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The term 'lupus' refers to systemic lupus erythematosus, 'nephritis' refers to the

'nephron,' the Greek word for kidney, and 'itis' means inflammation, so lupus

nephritis refers to inflammation of the kidney that results from having systemic lupus erythematosus.

Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks various parts of the

body, including the skin, joints, lungs, heart, central nervous system, and, of course, the

kidneys.

In fact, about half of all individuals with lupus develop some form of lupus nephritis.

In lupus, what happens is that some cells have their DNA so badly damaged, that the

cell undergoes programmed cell death, or apoptosis, and it dies.

This produces all these little apoptotic bodies, and exposes the insides of the cell, including

parts of the nucleus, like DNA, histones, and other proteins, to the rest of the body.

Now in lupus the immune system is more likely to think that cellular parts are foreign,

or antigens, and since they're from the nucleus, their referred to as nuclear antigens,

and immune cells try to attack them.

Not only that though, individuals with lupus have less effective clearance, essentially

they aren't as good at getting rid of the apoptotic bodies and so they end up having

more nuclear antigens floating around.

So as a result of all of this, B cells start producing antibodies against these pieces

of nucleus, which are called antinuclear antibodies.

These antinuclear antibodies bind to nuclear antigens, forming antigen-antibody complexes,

which drift away in the blood and deposit in various places including the kidneys.

These immune complexes can then initiate an inflammatory reaction, which is known as a

type III hypersensitivity reaction.

Lupus nephritis is classified into various types depending on the exact site of these

immune complexes and subsequent inflammatory reaction.

The most common site of deposition is just underneath the capillary wall, also known

as the endothelium, but deposits can also be within the Bowman's space of the nephron,

the basement membrane, or near the mesangial cells.

The extent of inflammation within the kidney can be focal, involving nephrons in just one

area, or diffuse, involving almost all of the nephrons in both kidneys.

In the majority of cases lupus nephritis presents as a nephrotic syndrome, which means that

the damage to the nephron allows plasma proteins to get into the urine, which causes proteinuria—typically

greater than 3.5 grams per day.

An important protein in the blood is albumin, and so when it starts leaving the blood, people

get hypoalbuminemia—low albumin in the blood.

With less protein in the blood the oncotic pressure falls, which lowers the overall osmotic

pressure, which drives water out of the blood vessels and into the tissues, called edema.

Finally, it's thought that as a result of either losing albumin or losing some protein

or proteins that inhibit the synthesis of lipids—or fat—you get increased levels

of lipids in the blood, called hyperlipidemia.

Just like the proteins, these lipids can also get into the urine, causing lipiduria.

And those are the hallmarks of nephrotic syndrome—proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, edema, hyperlipidemia, and

lipiduria.

However, in some cases, lupus nephritis can present as a nephritic syndrome, which means

that the damage to the nephron ends up allowing red blood cells to filter into the urine,

which causes hematuria or blood in the urine.

The location of the lesions and the extent of kidney injury often predicts whether the

general presentation will be nephrotic versus nephritic, but it's far from exact.

This brings us to the diagnosis of lupus nephritis.

which typically requires a kidney biopsy.

Deposition of immune complexes in the Bowman's space results in a characteristic crescent-shaped

swelling of the area and deposition in the basement membrane can cause thickening of

the structure, giving rise to a 'wire-loop' pattern.

It's also possible to look for the presence of immune markers like complement proteins

and immunoglobulins in the glomerulus by staining them with fluorescent markers.

Lupus nephritis is treated the same way that lupus is treated, by suppressing the immune

system.

This is often done with corticosteroids as well as specific medications like mycophenolate

and cyclophosphamide.

Alright, as a quick recap.

Lupus nephritis is inflammation of the kidneys caused by lupus and it can present as a nephrotic

or nephritic syndrome.

It occurs due to the deposition the immune complexes in the nephron, a type III hypersensitivity

reaction, and the resulting inflammation causes damage that can be detected on a kidney biopsy.

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Jesus is the Source of Your Confidence - Duration: 20:56.

Hi, I'm Jim.

And welcome to ThrivingBranch.

Do you have confidence?

I'm not talking about self-confidence, but confidence in God.

Many people today just aren't sure.

They aren't sure of God, they aren't sure of His motives, they aren't sure of His

intentions, nor His character.

Many people are afraid that God will strike them down.

