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Detecting genes important in healing heart damage
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Detecting genes important in healing heart damage

Researchers from the University of Bologna (Italy), part of an international team, have discovered a gene that is important in the healing of heart damage after a heart…

August 13, 2022
Human egg cells can live up to 50 years
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Human egg cells can live up to 50 years

Human eggs can last for a long time. When a girl is born, the reproductive system has developed all the eggs the girl will have for the rest of her life.

August 2, 2022
What is Asperger's syndrome?
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What is Asperger's syndrome?

Asperger's syndrome is a form of autism. Since 2013, all forms of autism are collectively known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

July 29, 2022