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Practice diving to get calm
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Practice diving to get calm

Scientists from St Petersburg (Russia) have come up with a new method to reduce stress and boost the immune system.

December 15, 2018
New hope in treating radiation-infected patients
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New hope in treating radiation-infected patients

Exposure to high levels of radiation due to exposure to radioactive substances leaking from a nuclear power plant or from an atomic bomb explosion often causes serious d…

December 15, 2018
Relieve pain with Fireactiv patch
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Relieve pain with Fireactiv patch

According to the Daily Mail, the patch contains ceramic ice crystals (bioceramic), a compound that works to increase the temperature in tissues without using batteries o…

December 15, 2018
Measles virus can cure cancer?
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Measles virus can cure cancer?

Researchers have just revealed evidence of a clinical trial for new cancer treatments, using specially modified large amounts of measles virus.

December 15, 2018
New life on earth
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New life on earth

Scientists have created the first 'semi-artificial' microorganism with genetic code that is completely different from the rest of life on earth.

December 15, 2018
Use 'sex virus' to kill brain tumors
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Use 'sex virus' to kill brain tumors

Harvard researchers (USA) have discovered an effective new method to treat brain tumors: using the virus to cause blisters to attack the tumor.

December 15, 2018
Breeding human cartilage in the laboratory
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Breeding human cartilage in the laboratory

For the first time, scientists have successfully cultured human cartilage in the laboratory thanks to stem cells taken from adipose tissue.

December 15, 2018
Beware of dengue
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Beware of dengue

Although compared to the same period in 2013, the number of dengue cases in the world did not increase, but in some localities, the disease tends to grow quickly.

December 15, 2018
Create sperm from skin cells
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Create sperm from skin cells

US scientists can create early-stage sperm from skin cells, opening a new hope for treating male infertility.

December 15, 2018