East Idaho News on MSN7d
Rigby woman’s detached head fused to her spine during surgery. Locals hosting fundraiser on her behalf
For the first time in five and a half years, Emily Farmer literally has her head on straight. The 33-year-old Rigby woman is ...
CNN21d
A young man’s brain turned to glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Scientists say they have figured out how
A new analysis of samples of the glass found inside the skull and spinal cord suggests that the person’s body tissue must have been heated to above 510 degrees Celsius (950 degrees Fahrenheit ...
Mental Floss on MSN21d
A Vesuvius Victim’s Brain Turned into Glass, and Scientists Think They Know How
The hard skull and spine of the man—whose remains archeologists found still in his bed in the town of Herculaneum—likely protected the brain from complete thermal breakdown, allowing fragments to form ...
New York Post20d
Scientists reveal how Mount Vesuvius eruption victim’s brain turned to glass
Scientists have determined from spinal cord and skull samples that the victim, who was found face down in a bed buried under volcanic ash in Herculaneum, was exposed to temperatures exceeding 950 ...
The Spokesman-Review23d
Man, woman charged with child abuse after toddler found with fractured skull, spine
A man and his girlfriend are accused of child abuse after the woman’s 1½-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a fractured skull and spine, burn marks and bruising all over her body, according ...
theAsianparent9d
Getting to Know the Types and Symptoms of Chiari Malformation, a Cerebral Disorder in Babies
In the most severe form of the condition, type 3 Chiari malformation, part of the lower back part of the brain ( cerebellum ) ...
The Sun15d
My brain is falling out – bouncing on my trampoline revealed the first signs something was wrong
Now 19, Emily has endured excruciating pain caused by Chiari malformation, a disorder where the lower part of the brain falls out of the skull and presses into the spinal canal. "I took it quite ...
Phys.org19d
Vesuvian ash cloud suspected of turning brain to glass
The bones of the individual's skull and spine likely protected the brain from complete thermal breakdown, allowing fragments to form this unique organic glass.