And they are afraid to ask God for help or provision or just plain fun because they are

afraid that He will think they are being greedy or unholy.

And when they do manage to find the courage to ask God for something, they are on shaky

ground, because they mostly expect Him to deny their request for a variety of reasons

– from God trying to teach them a lesson, to having sin in their life – basically

any reason mankind can come up with as an excuse for God not granting their request.

This kind of thinking about God has caused a lot of pain over the years.

It is easier for our natural mind to assume the worst about God, rather than to see a

God that actually wants to grant our requests.

Our default mindset is "We can ask God, but don't get your hopes up!"

However today I want to share with you the truth about God straight from the scripture

regarding this issue.

Not what man has said about God, but what He says about Himself.

And the truth may surprise you.

For this, we must begin with the proper foundation, and that is salvation itself, found in 1st

John 5:10-13.

And let's read that together, 1st John 5:10-13.

Ready?

One.

Two.

Read:

"He that believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself: he that believes not

God has made him a liar; because he believes not the record that God gave of his Son.

And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life.

These things have I written to you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may

know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God."

It seems almost silly, but a surprising number of people who call themselves "believers"

are unsure of their own salvation!

I've heard people say "well, we can't really know who is saved or not – I can't

even know if I'm really saved!".

I've also had men whom I consider to be brothers in Christ confess to me that secretly

they are afraid that their salvation is not genuine.

My dear friend, these things should not be.

Take notice of verse 10… he that believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself.

We see in the previous verses that the witness is indeed the Holy Spirit.

The Spirit is inside of all those who believe on Jesus.

And notice also that to believe on Jesus is different than merely believing in Him.

To believe in Jesus is to simply believe that He exists, like any historical figure… but

there is no personal application there.

However to believe on Jesus is very much different.

To believe on Jesus means that you are resting on Him in much the same way as this bottle

here is resting on the table.

The bottle is being supported by the table, the table is upholding the bottle, the table

is uplifting and supporting the bottle.

The reason that the bottle will not fall is because it is secure on the solid foundation

of the table.

Do you see the example?

In the same way, when we are believing on Jesus… it means that we are resting on Him

as our foundation and our support.

He is the one uplifting us.

He is the supporting us.

He is the one upholding us and keeping us from falling – just as with the bottle on

the table.

It is this foundation of belief on Christ that is vital to our assurance.

Here's why: because if we are not resting on Jesus and allowing Him to support us, then

we would be relying on something else (typically ourselves and our own works and efforts) to

support us – and it just plainly doesn't measure up.

I used to live that kind of life (and I use the word "live" very loosely here) because

in-reality it was no life at all.

It was hell.

I would try to work to earn favor with God.

I would try to perform for my blessings and "sing for my supper" and I would never

feel as though I had done enough.

And I existed that way for many years.

Never really sure of anything because as good as I thought I was, I would always fail somewhere,

and since Jesus said to "be perfect" and I used to think that meant perfect behavior,

I just wasn't cutting it, and so I never had a strong foundation or confidence to approach

God about anything because I was looking at myself for my assurance.

Do you see?

I wasn't resting on Jesus, I wasn't believing on Him, I was trying to believe and rest on

myself and my own works… and all the while I thought I was being holy and righteous by

trying to perform, when in reality, I was rejecting the real source of holiness and

righteousness, which is Jesus Christ.

Take a look at verse 11 of the scripture.

It says: And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life

is in his Son.

There are several things here that we can miss if we just skim over the text.

The first of which is that God has given us eternal life.

I want you to always remember that it is a gift.

It is not wages earned for work.

It is not a reward for good behavior.

It is not payment for services rendered, and it is not a privilege for a specific few,

or people of a certain class or caste.

It is a gift given to us, by God.

It pleased God to give it to us – even though it cost Him everything.

He loves you that much.

Don't ever forget that.

The second thing to see here is that this life is in His Son.

This is where you find God's gift of eternal life.

Nowhere else but here, in His Son, Jesus.

You cannot find it in your works.

You cannot find it in your efforts.

You cannot find it in your church attendance, or your sacrificing or your fasting or a Bible

reading plan.

It cannot be found in a conference, or any religious activity.

The grace of Jesus Christ is not a doctrine, or a theology, or a religion.

Grace is a person.

And His name is Jesus, Yeshua, the only begotten Son of God.

It is a personal relationship with Him that is being spoken of here.

