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Why do people get fat when they are old?
People get fat when they get older due to many reasons, including sedentary lifestyle, stress or hormonal imbalance.
Chinese patients are the first to be grafted
According to the neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero, the world's first graft surgery will be performed on a Chinese patient.
7 signs of being unwell
Dark urine colors, brittle nails, brittle, poor quality sleep can be a health warning, according to Cheatsheet.
Use a robot to remove objects in the stomach
Researchers have built a micro-robot capable of getting into the stomach to remove foreign objects, such as daisies, that children accidentally swallow.
Kinds of strange allergies
A person may be allergic to dust or pollen, but there are some quite strange allergies such as weather, water and underwear.
The relationship between medicine and color
Hats can be dyed by any of the 80,000 colors combined, but the capsules are only covered with certain colors. So what does the color difference of the pills say?
Pain relievers reduce human empathy
Scientists warn components in painkillers can reduce the ability of others to feel pain whether it is physical or emotional.
How does the brain know that the stomach is full?
The first breakthrough in this issue dates back to the 1990s, when researchers discovered leptin, a hormone secreted by fat cells in the blood to signal the stomach was…
Miraculous mushrooms help treat depression in humans
Scientists found a hallucinogenic compound derived from miraculous fungi that has many therapeutic benefits for patients with depression.
Using indiscriminate antibiotics, 3 seconds of virus will kill 1 person
If humans do not act quickly, one person will be killed by the virus every 20 seconds, the BBC (UK) reported on 19 May.
Common epidemics of summer diseases
Summer easily bursts with many dangerous diseases such as dengue fever, hand, foot and mouth disease, diarrhea, flu, encephalitis ...
What is white blood disease?
White blood disease or leukemia is a cancer of blood cells. This is a malignant blood disease that occurs on all ages but most children.
WHO: First detected African American Zika virus strain in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on May 20 that the Zika virus strain is linked to fetal malformations and neurological disorders that are raging in Latin A…
Be careful when you see your ear showing this sign
If the ear is found with acne, it is a sign that your body is in big trouble.