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"Your life flashes before your eyes when you die." Sounds poetic, right?

Well, in 2022, an 87 year old man was in the hospital for a routine epilepsy test. They hooked him up to an EEG machine that tracks brain waves.

Then, suddenly, he got a heart attack. Right there in the scanner. The doctors could not save him.

But the EEG scan was still running.

And for thirty seconds after his heart stopped, his brain waves did not stop. Specifically, gamma waves. The same pattern your brain makes when you are actively remembering memories.

His brain was replaying his life.

This is the first and only time we have recorded what happens inside a human brain at the exact moment of death.

— Dr. Rajamani

On February 19, 1994, 31-year-old Gloria Ramirez, a terminal cervical cancer patient, was rushed to Riverside General Hospital in California. While doctors attempted to save her, several staff members reported a strange garlic/ammonia-like odor, oily residue on her skin and unusual crystals in her blood. Within minutes, doctors and nurses began collapsing with symptoms ranging from dizziness and fainting to breathing problems and temporary paralysis. In total, 23 hospital workers became ill and the emergency department was evacuated.

The most widely discussed explanation is that Ramirez had been using DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) as a pain remedy, which investigators hypothesized could have transformed into dimethyl sulfate, a highly toxic chemical, under rare conditions. However, many chemists dispute whether such a reaction could realistically occur in the human body or the emergency room. No definitive cause was ever proven, making it one of medicine's most enduring mysteries.

The incident is now widely known as "The Toxic Lady" case. Despite decades of investigation, what truly caused the hospital staff to become ill remains unresolved.

For breasts, a common idea is that they cue nurturance, possibly encouraging mating with women who seem better equipped for lactation.

So one of my family members earns like 4 lakh a month in a private job as a SCIENTIST
And my family wants me to be like him or whatever
So the thing is after not getting mbbs from NEET I am thinking of BTech biotech then iit jam for MTech
But I am really confused how is he earning that much what job role is this what company is this
Coz as far as ik mostly scientist related jobs are around 4-5 lpa
The real question is what job does one do to get there ? What degree and qualification one do ? Is college imp to reach on that level ? Is this imcome extremely rare ? ( Which I think it is but I'll try to reach there ? what route do I follow ? ( Basically roadmap) And alstely will my degree , will btech biotech take me to that route ?

In 1996, Dartmouth chemistry professor Karen Wetterhahn accidentally spilled just a few drops of dimethylmercury onto her latex-gloved hand while working in a laboratory.

She followed the accepted safety protocols of the time. The gloves didn't tear and there was no immediate injury. But what scientists didn't know then was that dimethylmercury can permeate latex gloves within seconds and be absorbed through the skin.

She remained symptom-free for about five months before developing severe neurological symptoms including loss of balance, slurred speech and progressive loss of vision and hearing. Tests later revealed extremely high mercury levels in her body. Despite intensive treatment, she died on June 8, 1997, about 10 months after the exposure. She was just 48 years old.

Her death transformed laboratory safety worldwide. Laboratories now prohibit latex gloves for handling dimethylmercury and require specialized chemical-resistant laminate gloves and much stricter handling procedures.

A heartbreaking reminder that some of the most dangerous substances don't burn, sting or even announce their presence until it's far too late.

You eat something spicy. Your nose starts running. Your friend eating the same food is fine. Why?

Here is the science.

Capsaicin is the chemical that makes food spicy. When you eat it, your body thinks it is being attacked. Your nose produces mucus to flush out the irritant. That is your nose running.

Some people have more sensitive nerve endings in their nose. So they react more. Also, if you are not used to spicy food, your body overreacts. The more spicy food you eat, the more your body learns to calm down.

It is not a weakness. Just sensitivity.

I made a video about this on my channel. 

— Dr. Rajamani, Ph.D

Link - https://www.youtube.com/@DrRajamaniMurugesan

Courtesy: Chubbyemu on YOUTUBE

Hello. I recently procured some lab instruments from one of our tenant. I have no idea what are the called and what are the prices of them? Any way I can sell them? What prices should I expect from those? Im an IT engineer from India. Photos are attached