At a Loss for Words? It could be Aphasia

by Tyler Porter | Dec 8, 2022 | Health and Human Body

Have you ever witnessed something so astonishing that you were rendered speechless? Or were you at a complete loss for words? For someone with aphasia, this reality can sometimes be all too true.   So what is aphasia? According to the American...

Aging: Can We Reverse or Stop it?

by Tyler Porter | Aug 25, 2017 | Health and Human Body

The timeline of the human condition is simple. We live in the womb for 9 months, grow up to be infants and teenagers, transition into adulthood, and then we pass away. Everybody knows this is the pathway of our lives. In Canada, the average time this all takes (life...

The Biology of Human Teeth : Baby and Permanent [infographic]

by Tyler Porter | Feb 9, 2017 | Health and Human Body

As a child, the thought of losing your teeth was a fascinating experience. On one hand, you were terrified that your teeth were to going to fall out of your mouth. But on the other hand, the tooth fairy was going to leave you some money under your pillow! Once you got...

Why Do Our Ears Pop: The Science Behind Popping Ears

by Alisa Begoun | Jan 26, 2017 | Health and Human Body

There are so many situations you have experienced in life that made your ears pop. And there are as many questions about this mysterious and strange process. You may be flying in a plane. Being on a train that is going through a mountain. Diving underwater or even...

6 Fascinating Baby Facts [infographic]

by Tyler Porter, infographic by Nowreen Priyanka | Jan 10, 2017 | Health and Human Body, Infographics

Here are 6 amazing facts you may not know about those tiny humans.   Fully-grown humans are fantastic achievements of biological evolution in their own right. But when it comes to babies, those minuscule humans may be even more remarkable.   Although they may wail and...

5 of the most unusual allergies [infographic]

by Sarah Ryan and infographic by Nowreen Priyanka | Jan 10, 2017 | Health and Human Body

We all know someone with allergies. Most are, at worst, minor annoyances. Just think of them as minor little glitches in our bodies’ defenses to actually harmful things. Sometimes, though, things go seriously wrong with our bodies’ autoimmune response mechanisms seem...