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Drinking black tea prevents heart disease
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Drinking black tea prevents heart disease

Tea is a popular drink of many peoples in the world. Especially in Asian countries, people consider enjoying it an artistic pastime. A recent study found that drinking b…

December 14, 2018
Detox from cocaine by laser
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Detox from cocaine by laser

The work of Swiss scientists recently published in Nature has opened a new direction for cocaine detoxification.

December 14, 2018
Mobile phones help diagnose diseases
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Mobile phones help diagnose diseases

Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration adopted an application of smart phones, which helps check blood glucose levels and monitor high blood pressure. Th…

December 14, 2018
Control the sperm's gene
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Control the sperm's gene

Scientists at the Australian National University have discovered the mechanism of activating genes involved in differentiating cells. Thus, it is possible to cure infert…

December 14, 2018
'Look' brain catches cheating
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'Look' brain catches cheating

Within 10 years, brain scans will be able to identify fraudulent benefits and assess whether an individual is in real pain or just pretending, according to Top News.

December 14, 2018
'Breeding' sausages in test tubes
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'Breeding' sausages in test tubes

A Dutch professor announced in 2012, for the first time in the world people will produce sausages in the laboratory.

December 14, 2018
Yellow hair turns green after bathing
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Yellow hair turns green after bathing

Many residents in a southern Swedish town were frightened when their beautiful blond hair suddenly turned into green ... after bathing.

December 14, 2018
Prospects to manufacture drugs
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Prospects to manufacture drugs

Both the human brain and the rat brain produce a gene called PKR when the onset of senile dementia (Alzheimer's disease).

December 14, 2018
Using stem cells to treat genetic anemia
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Using stem cells to treat genetic anemia

A group of scientists from many Chinese medical institutions and universities are conducting research on a new way to treat thalassemia in alpha form, a form of heredita…

December 14, 2018
Canned foods increase the risk of cancer
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Canned foods increase the risk of cancer

A new study by the Breast Cancer Foundation (Australia) found that the level of toxicity of Bisphenol A, often abbreviated as BPA, in many canned foods sold in the count…

December 14, 2018