Health
A series of harms to the body when you leave the light on to sleep
Turning off all lights and drawing curtains before bed can help protect your health, according to a recent Northwestern University study.
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Developing a 'breathing pillow' that helps huggers reduce stress
Holders tend to slow their breathing to synchronize with the breathing of the pillow, thereby feeling more relaxed.
Cancer
Ants can smell the 'smell' of cancer in humans
French scientists have found that ants have the ability to sniff out cancer cells in the human body and could be used to diagnose cancer in the future.
Health
Why does looking at the stripes give us a headache?
One morning when you wake up, you are trying to choose the right clothes to wear, your eyes suddenly stop on the plaid T-shirt you like.
Health
What does sweat say about your health?
Sweating too much, too little or having an unpleasant odor are all signs that your body is having problems, requiring immediate attention and care.
Health
Suffering from a rare disease, the 10-year-old boy often feels hungry despite eating continuously
David - a boy from Singapore, was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome (bulky eating disorder) which makes him always feel hungry no matter how much he eats.
Flu epidemic
New research shows: Having mild Covid-19 can also cause changes in brain structure
This is the first work to use brain scan data (magnetic resonance imaging) of people with Covid-19 before they contracted the virus and several months after.
Health
Good news for coffee 'believers': Avoiding cancer the key lies in temperature
Good news for coffee enthusiasts, temperature is a bigger risk factor than what is consumed itself.
Flu epidemic
Strange phenomenon: Dropping the live SARS-CoV-2 virus into the nose, still not getting Covid-19
A strange phenomenon occurs during the Covid-19 pandemic: some people, despite being in close contact with a positive case, are not infected.
Flu epidemic
New evidence about the origin of Covid-19
New studies support the hypothesis that nCoV originated from animals and spread to humans in late 2019. The epicenter of the outbreak continues to be the Huanan market,…
Health
Man with 'crocodile tears' syndrome cries every time he eats
A Chinese man was recently diagnosed with 'crocodile tear syndrome', a rare medical condition that makes him cry every time he eats.
Health
Entertainment to death - scary prophecy for mankind
'Entertainment to death' is a prophetic look at what will happen when everything becomes an object of entertainment and social networks become a force that can manipulat…
Flu epidemic
How many times can a person get Covid-19 again?
More and more people are re-infected with Covid-19 after only 1-2 months of recovery. Experts emphasize that we can be infected with nCoV many times, and vaccination hel…
Food safety
Why insects could be the key to food security?
Experts at Wageningen University believe that adding insects to the diet can help move the world towards a more sustainable future.
Flu epidemic
Science explains the 'extreme' evolutionary rate of the SARS-CoV-2 mutation
According to scientists, part of the success of this virus strain is its constant self-renewal, which is reflected in the rate of reproduction of a series of new variant…