice Chancellor

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Anatomy

The anatomy of Scripboxs success | Mint – Mint

Scripbox holds a MFD licence and is also a Sebi-registered investment advisor (RIA). The platform derives 90% of its revenue from commissions. Mint reached out to Atul Shinghal, founder and CEO, Scripbox, to understand the firms business model and acquisition strategy, among others.Edited excerpts from an interview.

Can you explain your business model? How does Scripbox make money?

We are a wealth manager and help people manage their money for the long term. We understand a customers needs, create a portfolio using asset allocation and fund selection, execute that portfolio and manage it on an ongoing basis. All of this is driven by science and math. As we gather more data about customers, were able to customize our asset allocation models.

A lot of people confuse digital with online. Online is a channel on top of a physical business. Digital is science, math, data and algorithms analysis. We are a digital wealth manager. So, we have algorithms running, which you can never do in the manual world and then reviewing this every quarter because circumstances might change. We do this at the family wealth level. We target customers who are 40 plus and already have some money.

Is MFD or RIA the larger part of your business?

I think MFD and RIA are different revenue mechanisms. We are wealth managers. The customer can either allow us to collect distribution fees or commissions from the manufacturer or instead become an advisory client and pay us a fee on a regular basis. We make money very transparently on one of the two sides.

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So, whats the revenue contribution?

It used to be 80:20 till recently. After the strategic partnership (Wealth Managers), the revenue split has become 90:10 between commissions and fees.

For a customer, whats the difference in services between the two?

Nothing at all, there is no differentiation. Services are exactly the same. So, if you come to me as a distribution client, I will still spend time trying to understand who you are, I will use tools like the financial health check-up or portfolio audit; I will talk to you to figure out your requirements, create a portfolio, execute for you and review it regularly. That said, regulation, however, limits services like stock advisory which we can only provide to RIA clients.

For mutual funds (MFs), you have detailed analysis and recommendations. But, in case of fixed deposits, National Pension System schemes and life insurance, you have tied up with only a few partners. So, theres limited choice?

At this point in time. We are much more mature in our capabilities on the MF side. As we build our research capabilities, we will add a wider basket. So, when we started with MFs, we offered only four funds originally. As our customers have grown, their wealth has grown and we are offering more choices.

Would it be okay to say that you are a holistic wealth platform only on the MF side?

So, it is holistic for our customers. Its not holistic for traders, right? So, obviously, we dont allow trading. Today, our customers are in the 40-45 age group. Our target is customers in the 35-55 age range, and managing between 15 lakh and 2 crore. We believe MFs are sufficient to manage their portfolios.

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Scripbox started out in 2012. Many other MF platforms have come up since. So, was there a stagnation phase in between?

We are the oldest wealth management platform. I dont think weve ever had stagnation. Businesses compound over time.

We are the only true wealth manager, most others are transaction platforms which allow you to buy and sell MFs. So, even when we launched say 10-11 years ago, though we had 4 funds, they were very heavily curated. So, we were targeting 2830-year-olds and we said, you should be investing in equity for your long-term wealth.

At that time, there were 800 equity schemes. The Sebi categorization did not exist. As our customers grew, we added other funds. Over the last two years, weve accelerated our growth by consolidating some of the offline players into an online solution. We have customer retention rates of close to 95%, the industry average is 65%.

How much of the 12,000 crore AUM has come through acquisitions?

When we acquire a business, we are able to grow it very fast. For all our acquisitions, we have been able to double them in a 12-month period. You are used to a certain experience and now, its fully digital, there is a bigger brand and better experience so clients are ready to commit more money. Including the latest transaction, it would be 8,000 crore through acquisitions.

Youve just announced a strategic partnership with Wealth Managers (India). How will this help Scripbox?

I think itll help customers more than anybody else. We believe we will learn a lot and we are privileged to have Bharat Phatak and Ajit Khasnis (founders and directors, Wealth Managers) on our team. They have decided to join hands as they believe digitization is the future.

You have also acquired other RIAs and MFDs. What are you looking for in these acquisitions?

Eight of them have been MFDs. Only one was an RIAMitraz Financial. Wealth Managers (India) is our tenth transaction. One, we are able to serve a larger set of customers. Second is a wider geographical presence. We are a phydigital company with a digital first business but there are higher ticket size customers who require some kind of physical presence. So, today we are in 10 cities thanks to our various acquisitions. Last but most importantly, we learn. We are continuously refining our portfolio management models plus we are also able to acquire some great talent.

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Grey’s Anatomy season 19: How will the show write out Meredith? – CarterMatt

If you missed the news from this past week,Greys Anatomyseason 19 is going to feature far less Ellen Pompeo than any season weve ever had. As a matter of fact, she is slated to appear in just eight episodes.

