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Nigeria has escaped the Ebola epidemic
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Nigeria has escaped the Ebola epidemic

Nigeria has just announced that the country officially escaped Ebola after 6 weeks without new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

December 15, 2018
New hope for people with spinal cord injuries
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New hope for people with spinal cord injuries

For the first time, a patient who is paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury can walk again, after receiving a nose olfactory nerve cell into the spinal column.

December 15, 2018
Learn how Nigeria controls Ebola
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Learn how Nigeria controls Ebola

Nigeria's capital is a major transit center in the region, which can form a favorable environment for the easy spread of Ebola virus.

December 15, 2018
How does stress cause you to age?
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How does stress cause you to age?

Prolonged stress will accelerate the shrinkage of telomere segments (protective caps at the ends of chromosomes), thereby shortening cell life.

December 15, 2018
Common mistakes when eating breakfast
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Common mistakes when eating breakfast

Eating too much at breakfast makes your body sleepy and lazy. Eating food with juice or water will slow down digestion.

December 15, 2018
New method: Remove memories by light
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New method: Remove memories by light

The researchers were able to erase the memory in mice with a beam of light in an attempt to discover how memory was recorded and thereby find ways to control them.

December 15, 2018