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The health reasons behind players' rude habits on the pitch
Athletes often spit because their saliva thickens when they play sports.
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How does chronic anxiety damage the heart?
Anxiety is the body's natural response to life's dangers.
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Green apples or red apples, which is the best choice for your body?
Did you know that the color of apples affects their nutritional value? Let's explore the surprising health benefits of different types of apples.
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How to detect and treat botulinum poisoning?
Botulinum poisoning is usually diagnosed through analysis of stool and vomit samples and treated with antitoxin, antibiotics, or a ventilator.
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Gene discovered that makes it easier to have a baby girl
A large new analysis suggests some people carry a gene variant that makes them more likely to have daughters than sons.
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WHO urges to stay away from these 3 cooking oils if you want to protect your liver
Diet has a huge impact on liver health. The way you use cooking oil also plays an important role.
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Loneliness makes us prone to nightmares
New research in the US shows that feeling lonely not only affects mental and physical health, but is also linked to nightmares.
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How are freckles different from melasma?
Freckles can appear from a young age, individually, while melasma is often caused by aging, in patches of different sizes, colors, and depths.
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Animals that cause many cases of rabies in humans you should know
Dogs, cats, monkeys, rats, and bats are recorded to cause many cases of rabies in humans in Vietnam and globally.
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The surprising health benefits of taro
Taro is a plant of the genus Colocasia, family Araceae, distributed mainly in South Central Asia, the Malay Peninsula and India. Over time, this plant was brought to Sou…
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How important are micronutrients to the human body?
Micronutrients are substances that the body only needs in very small amounts but play a very important role. When lacking, it will lead to serious effects on the body.
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Wild thorny fruit was once hated for being poisonous, but now it has become a 'gold mine' sought after by many people.
Both thorny and poisonous, why is this fruit now so incredibly expensive?
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Brain mapping - a milestone in neurobiological research
The study details more than 50 million connections between more than 139,000 neurons — brain cells that are commonly used in neurobiological studies — of fruit flies.
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Gene discovered that causes rare genetic eye disease
Scientists and experienced doctors have discovered that the UBAP1L gene is associated with different forms of retinal dystrophy, including macular hole disease, cone and…
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What is ethylene oxide in instant noodles?
Ethylene oxide (also known as oxirane and epoxide) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C2H4O, commonly found as a colorless and highly flammable gas.