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Infection with less pesticides, brain damage
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Infection with less pesticides, brain damage

Infection with small amounts of organophosphates in pesticides can still cause long-term damage to the brain. Specifically, these chemicals can reduce memory and ability…

December 14, 2018
Sleep apnea causes brain damage
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Sleep apnea causes brain damage

Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA-USA) on December 4 published a survey showing that women with respiratory obstruction during sleep are at h…

December 14, 2018
The oldest person in the world died
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The oldest person in the world died

The oldest woman in the world, Mrs. Besse Cooper died at the age of 116. Her grandmother was a Tennessee teacher.

December 14, 2018
Green coffee helps to lose weight
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Green coffee helps to lose weight

Scientists at the University of Scranton (USA) have shown the latest evidence that green (unroasted) coffee beans can help significantly reduce body weight in people.

December 14, 2018
Reduce cough with chocolate
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Reduce cough with chocolate

According to scientists, the compound in cocoa has been shown to reduce acute and chronic cough symptoms.

December 14, 2018
Healing of corneal lesions with contact devices
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Healing of corneal lesions with contact devices

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have developed a method of implanting a contact device into the eye for patients with corneal lesions. This new technique can h…

December 14, 2018
Cure flu with beer
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Cure flu with beer

Japanese researchers have shown that beer can help treat colds and some respiratory diseases.

December 14, 2018
Kill cancer cells with cold nitrogen
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Kill cancer cells with cold nitrogen

Israeli scientists have successfully developed cryoablation, using supercooled temperatures to destroy tumors.

December 14, 2018
Create brain cells from urine
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Create brain cells from urine

The water that humans throw out of their bodies daily can become a source of brain cells for scientific research.

December 14, 2018
Miraculous death through HIV virus
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Miraculous death through HIV virus

Novartis is betting $ 20 million on a strange cancer treatment. Although hard to believe, it seems that this therapy saved a 6-year-old girl in the United States, the Ne…

December 14, 2018
The boy is allergic to Christmas
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The boy is allergic to Christmas

For most children, December is a time to look forward to, when they are involved in decorating the Christmas tree, immersed in cake gifts and enjoying the jubilant Chris…

December 14, 2018