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In 3011 Japan will no longer have children?
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In 3011 Japan will no longer have children?

Japanese researchers on May 11 announced a population meter, which suggests that people in the country could theoretically become extinct within 1,000 years due to decli…

December 14, 2018
New therapy, effective in cancer treatment
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New therapy, effective in cancer treatment

In Medicine, drugs used in chemotherapy are known to prevent rapid division of cancer cells, but they are also the culprits that damage healthy tissue, especially marrow…

December 14, 2018
Eating a lot of meat reduces life expectancy
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Eating a lot of meat reduces life expectancy

Eating meat regularly, though not much, increases the risk of premature death. That is the conclusion of an elaborate study of American scientists, Institute of Nutritio…

December 14, 2018
Spices most murderous in the world?
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Spices most murderous in the world?

'Salt - when added to food - is the main cause of hypertension, and hypertension is the cause of millions of deaths worldwide,' said Professor Graham MacGregor of Queen…

December 14, 2018
Urine is good for the health drink?
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Urine is good for the health drink?

Centuries ago, urine became a popular health drink and was considered an effective treatment. Normally, urine is sterile (unless you have a kidney disease). In the past,…

December 14, 2018
Home HIV testing equipment is coming soon
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Home HIV testing equipment is coming soon

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on May 11, it is considering adopting a decision to permit the circulation of OraQuick HIV In-Home testing tools - to help…

December 14, 2018
Eating lots of fresh fish helps prevent cancer
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Eating lots of fresh fish helps prevent cancer

People who eat a lot of fish will have a lower risk of colon cancer and even colorectal cancer, according to an analysis of 41 studies around the world by Chinese scient…

December 14, 2018
Australia tested frozen blood at the hospital
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Australia tested frozen blood at the hospital

Frozen blood products that have been successfully used to treat injured soldiers in Afghanistan will be put to the test in Australian hospitals to improve the effectiven…

December 14, 2018
New findings on the effects of depression
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New findings on the effects of depression

Dr. Deborah E. Barnes of the University of California, San Francisco (USA) and colleagues examined medical data of 13,535 people and examined symptoms of depression in m…

December 14, 2018
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A group of British scientists have discovered the cause of increased pain and temperature sensitivity of diabetic patients, promising a new treatment for the side effect…

December 14, 2018
ATM genetic testing helps predict breast cancer
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ATM genetic testing helps predict breast cancer

A recent British study found that the status of an ATM gene is linked to the risk of human breast cancer. By blood test, scientists can know the abnormal changes of this…

December 14, 2018
Synthesis of substances that can replace DNA
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Synthesis of substances that can replace DNA

In the latest issue of the American Journal of Digital Science, researchers from the Molecular Biology Laboratory - the British Medical Research Commission have revealed…

December 14, 2018
Discovered many new genes related to osteoporosis
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Discovered many new genes related to osteoporosis

One of the largest genetic studies of scientists from the Diamantina Institute, Queensland, Australia, has discovered double the number of genes that are involved or cau…

December 14, 2018