Not a religion or a set of rules.

To receive what He has done for you, personally.

To understand that His perfect work and sacrifice for you is what gives you the gift of eternal

life.

And that is a much bigger thing that most people generally realize.

Sadly most Christians today are trying to work and sacrifice because they are still

trying to earn what God has already freely given.

However God wants you to know that the work has already been done – the sacrifice has

already been given… and it was perfect.

It was complete.

Lacking nothing.

This is why verse 12 continues the way that it does, so that you can be absolutely sure

that it is one-hundred percent Jesus and none of yourself.

Look at what verse 12 says: He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son

of God has not life.

There's no gray area here.

No maybe, no extra stipulations; a simple true or false evaluation with only one variable.

If you have Jesus, you have eternal life.

That's it!

If you don't have Jesus, you don't have eternal life.

Do you see?

Your own works and efforts don't even factor into the equation!

It's all Jesus.

If you have Him, you have life.

If you don't have Him, you don't have life.

All of the people who are on shifting-sand and shaky foundations, living in fear because

they messed up earlier in the week.

Wondering if that somehow voided their salvation… all of it is wasted energy.

Let the truth of scripture bring you peace today.

Let the truth of God's word set you free.

You have Jesus, therefore you have life.

Yes.

It really is that simple.

Then we have verse 13: These things have I written to you that believe on the name of

the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe

on the name of the Son of God.

In-case there was any lingering doubt.

In-case there was any remaining skepticism at all.

The very purpose for these verses being in your Bible is made absolutely clear.

These things were written for one singular purpose.

That you may know; that you may be absolutely sure that you have eternal life; and that

you may believe on the Name of the Son of God.

It all comes back to Jesus.

It all revolves around Him.

Life can only be found in Him, and nowhere else.

Now I began this study today talking about confidence, and I specifically mentioned prayer.

So In closing today, I want to mention the two following verses that address prayer,

and our confidence that we can have in prayer.

Because a lot of people lack confidence when it comes to prayer – specifically because

of what we have been taking a look at today.

So take a look at verses 14 and 15 now.

And they say this:

"And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according

to his will, he hears us: And if we know that he hear us, whatever we

ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."

Really quick, because this is simple…

If you understand what we have been studying today, about everything resting on Jesus and

not on yourself.

If you understand that your identity is in Christ and His perfect work, performance and

sacrifice, and not your own work, performance or sacrifice.

If you truly own the fact that everything you are and all that you have is tied directly

to Him, then these verses should make perfect sense.

You have this confidence in Jesus Christ.

That anything you ask according to His will, He will hear.

And also because we know that He hears us, we also are not left guessing about the answer…

we know that we have whatever we ask.

These verses totally shred to pieces the typical modern man-made theology today that tries

to paint prayer as some sort of spiritual gamble or roll of the dice!

God cares far too much for us to leave us in the dark regarding His will or His response!

He gave us Jesus!

He gave us everything with Him!

And He gave us these words to make sure that we know it!

We don't need to guess at His will… just look at Jesus.

We don't need to guess whether He hears our prayer… we know that He always does

because we are not standing in ourselves but in Jesus.

And we don't need to guess whether His response is yes or no… because in Christ and according

to His will, all responses are yes and amen.

I have talked with people who think that God will shut His ears to anyone who has sin in

their life.

Well if that were true, He would never have heard you when you asked for salvation to

begin with!

He would never have heard you when you cried for forgiveness!

And if you still think He shuts His ears today, then you have missed what we have read today.

Take a step back and look at the text again.

Let the Spirit of Christ speak to your spirit.

If you were indeed standing in yourself and approaching God in your own merits, then you

might be in trouble.

However, look at what these scriptures are telling you…

If you are believing on Jesus; if you are letting Him support you, then you are absolutely

not standing in yourself, you are standing in Christ Jesus, and God will never shut His

ears to His own Son (and we know that from John 11:42) and you being in Christ Have that

same promise!

God will never shut His ears to you, because you are in Christ.

So I encourage you today.

Jesus is the source of your confidence.

Now take a deep breath, and rest in that.

Be blessed.

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This is Jesse - UMD Swenson College of Science and Engineering - Duration: 0:31.

This … is electric energy.

And these are electric energy transformers.

And this is electric energy … in use.

And this?

This is the man working to manage how and where energy flows.

This is Jesse.

At UMD, he learned how data drives everyday life.

