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10 deaths due to amoeba feeding on the human brain
Human brain amoeba worm killed 10 people in Karachi, Pakistan. While the origin of this brain-eating amoeba has not been clarified, the authorities warn people to use ch…
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New research directions on the effects of Alzheimer's drugs
Scientists grouped Alzheimer's disease into three groups to test the effects of Alzheimer's drugs.
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Nobel Medicine 2012 'paved the way' for incurable diseases
The 2012 Nobel Prize winners for medicine have found single cell cultures and complete tissue cultures, opening a vast prospect to cure incurable diseases for humans, in…
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Hope to live for patients with severe heart failure
Patients with severe heart failure can now improve their lives with functional support for damaged heart parts, even they have the right to hope to continue their lives…
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Carbonated soft drinks harm the heart and eyes
Scientists have discovered many harmful effects of carbonated beverages on the human body. However, the effect of this beverage on children has not been fully understood.
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Prospects for opportunities to recreate human organs
Spiny mice can regenerate lost skin and flesh without scarring, giving hope to find ways to regenerate lost cells and parts of the human body.
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Reverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are common methods used to treat cancer. However, a new study at Harvard Medical School (USA) shows that these methods may lead to unexpect…
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Japan found the structure of anti-HIV protein molecule
A group of Japanese scientists have identified the molecular structure of a protein that blocks the development of the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that opens hope to de…
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A breakthrough in transforming skin cells into brain cells
New Zealand researchers on September 27 claimed to have achieved a global breakthrough in the transformation of skin cells directly into undeveloped brain cells, or neur…
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Find out the molecular relationship with obesity and insulin resistance
US scientists say disabling a new molecule discovered in white fat cells has allowed mice to eat foods high in calories without being obese or suffering from inflammatio…
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Identify corpses by maggots
For the first time, experts can determine the identity of the dead thanks to the gene pattern found in the maggot intestine that grows on the corpse.
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Detecting miscarriage by testing progesterone levels
British scientists found that testing of progesteron levels (female hormones increased during pregnancy) helps determine the ability to hold babies or not, according to…
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Humans can increase life expectancy by viruses
Scientists at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center have announced that they have successfully extended the life of experimental mice by 24%.
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The son's DNA is stored in the mother's brain
Discovery magazine reported that researchers working at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (USA) discovered the brains of some women who had conceived a son containi…
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Detecting Parkinson's disease by phone
A simple phone call can also help us record the first signs of Parkinson's disease by detecting minor changes in the patient's voice several years before more severe sym…