How in the world is that going to work? There are a lot of questions out there and for us personally, were curious about whether these episodes will be all at once (similar to what we got for Mark Harmon onNCISseason 19) or spread over the course of the season. Beyond just that, we also wonder just how the writers are going to pull this off.

After all, when you consider where things could be for Meredith at the start of season 19, she is arguably in the most stable position shes been in quite some time at the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Rather than take off to Minnesota as she previously hoped, Baileys departure has left her running the program. She will be helping some of the doctors, and its a chance to see a full-circle moment for the character based on where she was back in season 1.

Here is our theory on all of this at the moment. At some point, Chandra Wilsons character will come back to the hospital and at that point, Meredith will be fine to hand the program back off and then go off to Minnesota for a time. Maybe she will come back eventually, but the cameras may not focus on her all that much in the interim. Its going to be weird not seeing her, but we tend to imagine that the writers would not have Meredith exit in anything less than a happy way. She means WAY too much to so many people out there, and we also cant imagine her still being at the Grey Sloan and the producers just not showing her on-screen.

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The Anatomy of a Pitt CB: New Level of Speed and Physicality to Reach in 2022 – Pittsburgh Sports Now

It takes a very, very confident player to come into Pitt and choose to play on an island. It translates to NFL readiness, as evidenced by Jason Pinnock, Avante Maddox, KWaun Williams, Dane Jackson and Damarri Mathis, but the adjustment isnt always fun.

Just ask Archie Collins, Pitts secondary coach since 2018. Hes helped the likes of Pinnock, Jackson, Mathis and Damar Hamlin reach the NFL, but it takes an adjustment period to play college football out of high school, let alone play in Pitts defense. Youve gotta be able to see a little, to see a lot, Collins says.

In high school, you get a lot of interceptions based on having bad eyes and things of that nature, Collins said Monday. When you get to this level, obviously that ball is going to be there. So, the moment you look back to the quarterback and youre not in phase on the receiver, the ball is gonna be a little bit sooner and more accurate than in high school.

Collins estimated that at the high school level, just throwing a number out there, there can be 10 to 15 defensive schemes for a team. Pitt has that many or more checks in just one defensive scheme. Its a whole new ball game, and in learning new formations, motions and checks, a cornerback still has to be able to study and recognize who the outside receiver is, the inside receiver, the tight end, which running backs to shadow. Its intensive. The little details add up. Corners have to be able to see those details, Collins said, and be able to make it all make sense in their heads.

Its the sort of adjustment that someone like Khalil Anderson is still undergoing in Pitts defense. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound redshirt freshman earned a comparison to Hamlin from Pat Narduzzi over the spring, and while hes physically ready to make an impact, the mental aspect is constantly evolving. As it is for all of Pitts defensive backs.

Khalils gotta continue to keep on working, trying to see a little to see a lot, Collins said. But athletically, hes doing really well right now. Hes just got to continue to put it all together. Obviously, its a lot different coming from high school corner and then getting over to safety, so as he gets more developed and more repetition, hell be able to get better and better and better.

Anderson arrived at Pitt as a cornerback, but hes made that transition to safety. And hes continuing to adapt to the defensive scheme. Someone who has continued to adapt to Pitts defense for four seasons now is Marquis Williams, and hes hoping to be the next Pitt defensive back in the NFL, but hes also focused on stepping up in 2022.

Damarri was a big loss for us, he was a big brother for everyone in the room, like previous years you had Jason Pinnock, Dane Jackson, you had a lot of greats that came and left each and every year, so like coach Narduzzi always preaches, Next man up. Be ready to adapt whenever and when needed, Williams said Monday.

Williams started all 14 games at field corner last season, racking up 32 tackles (28 solo), two tackles for loss, one interception and three pass breakups, so he has that experience. Hes made 22 starts at Pitt, and the leadership aspect of the job comes naturally. Even with Mathis around, Williams was a vocal leader, on- and off-the-field, and it comes down to experience and confidence.

(Williamss) already been there, so he can kinda talk to them, Collins said. Its always great to have a player-led team, and those guys get to talk with each other. He does an unbelievable job because he knows, hes made a lot of mistakes during the game, hes got a lot of game reps right now. So, he understands the sense of urgency, all those things we talked about earlier.

Williams has the field corner role locked down, but it comes down to replacing Mathis at boundary cornerback. And while names like M.J. Devonshire, A.J. Woods and Rashad Battle will play a lot in 2022, it appears that Woods may be destined to replace Mathis.

Woods, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound senior, played in 13 games last season starting the Peach Bowl against Michigan State and returning an interception 73 yards against Wake Forest in the ACC championship game. Hes reportedly run a 4.31 40-yard dash, which would be even faster than Mathiss blazing NFL Combine time.

Hopefully I can be able to fill those shoes this year, but its always a constant competition in our room, Woods said. Weve got a lot of guys that can play.