UMD Swenson College of Science and Engineering.

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Is There a Difference Between Performance and Health? - Duration: 1:02.

Hi, I'm Head Geek Thomas LaRock.

When it comes to databases and query performance, many end users place a premium on speed.

They want their data delivered as quickly as possible.

If you were given the choice between having a healthy database servers and a fast database server,

which would you choose?

I know what your users would prefer.

They don't care if the server is healthy, they just want their data delivered quickly.

Well that's why enterprise monitoring tools need to provide both

health and performance metrics for you.

A server can be healthy, but perform poorly.

And a server that returns query results quickly may be unhealthy.

Smart system administrators understand that you need both sets of metrics in order to

deliver consistent performance for your end users.

That's what we've built with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer.

DPA delivers the important performance and health metrics giving you the right data,

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Download DPA today for a free 14 day trial and you won't be disappointed in the results.

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Top 10 Best Places To Live In Australia - Duration: 14:40.

Australia has one of the lowest air pollution levels in the world,

with golden sandy beaches with clean water, tropical rainforests.

It has the lowest population density, temperate climate, beautiful landscape,one of the best

healthcare systems in the world.

Here are the 10 best places to live in Australia.

1. Sydney.

Sydney, Australia's financial centre, is the capital of New South Wales, is the seventh

most liveable city in the world and is Australia's largest city.

It has a population of around 4.76 million and is located on the coast of Australia's

south east.

About 5 km from the city centre, on the east side, is Bondi Beach, one of Australia's

most famous beaches.

A little further away, Sydney also has Coogee Beach, another favourite with the locals.

Both are beautiful, I can't tell much difference between the two.

Sydney has, on average, between six and seven hours of sunshine each day.

Summers can get very hot and dry and winters are mild.

Occasionally, the temperature can swing wildly.

One day it could be over 30°C but the next as low as 16°C.

Possible severe weather around the Sydney area could include thunderstorms, large hailstones,

gale force winds and apparently, rarely, the odd tornado.

Bushfires have been known in the area.

2. Melbourne.

Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world, and the second largest city in Australia.

It has a population of around 4.35 million people and is on the southern coast of the

eastern half of Australia's mainland.

Melbourne is sheltered from the ocean by the beautiful Port Phillip Bay.

Melbourne is divided by the Yarra River that flows straight through the heart of the city.

And what a beautiful city it is.

Melbourne seems to attract a greater variety of immigrants than any other city in Australia.

There are more than 200 different nationalities making it one of the most multicultural cities

in the world.

It has a large Greek contingent, as well as Italians, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and

Indian residents.

It is also a young person's city with almost half of the population aged under 35.

The streets have a lively feel about them and Melburnians enjoy live music, performing

arts, including public street performances, fashion, independent music and independent

film.

Melbourne is known as a city that can have four seasons in one day.

They have weather that can turn on a sixpence.

I have experienced this myself, sort off.

A lunchtime temperature of around 35°C turned into a chilling 16°C by around five o'clock

in the evening.

Wild winds and thunderstorms can descend out of clear blue skies, and winters can be quite

cold and very dull, with probably the fewest hours of sunshine found anywhere in Australia.

3. Brisbane.

Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, and Australia's third largest city.

It has a population of around 2.24 million and is located right in the middle on the

east coast.

Except it isn't quite on the coast.

It was built on the Brisbane River about 15 kms in from the Pacific Ocean.

Any shoreline about 15 kms either side of the mouth of the Brisbane River is a mangrove.

Mangroves are intertidal trees and shrubs growing on tropical and subtropical shores.

Basically, trees growing on mud.

They are highly productive ecosystems, but you can't build a sand castle on them.

Surfers Paradise, one of Australia's best know beaches, is about an hour and 10 minutes

drive and Caloundra about an hour and a half.

The closest sandy beaches to Brisbane are at Redcliffe and Southport.

The city itself is very modern, clean and compact.

It is easy to navigate and has its own man made "beach" at South Bank Parklands.

Brisbane boasts, on average, around seven hours of sunshine each day.

It doesn't really have a "proper" winter, so if shorts and T-shirt are your thing, you

can wear them all year round.

The only time it gets anything like resembling "cold", is usually around July and August

at night time when you may, on occasions, need to find some jog bottoms or a jumper

to see you through those winter evenings.

4. Perth.

Perth is the capital of Western Australia, and is Australia's fourth largest city.

