Interstitium

Scientists Just Discovered A New Human Organ. It Might Be The Biggest One.

Edited by Amrita Ray

Interstitium would be the 80th organ in the human body and probably the biggest one as it is a part of the entire body.

Interstitium may play a crucial role in helping cancer spread in the body

New Delhi: An organ has been identified by scientists which might be the "biggest organ" in the human body. Interstitium was earlier thought to be widespread, fluid-filled spaces within and between tissues all over the body. A study published by Nature is the first to identify these compartments collectively as a new organ.

Interstitium would be the 80th organ in the human body. Before the study, it was thought that the connective tissue underneath the skin and lining other organs was a dense layer.

The study shows that the new human organ is actually a network of compartments filled with liquid. According to experts, these interstitial spaces are organized by a collagen "mesh" and can shrink and expand "and may thus serve as shock absorbers."

They also say that insterstitum spaces may play a crucial role in helping cancer spread to different parts of the body making it metastatic. Metastasis is the medical term for cancer that spreads to a different part of the body from where it started.

When cancer enters this layer, in the skin or in the viscera, it is then that it starts spreading to other parts of the body.

Interstitial tissue and interstitial fluid were a known phenomenon. However, doctors say that its functionality had been underestimated. The new study provides fresh insights into the previously unrecognised feature of the body.

The human body has been studied through the ages. Till now, it was an established fact that it consisted of 79 organs. The most surprising aspect of this discovery is that it remained unknown for so many years.

An introduction to Workplace Anger Management

What to do, when things don’t work out in our favor!

As issues in personal and professional life take toll on our temperaments, Anger Management at your Workplace is crucial to keep yourself steady on the corporate ladder. These issues could be due to a competitive colleague, a hypercritic boss, deferred promotion, transfer, low pay package, or personal issues like divorce, marital disharmony, financial issues, ailments, etc. The issues are plenty, and when things don’t work out in our favor, we get engulfed with feelings of anxiety, depression and anger. 

On one hand, these feelings when suppressed, breed within us and end up causing serious health issues like chronic anxiety, depression, high blood pressure or heart ailments; while on the other hand, if taken out as it is, can make us look unprofessional and wreak havoc in our career graph.

Thereby, dealing with your anger in the right way is utmost important for your mental, physical as well as professional well being. Here are a few ways to manage anger at workplace:

1. Do not suppress your anger or resentment, rather introspect and reflect over the incident or situation that makes you angry, and whether the incident deserves such an angry reaction or not. This way you can reduce the frequency of anger in the long run.

2. Indulge in healthy habits like exercising, getting to bed in time, as a healthy body’s adverse response to anger is less likely.

3. Don’t fret over things that are not under your control or things that you can’t change no matter how hard you try,

4. In case you have serious anger management issues check and get in touch with either Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that your company has or get professional help from a therapist or counselor. 

5. Lastly, to control that sudden burst of anger, try deep breathing, say a calming word like ‘calm down’ or ‘relax’ to yourself, count backwards from 10, close your eyes and try to relax your muscles. Remember, self-control is the first step towards a successful career.