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Red wine is good for lazy people
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Red wine is good for lazy people

Scientists have found that red wine is good for astronauts and those who are lazy because the resveratrol in this alcoholic beverage helps prevent negative effects ...

December 14, 2018
Women with long legs are more prone to cancer?
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Women with long legs are more prone to cancer?

Women with a height of about 1.75m often have a higher risk of cancer than women only about 1.5m tall. This is the result of the latest research conducted by scientists…

December 14, 2018
Identify 2 new bases in DNA structure
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Identify 2 new bases in DNA structure

For decades, scientists have known that DNA is structured by four basic base units - adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine.

December 14, 2018
Russia discussed the ban on energy drinks
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Russia discussed the ban on energy drinks

Russian national Duma is discussing the issue of whether to ban energy drinks that many experts believe are related to many deaths of users ...

December 14, 2018
New therapy helps pregnant women not get infections
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New therapy helps pregnant women not get infections

Researchers working at the School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA, have identified the basic mechanism of physiological immunosuppression that can lead to new…

December 14, 2018
The boy has 34 fingers and legs in India
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The boy has 34 fingers and legs in India

A boy in India broke the world record after being born with a total of 34 fingers and toes. The previous record belongs to the Chinese baby with 15 fingers and 16 toes.

December 14, 2018
Passive smoking reduces hearing
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Passive smoking reduces hearing

In the myriad of harms that my father sucks, I have added a dangerous effect of passive smoking, which is to reduce the hearing loss of adolescents.

December 14, 2018
Suffering causes outbreaks of salmonella in the US?
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Suffering causes outbreaks of salmonella in the US?

The US health agency has just advised people not to eat papaya from Texas distributor Agromod Produce, after the company's product is suspected of being involved in salm…

December 14, 2018
The mutant child shocked in England
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The mutant child shocked in England

Alfie Clamp, a 2-year-old boy who suffered a very severe form of disability that shocked even the top medical scientists in England.

December 14, 2018