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Economic recovery helps Americans improve health
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Economic recovery helps Americans improve health

The economic recovery and the reduction of unemployment in January 2012 raised the level of optimism and trust of Americans about current life and future plans. This hel…

December 14, 2018
Drug addiction also carries genetic factors
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Drug addiction also carries genetic factors

Previous research has shown these differences, but it is unclear how the brain is destroyed by addiction and the reason why it is easier for them to get into addiction t…

December 14, 2018
Strange 2 sisters skinned like a snake
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Strange 2 sisters skinned like a snake

Stacey and Emma Picken are the only sisters in the UK diagnosed with rare lamellar ichthyosis, with a worldwide incidence of 1 / 600,000.

December 14, 2018
Stickers to monitor stroke patients
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Stickers to monitor stroke patients

For patients with stroke, it is very necessary to be hospitalized under the care of physicians. In the course of treatment, up to one third of patients have a second str…

December 14, 2018
Diabetic mother, child at risk of birth defects
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Diabetic mother, child at risk of birth defects

The risk of congenital malformations of a baby increases 4 times if the woman has diabetes. These defects include congenital heart disease or spina bifida. Both type 1 d…

December 14, 2018
Anti-breast cancer drugs reduce bone density
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Anti-breast cancer drugs reduce bone density

The study, published in the online journal The Lancet Oncology on February 6, shows that the topical form of Exemestane, now widely used to prevent breast cancer in meno…

December 14, 2018
5 most regretful thing of dying people
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5 most regretful thing of dying people

Regret being too engrossed with work but forget about your own happiness; too cowardly to live as much as I want; for not keeping in touch with friends ... is something…

December 14, 2018
Wine made from meteorites 4.5 million years old
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Wine made from meteorites 4.5 million years old

Meteorito is a wine made from the famous grape Cabernet Sauvignon and meteorite 4.5 million years old. The bottle maker is Ian Hutcheon, who runs a vineyard and an astro…

December 14, 2018
Baby's design
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Baby's design

Scientists want to create babies with 3 parents' DNA to help them not inherit potentially fatal diseases.

December 14, 2018
Drinking too much soft drinks is prone to asthma
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Drinking too much soft drinks is prone to asthma

A recent study shows that drinking too much carbonated beverages will make you more likely to have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to T…

December 14, 2018