It has a population of around 1.97 million people, and is located on the south west coast

of Australia.

It is known as the world's most isolated city.

In the past, it used to be a little more expensive to live in Perth, because of the extra costs

involved in transporting goods to the area.

Today, Perth is thriving and Western Australia is the country's fastest growing economy

thanks to its vast supply of mineral resources.

If they are short of anything over there, its workers to keep it all going.

So these days, prices in Perth are more in line with the rest of Australia.

The city itself is located on the banks of the Swan River, which is quite wide in places.

But if you want sandy beaches , then you'll need to travel around 10 km west from the

city where you will find the Indian Ocean.

Perth may well have the best summers in the whole of Australia.

Well, that's if you like 36° heat, 10 hours of sunshine a day and hardly any rain.

Like Brisbane, winters are mild, and the rest of the time it's hot, sunny and clear blue

skies for the best part of it.

But as with most parts of Australia, sometimes the weather can be extreme.

5. Adelaide.

Adelaide is the capital of South Australia, and is Australia's fifth largest city.

It has a population of around 1.29 million people, and is situated on the south coast

of Australia about 600 km north west of Melbourne.

It has a reputation for being calm and relaxed with a feel more like a big town than a city.

Adelaide claims to be the "20 minutes city", meaning you can get anywhere within 20 minutes

by car.

That's probably a slight exaggeration, but it is an easy city to get around and there

is little by the way of traffic jams.

Adelaide and the surrounding areas are a beach goer's paradise.

The city itself sits on the east of the Gulf St. Vincent, and is just 10 km away from those

sandy shores.

West Beach, Henley Beach,and Semaphore Beach are all close by and may well be some of the

best metropolitan beaches in Australia.

Adelaide's climate has been described as "Mediterranean", and summers can be extremely

hot but what is most notable of all, is how dry it is.

It'll play havoc with your skin.

Summers are really sunny but winter is not so good, being quite cold and dull with a

fair bit of rain.

6. The Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast has a population of just over half a million people, and is an area of Queensland

situated on the eastern coast, about one hour's drive south of Brisbane.

But unlike Brisbane, this place really is on the beach.

And right in the centre of those beautiful beaches is Surfers Paradise, probably the

area's main attraction.

But the Gold Coast is not all about beaches.

The area is also enriched by the surrounding hinterlands, mountains and spectacular national

parks, all of which are breathtaking.

But the Gold Coast does still have beaches aplenty, over 40 kms stretching from Southport

to Coolangatta on the New South Wales border.

And these beaches are just perfect for surfing.

The Gold Coast also has a cluster of theme parks, Surfers Paradise may well be the most

commercial Beach in Australia.

So beaches, mountains, hinterland, theme parks, canals, surely this has got to be the best

place to live in Australia?

Perhaps, but it is very much a tourist area, and it is also probably one of the most expensive

area in Australia to live in.

It's a close call between it and Sydney.

Being only around 70 kms south of Brisbane, the weather on the Gold Coast is not too dissimilar

from that of the city.

Although it does boast even more sunshine, getting around eight hours each day.

Again, winters are very mild so you can make use of the beaches all year round.

7. Sunshine Coast.

The Sunshine Coast has a population of around 330,000 people , and is an area of Queensland

situated on the eastern coast.

As with the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast is an area with beautiful beaches and stunning

hinterland, all in one.

But if you like your beaches a little quieter, although not too quiet, go Sunshine Coast.

Another world-class attraction not quite within the area, probably about 15 km outside, is

the Australian Zoo, probably one of the best zoos in the world.

The Sunshine Coast may not be as popular as the Gold Coast, but it is less expensive and

still has plenty to offer.

Being so close to Brisbane the weather is very similar to the climate in the city.

So no need to worry about winter and like the Gold Coast, you can use the beaches all

year round.

8. Canberra.

Canberra is the capital of Australian Capital Territory, and the capital of Australia.

It has a population of around 380,000 people, making it the eighth biggest city in Australia.

But it is Australia's biggest inland city.

But if beaches are your thing, don't despair.

You will need to drive for around 150 km, which will take you a couple of hours before

you reach the Tasman Sea on Australia's south east coast.

There you will be able to choose from the beautiful Bateman's Bay, or the nearby beaches

at Durras, Maloney's Beach or Surf Beach.

Canberra's biggest employer, easily, is the federal government.

