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Insomnias: varied, unpleasant, dangerous

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Insomnia is a disease when a person cannot have enough amount of sleeping, or it's not satisfying. If insomnia lasts for several days, it is acute and usually doesn't need special treatment. But if it becomes regulars and happens every week, it's better to visit a doctor. Chronic problem influences badly physical functions, slows reactions, thinking, ability to concentrate. The study of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine showed that 75% of Americans suffer from acute insomnias. 6% of them face developed chronic insomnia later. MD Ron Grunstein mentions that insomnia is diagnosed if a person has problems with sleeping during at least one month. But it doesn't mean, that if it is going less time, a person should just suffer and be patient. If it is a real disturbance, consultation and treatment are needed immediately. Insomnia may be accorded by symptoms like hallucinations, then a person is half-asleep and anxiety or lousy mood before going to b...

Do fake scientific researches exist?

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Unfortunately, fake or not rigorous enough researches exist. And the bigger problem that ordinary people, mass media and even naive scientists trust them. In a situation when anything may be published in journals not only fake news is a headache, but also fake science. In the contemporary world, we face tons of information, and only very few of us have enough time to figure out what is right. Usually, we prefer to believe the authorities in the area – scientists. But not all of them are honest and serious in their jobs. The group which is concerned about that more than others – scientists themselves. They care about the reputation of science and its purity. If some colleagues do fake researches, then the whole of science becomes a little fake. And people, who dedicated their lives to searching the truth cannot put up with that, cause then their job loses the sense. An experiment with fake articles To expose how significant is a danger for the area three researchers sent 20...