Tag: brain
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7,256 Nigerian nurses left for UK in one year – Report
Nigeria has lost no fewer than 7,256 qualified Nurses who have relocated to the United Kingdom between March 2021 and March 2022, TheNewsGuru.com.has been informed. This is contained in information obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the United Kingdom. The data further revealed that 2,796 Nigerian nurses migrated to the UK between March…
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Tears still for Gezawa, BUK’s “Brain on a Wheelchair,” One year after
By Ikechukwu Amaechi When he died on August 6, 2020 at the age of 21, not many people outside his neck of the woods took notice. He was just two months short of 22 years, having been born on October 8, 1998. For someone who was not a “royalty” and died so young, his death…
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Man butchers lover, roasts and eats her brain
A cannibal, who butchered his lover, roasted and ate her brain then drank her blood and tried to summon the devil, has been jailed for 19 years in Russia. Dmitry Luchin brutally killed his older lover, Olga Budunova, 45, hitting her head with a wine bottle before dismembering her body with a meat cleaver. The…
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How human brains became so big
The human brain is disproportionately large. And while abundant grey matter confers certain intellectual advantages, sustaining a big brain is costly — consuming a fifth of energy in the human body. It is an oddity that has long flummoxed scientists: while most organisms thrive with small brains, or none at all, the human species opted…
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Ferguson still in serious condition after brain surgery
Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, remains in a serious condition at the Salford Royal Hospital following a brain haemorrhage, according to the UK Guardian. The 76-year-old underwent emergency surgery after he was rushed by ambulance from his home in Wilmslow, Cheshire on Saturday. He was taken first to Macclesfield district hospital and then…
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BREAKING:Former Manchester United boss, Alex Ferguson undergoes emergency surgery
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage. A United statement said the procedure “had gone very well” but Ferguson “needs a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery”. The Scot, 76, retired as United manager in May 2013 after winning 38 trophies during 26 years…