Woods spoke with Mathis over the phone last week, sharing a good conversation about the Denver Broncos camp going on, and the two share a strong relationship. But thats largely the result of a seriously strong bond throughout the entire defensive backs room.

Its a big brotherhood, all of us hang together off the field and on the field, Williams said. We do activities together, were always in the chat texting each other. Its a big bind that nobody can break, and I think thats why we were so successful last year.

Were always coming up to watch film after hours, I go to M.J.s house all the time, me and Marquis were just training down in Florida together, me and B-Hill have always talked about playing the same side since we came in the same class together, Woods said. Its a very surreal moment, and I cant wait to see what this group does.

Its a unit with the likes of Williams, Woods, Devonshire, Battle, Ryland Gandy, Jahvonte Royal and Noah Biglow, at just cornerback, and when you add in the likes of Brandon Hill, Erick Hallett, P.J. OBrien, Anderson, Jahvon McIntryre, Judson Tallandier and Steph Hall at safety, its a deep, talented defensive backs room.

The cornerbacks especially though have the unique challenge of playing alone in the defense. Theyre physical and aggressive and if a mistake is made, its obvious. But thats the challenge of playing as a cornerback in Pitts defense. And Collins feels theres still another level of speed to be reached.

Weve got a lot of good speed, weve gotta play fast and physical, Collins said. Thats were going to hone in, being more physical, because we do have good speed. These guys can run.

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Expand your understanding of anatomy at ‘Bodies The Exhibition’ in Las Vegas – Lasvegasmagazine

Most visitors to Las Vegas have an idea of what they want to do before they get here. Theres gaming, of course, and destination dining. There are shows wherever one stays and shopping within walking distance of any GPS coordinates on the Strip. There are golf tee-offs to schedule and salon or spa appointments to make, while more casual afternoons can be spent checking out attractions such as Titanic and Bodies The Exhibition.

While the former will hit the spot for fans of James Camerons 1997 film epic, the latter provides an option to leisurely while away an hour of daytime while expanding ones knowledge about anatomy. Bodies breaks down the systems that make up the whole of human beings into sub exhibits, deconstructs the physical makeup of the organs that work together to create the organisms that are us, and displays dissected biped specimens that once walked the Earth.

Preserved cadavers may not be everyones cup of tea, but Bodies provides an opportunity for people who were or are interested in medicine or osteopathy to spend a fascinating hour among muscles, bones, brains, pulmonary parts, and digestive features. A polymer process enables the exhibition of corporeal subjects in various states of dissection, with one separated into a standing stack of slices, or coronal plane, and another laid out in repose and transversely sectioned.

Fans of special effects or forensic procedural series should add to Bodies to their Vegas itineraries for the visuals, but trivia fans will find an unexpected treasure trove of interesting facts to absorb. There are 100 miles of blood vessels filtering the fluid of life inside kidneys, for example. The central part of the thoracic cavity is called the mediastinum. The mitral valve controls the flow of blood between the hearts left atrium and left ventricle. People are born with innate preferences for sweet or salty.

Learn how the heart works. Find out what the four major divisions of the brain and the four types of post-traumatic stress disorder are. See a healthy vertebral column next to one afflicted with scoliosis. The presenters of Bodies bill the attraction as a visual textbook, a descendant of dissection practices with precedents among Renaissance artists and ancient scientists. Its more of a three-dimensional textbook that makes learning about anatomy practically effortless.

There is a room featuring stages of embryonic development with an advanced warning sign and a detour for patrons who would prefer to bypass it and move on to a gallery dedicated to prosthetics. Designer Sophie de Oliveira Barata of The Alternative Limb Project provided several of her blinged-out futuristic limbs for an installation on display throughout the summer, with video of models and their reimagined prosthetics supplementing the examples.

A better understanding of prosthetics caps an educational experience that doesnt stay in Las Vegas. Remembering the lessons of Bodies doesnt take additional study. The flow of the exhibit and its striking visual elements make it easy to store and recall anatomical knowledge long after a visit.

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Anatomy

Only Meredith Grey herself could get full marks on this Grey’s Anatomy trivia quiz – The Tab

Are you even a real fan if you dont know the answer to these?

Since premiering in 2005, Greys Anatomy has been one of the most successful and one of the longest running medical drama shows it has even just been renewed for its nineteenth season. From shock pregnancies, family drama, plane crashes and everything in between, Shonda Rhimes has certainly given the fans enough reasons to keep watching over the years.

If youve been a loyal viewer from the start, you will know how the show takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions as youve binged watched it over and over again. Put simply, its just too good to stop watching.

Many fans claim to be an expert when it comes to the residents of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. But how well do you really know the show?Take this quiz now and find out how much you have soaked up over the years:

Quiz: Can you remember how these iconic Greys Anatomy characters died?

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Quiz: Which Greys Anatomy guy would you end up with?

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