Pancreatic cancer – the silent killer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal and aggressive forms of cancer. This type of cancer occurs when cells in the pancreas start to multiply out of control and form a mass. Tragically, these cells then have the ability to attack other parts and organs in the human body. Pancreatic cancer has a great number of types. Amongst those, the most common is pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which accounts for 85% of the cases. Sometimes the term „pancreatic cancer” is used to refer only to this type. Between 1% and 2%…

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Critical thinking – A crucial skill

As a soon-to-be teacher the phenomenon of university students not being able to express their opinions on everyday matters such as news or elections is quite frightening. It is my personal belief that this problem can possibly be derived from the years spent in school, especially high school. Unfortunately, today’s Hungarian education system is not interested in children’s personal thoughts or point of views, it is only interested in scores and grades. Our teaching methods usually do not promote critical thinking. The average situation is that the teacher talks and…

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Tales

Three Billy Goats Gruff Once upon a time there were three Billy Goats Gruff; Little Billy Goat, Middle Sized Billy Goat and Great Big Billy Goat, who lived in a field in a green valley.  They loved eating sweet grass, but sadly their field became brown and barren because they were greedy goats and they’d eaten every last blade of grass.  They were still hungry anyway. In the distance they could see a field that was full of lush sweet scrummy grass, but alas there was only one way to…

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Robustness – Information restoration, 52. félévfolyam, 9. szám

Our brain is an amazing organ. We know how different parts are connected, which area is responsible for which ability, the smallest components, even the tinier parts of these have already been discovered. We have learned loads of facts about it, yet we do not gist the essence of it. Neurobiology is such an advanced field that many biologists, engineers and informaticians are about to resolve ponderous issues.

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