Our skulls are growing new bones! It’s true. A new bony protrusion has appeared on x rays of skulls, and the guess was that it was happening mostly in teens, as reported in a Scientific Reports article by some Australian researchers. The possible cause? Tilting our heads down too much when looking at our devices.
Looking down used to be a cultural sign of submission, because one did not look others in the eye if they were of a lower class or being subjugated in some other way. Now we look down chronically as we watch cat videos or text our every move to our friends.
This is nothing to panic about, however. The growths show up in people of all ages, including the elderly, and with our bones regenerating periodically, teens with growth spurts are bound to have bone spurs here and there. I had one in my shoulder which incapacitated me for a while until anti-inflammatories and a cortisone shot killed the problem. It’s not a big deal.
What is a big deal is how much we look down, when we should ideally be looking up at everybody and everything. And yes, keep drinking your milk.
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