Ciekawostka: The pop you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually a bubble of gas burning

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Knuckle cracking: secondary hyperparathyroidism and what your mother did not tell you.. Introduction Secondary hyperparathyroidism in end-stage renal disease patients has protean musculoskeletal manifestations. Some of our dialysis patients spontaneously vocalized that they had lost the ability to crack their knuckles and then experienced gratifying restoration after surgical parathyroidectomy. We propose that the physiology and mechanical basis of knuckle cracking would be affected by parathyroid-related mineral and bone disorders. Methods and results We surveyed all of our chronic dialysis outpatients who had undergone surgical parathyroidectomy. Thirteen (∼12% of the population) individu…

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When Your Target Markets Are Lawmakers: How to Make Sure They Hear You

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When your eyes make you hear things

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Where does fat actually go when you lose weight? The answer is in your breath – and your sweat

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What actually happens in your brain when you change your mind?

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