Will a starvation diet cure epilepsy, one of man's most ancient diseases?
Acting upon the observation that epileptics deprived of food had fewer "fits," a group of specialists in children's diseases, Drs. F.B. Talbot, K.M. Metcalf, and Margaret E. Moriarty of the Massachusetts General Hospital set out to analyze the condition of starvation that brought about the favorable reaction. This done, they proceeded to work out a diet that would reproduce these conditions and yet provide nourishment so their patients would not die from starving.
Is your mouth the most expressive feature in your face? Evidence produced by experiments in the psychological laboratory at the Johns Hopkins University indicates that this may be true, and that the expressiveness of "soulful" or "dancing" eyes has been greatly overestimated by poets, novelists, and lovers.
Upper -- The Earth was once thought to be liquid rocks under pressure with volcanoes as safety valves. This theory has now been exploded. Lower -- The Earth's interior is now believed to be made of heavy rock and metal, with perhaps a huge nugget of gold and platinum at the center.
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