Answers to Medicine Questions

Is there any way we can minimise brainwashing?

In your Christmas special you talked about why you can't tickle yourself because the brain switches it off while...

What are the islets of Langerhans? Why are these areas more richly supplied with blood vessels?

Why is it that when you pinch the excess skin on your elbow you don't feel the pain even if you pinch really quite...

How do 3D glasses work, and if you need these 3D glasses to appreciate the effect at the end, how do they produce them...

I have a question about anti-diarrhoea tablets. I've never been in favour of over-the-counter remedies but...

Why do eggs make things rise when they're baked, and why does yeast make dough rise?

How does taking herbal remedies such as St. John's Wort affect giving blood? Should you tell the blood donor...

You were talking earlier about a drug that keeps people awake. The military have been issuing amphetamines for years to...

Why do milk and orange juice or orange juice and toothpaste taste so disgusting together?

When someone meets someone else, is there a special hidden smell that couples have between them, so that if you were...

I know it sounds a bit crude, but I was wondering why farts seem to smell a bit worse and linger longer when we're...

What is the fifth taste you can sense on your tongue?

Why do we get cravings for certain foods, especially when it's for combinations of foods that we normally don...

I understand x-rays and how they work, but a couple of years ago, my son had a very serious eye injury. Over a period,...

My family moved to Chicago from London three years ago and since then, I've lost my accent, yet Mum and Dad still...

My blood group is O-negative, my parents are Group A, and my brother is Group A. I was wondering how I came to be this...

I'm curious about why some people get bitten more than others. In summer I can have some quite good bites on me....

For the last week there have been flies at work and they're more annoying than ever. By this I mean that they...

It's always intrigued me that someone can have an accident, crash into a fence that pierces their body, and...

Why does the addition of bicarbonate of soda to the cooking of cabbage make it much softer and the colour stay much...

Does laughing gas really make you laugh?

My question is about blood. In my medical terminology class, we were told that you can distinguish an old internal...

If someone works out a lot and is in great physical shape but eats foods which are very high in fat or cholesterol, in...