Awarded the IG Nobel prize in medicine. Its got the authors of the methods to remove kidney stones using a roller coaster.
The IG Nobel prizes are a parody of the famous international award the Nobel prize. In late September, early October, they traditionally are awarded “for achievements that first make you laugh and then think”. In other words, they often get the scientists working on the most pointless, unnecessary and completely absurd ways. As it became known, this year the IG Nobel prize in medicine was awarded to researchers who invented the technique of removal of kidney stones through a roller coaster.
Talk about the two professors – Dr. Marche Mitchell and Dr. David Wartinger who came up with the idea that this is quite scary for many, the attraction can be used for medical purposes. It came after it came to the patient, pohvastatsya that after riding a roller coaster he got kidney stones. This has inspired scientists to experiment in which they created a model of the renal system of a human being filled with urine and have stones.
This model showed that the roller coaster really facilitate the promotion of the stones. With approximately the same effect is given a quick movement on the stairs up or down, as well as other methods of physical load, sometimes recommended to patients for getting rid of stones from kidney. In some cases, these techniques allow not to resort to more radical treatments like surgery or ultrasound lithotripsy. Note that Dr. Wartinger calmly took the IG Nobel prize, and on his face at this moment glowed with a smile. (READ MORE)