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What are the stages in the development of a covid-19 vaccine?  1.Firstly, a replacement vaccine candidate has  to pass testing on animals.  2.Following which clinical trials is the next step.  3.Then, over three phases, the vaccine candidate’s safety and efficacy are tested. 4. A fourth stage involves and analysis of post-marketing data.   Pre-clinical tests  During this primary stage, scientists test the vaccine on animals like mice or monkeys to ascertain if it produces an immune reaction.  Phase I trials This is often the primary step where the experimental vaccine is given to humans, usually between 20-80 subjects , to check safety and dosage and check whether it stimulates the system and produce antibodies.  Aim • How much of the drug is safe to give • What the side effects are • If the treatment helps  Phase II trials   During this  stage, a bigger group of several hundred individuals are enrolled for...
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Facts and myths about caffeine

Caffeine myth or caffeine fact? It is not always easy to know chances are that you've got some real misperceptions about caffeine. For starters, do you know the foremost common sources of caffeine? Well, maybe two of the sources aren't too hard to call -- coffee and tea leaves. But did you recognize kola nuts and cocoa beans are also included among the foremost common sources of caffeine.  Caffeine is additionally present in some over-the-counter pain relievers, cold medications, and diet pills . These products can contain as little as 16 milligrams or the utmost amount as 200 milligrams of caffeine. In fact, caffeine itself could also be a light painkiller and increases the effectiveness of other pain relievers .  the foremost common myths about caffeine and gathered the facts to shed some light on those myth. Active Ingredients in Coffee Coffee is an incredibly healthy beverage. It contains many bioactive compounds that contribute to its powerful health benefit...

How Social Media affects health ?

Social media is awful and whatever pleasures it confers in the form of mildlyamusing memes or a  sense of community/belonging are massively outweighed by its well-documented downsides. How many internet users are there ?  4.57 Billion people are active internet users as per April 2020 which includes  4.2 -billion mobile internet users 3.81-social media users  3.76 -mobile social media users According to a study by California University around 90% of 18-19 years old students are on social media . Anything we are spending this much time has a lasting effect on us.  So let me introduce to the  common stressors on social media, that if  go unchecked have potential to become full –blown mental health issues . 1.Highlight Reel  Just like in sports the highlight reel is a collection of the best and brightest moments . Social media is our personal highlight reel . It's where we put our ...

WHAT IS BRAIN MAPPING ?

WHAT IS BRAIN MAPPING?  Brain is  a computer and, I know its strange to think the human brain as a computer but you know its not a computer like desktop which is  architecture system. Its an evolved system that has developed over millions of years continuously . So In principle we should be able to understand the Human brain as a computer by reverse engineering it and underlying computational algorithms that govern its function and if we do that we can invert those algorithms and create very powerful decoding devices that can probably in the future all other kinds of brain machine interface now the brain looks like a pretty homogenous organ . There is a cerebral cortex and this is a big folded on the top and cerebellum on the top and cerebellum at the bottom . Underneath the cerebral cortex this mantle of tissue there are many subcortical nuclei all together ,though the brain has about some 13 , we think on the order of say 500 different parts about...

PSYCHOLOGICAL AMAZING FACTS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT BRAIN

CAN YOU EVER IMAGINE THAT BRAIN HAS THE CAPABILITY TO WORK MORE THAN A COMPUTER ?    1. YES ! IT CAN Now, the question arises how ?  Are you excited ? So lets know about it !   Our brain has a vast connection of neurons ,which can make new networks of neurons and work efficiently . Our Brain is made up of  Left  hemisphere and Right hemisphere . Which when work together can excel more then a computer . Computers works on " electricity " and human  brain on chemical transmissions . Human is itself a machine which can do wonders when compared to a computer.  Afterall! We humans have made the computers, which signifies the intelligence of a human brain . BURSTING THE MYTH !!!!!  Some people think ,by activating the right part of the brain they can work upon creativity and by activating the left part they can work upon their communication skills which is totally a big NO NO!    Synchronization of both the parts o...