Unless you are going to be working for them, it's difficult, as far as I can see, to

make a case for moving to Canberra.

Perhaps somebody who does live in Canberra, and loves it there, can get in touch with

me and tell me why I am wrong.

Canberra is distinctly colder than most other major cities in Australia.

Winters really are winters.

Occasionally it snows in Canberra, but not very often.

The nearest ski resort to Canberra is probably Selwyn Snowfields, about 90 kms away.

9. Hobart.

Hobart is the capital of Tasmania, and Australia's second oldest established capital city, behind

Sydney.

It has a population of around 210,000 people, and is on Australia's only island state,

with the city situated about 500 km south of Australian mainland's most southern point,

which is just below Melbourne.

Hobart is a little bit cooler than the rest of Australia.

So if hot, sunny and clear blue skies are your thing, Hobart is probably not for you.

But if you fancy the idea of living in a city that is like living in the countryside all

at once, then Hobart could be your paradise.

To enjoy Hobart to its full, you should really love the sea, sailing, boating and or fishing.

Or you may be content just to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and a quiet coffee in one of the

many seaside cafes and restaurants available to you.

The hottest temperature on record was 40.8°C and the lowest -2.8°C. You won't get as

much sunshine as you would have in many other parts of Australia, but you will get more

than you'd see in the UK.

10. Darwin.

Darwin is the capital of Northern Territory, but it is not very big, being something like

Australia's 16th largest city.

It is located centrally on the northern coast of Australia, so if Australia were of clock,

Darwin would be on the 12.

Darwin, like Perth, is quite isolated.

It is closer to the capital of Indonesia than it is to the capital of Australia.

It's also very close to the equator.

So it's hot!

It's humid!

But if you can stand the heat and humidity, Darwin and the surrounding areas offer the

kind of stunning beauty not easily found anywhere else in the world.

That beauty is enhanced by Darwin's climate which has a "wet season" and a "dry

season".

The climate of Darwin is tropical, that means there is no winter and summer, just wet and

dry.

There are on average 75 rainy days between December and May with a total of over 1300

mm of rain.

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PHYSICIAN SUCCESSFULLY MEASURES THE WEIGHT OF THE HUMAN SOUL - Duration: 3:29.

PHYSICIAN SUCCESSFULLY MEASURES THE WEIGHT OF THE HUMAN SOUL

Many people believe that at the moment a person dies their body becomes lighter as the soul

leaves the body. This would, of course, mean that the soul is a true part of a person and

it has weight to it. One Doctor was so sure of this that he tried to find out the weight

of a soul as that soul left its body by putting a patient who was dying on a scale.

Many religions state that death is not the end; it�s a mere transformation when the

soul leaves the body it takes on a new journey. However the soul is intangible as it is something

that cannot be touched, nor does the soul have a smell, and it cannot be heard. Of course,

without believing that there is a soul, this would mean that dead is actually dead. Dr.

Duncan MacDougall from Massachusetts could not accept that as being reality, and he said

that the soul was material and so it had mass to it. He said that a measurable drop in weight

of a person at the time of their death would be seen, at the moment that the soul left

the body. To prove this, he conducted experiments in 1907. A WEIGHING SCALE FOR THE SOUL The

Doctor wanted to find out if the psychic function continued to exist as a personality or individuality

after the death of the body and brain. To determine this, he made a special bed which

he arranged on a light frame, which he built over a balanced platform beam scale. This

was sensitive down to two-tenths of an ounce. He then watched over six patients, all being

in the end stages of a terminal illness, during and after death. He carefully measured changes

in weight and then eliminated physiological explanations. There was one channel of loss

that the Doctor needed to explore and this was the release of all air in the lungs of

the deceased. He did manage to deal with this and excluded it from his findings, and the

Doctor determined there was a weight loss of three-fourths of an ounce that could not

be explained away. He determined that this weight loss was the soul leaving the body.

HUMANS HAVE SOULS, DOGS DON'T The Doctor repeated the test with 15 dogs, and his conclusion

was that there was no weight loss at the time of death. He firmly believed that this corroborated

his theory that the loss in weight at the time of the death of the people he monitored

was the soul leaving the body and the New York Times published his results. It has to

be said that from a scientific point the experiments of MacDougal actually prove little as there

were some flaws in the way he collected the evidence. However, it does give something

to think about, is there a soul and does the body lose weight upon demise?