Rare Diseases That Turn People Into Superheroes
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Channel: The Brainshow · 2017 · Education
Hyperthymestic Syndrome - Gives You Super Memory Hyperthymesia is an extremely rare disease that gives you enhanced autobiographical memory. It's so enhanced, that the people who have it can recall personal memories instantaneously, without any conscious effort. People with Hyperthymesia recall everything that happens to them, or something they read about, in perfect detail. One of the most famous cases of this disease - and the first - is the story of A.J., a woman who can recall the exact events of any given day of her life. Researchers would give her a random date, and she was able to tell them everything that happened that day automatically. Of course, a power like this has some significant downsides. Can you imagine what it would be like to remember every single thing that happened to you? A.J. herself complained that "turning it off" is impossible, which means that every bad memory she has is vividly implanted in her mind. The worst part is that researchers have also found that people with this disease become fixated on the past, as they are constantly recalling past memories. Myostatin-Related Muscle Hypertrophy - Gives You Super Strength Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy is a rare condition that results from a mutation in the MSTN gene. This is the gene that forms myostatin, which restrains muscle growth. There are very few known cases in the world, so the prevalence is still a mystery. So unless you hate looking like a bodybuilder, the disease is mostly just a superpower. Congenital Analgesia - Makes You Impervious To Pain This disease is found in people who cannot feel pain. In fact, most of these cases involve people who've never felt pain. They can feel some stimulus, such as a human touch, and the condition doesn't seem to affect intelligence or your outward appearance. At first glance, this disease can be seen as an awesome benefit, seeing as you would be able to withstand things like torture and physical trauma. Actually, that sounds a bit dangerous. Thankfully, there are some obvious downsides to never being able to feel pain. Children who have the condition, but don't know about it, may end up seriously damaging their bodies. Without pain telling them that biting your tongue and breaking your bones is a bad thing, you're more likely to suffer from internal bleeding and other fatal ails. In a village in Sweden, there have been over 40 reported cases. Either the disease is genetic, or the Swedish are planning something big . Stone Man Syndrome - Makes Your Body Heal Instantly Stone Man Syndrome is a rare disease that affects how your body heals itself. People with this condition heal much faster, as the tissue starts to repair itself spontaneously after being damaged. You'd think that a condition like this would give you a superpower like Wolverine, but it's honestly more similar to The Thing from The Fantastic Four. This is because the injuries may actually cause your joints to harden like stone.In fact, scientists have gone as far to say that this disease basically transforms victims into a living statue, as any attempts to remove the hardened bone is quickly replaced with more. As the condition worsens, the body becomes more frozen. Eventually, people with stone man syndrome can't move their bodies, as their "second skeleton" eventually replaces their first one. This is a gradual process, and the people who have it lose more movement in different parts of their body as they age. Sadly, this means that people with this disease are unable to have children and live in constant fear of any minor injury that may hasten these side effects. Losing Your Adrenalin Gland - Makes You Totally Fearless The adrenalin gland is what governs fear, stress and anxiety on our bodies. But for Jordy Cernik, the loss of his adrenalin gland makes him impervious to feeling scared. While doing daredevil activities like skydiving, his heart rate doesn't even go up. Of course, the absence of fear is a pretty dangerous condition to have. Without fear, we are susceptible to dangerous situations that can do us serious harm. background music : cute (bensound) Disclaimer - some contents are used for educational purpose under fair use. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-benefit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.