Sunday, 30 November 2014

Diabetes

Diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus) is a life long condition, suffered by over 3 million people in England, in which the body is in capable of controlling it blood-glucose concentrations. It can be a huge problem if left alone as body tissues are in constant need for glucose for respiration,...

Sunday, 16 November 2014

Locomotion - Birds

We've had a look at human locomotion but in all honesty we are rubbish compared to some of the animals that are out there. First off, when considering locomotion, it is quite clear the that the most impressive animal group has to be the birds. They contain some of the fastest...

Friday, 7 November 2014

Rabies Battle Plans

Rabies (meaning madness) is a neurological disease that causes very serious inflammation (encephalitis). This is when the brain reddens and swells causing extreme headaches, fever and confusion. Rabies is often lethal when it gets to its latest stages, its transmitted from affected...

Monday, 6 October 2014

Locomotion - Humans

The animal world is amazing! I want to tell you a bit about how amazing it actually is. I want to talk about locomotion. lets start with terrestrial (land-based) locomotion. First off, what is locomotion? Locomotion is the ability to move from one place to another, now...