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Use of antioxidants cannot prolong life
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Use of antioxidants cannot prolong life

The vitamin industry has long been famed for its anti-oxidants that improve health by compensating for dietary deficiencies. But synthesizing recent studies does not pro…

December 14, 2018
Potential therapy helps treat diabetes
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Potential therapy helps treat diabetes

Scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have discovered a new signaling pathway between three organs - intestine, brain and liver - that can lower…

December 14, 2018
Scientists use drugs to increase brainpower
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Scientists use drugs to increase brainpower

According to a survey conducted by Nature, the UK's leading scientific newspaper, 20% of scientists admitted to using drugs that boosted mental activity for non-medical…

December 14, 2018
Vietnam tested bird flu vaccine on humans
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Vietnam tested bird flu vaccine on humans

On April 19, at the Military Medical Academy, 30 volunteers were practitioners and cadres of the Military Medical Academy who injected the first H5N1 vaccine produced by…

December 14, 2018
Can diagnose heart disease by saliva
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Can diagnose heart disease by saliva

According to a report by a research group led by the University of Texas (Austin) at the recent American Dental Research Association meeting, heart disease can be diagno…

December 14, 2018
Lack of sleep can cause sleepwalking
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Lack of sleep can cause sleepwalking

According to research by the University of Montreal, sleepwalkers are advised to maintain regular bedtime to avoid unwanted night walks.

December 14, 2018
Mother eating many calories easily born son
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Mother eating many calories easily born son

Maternal nutrition around the time of conception will affect the sex of the child. A new study found that if mothers absorb more calories, along with regular breakfast,…

December 14, 2018
Monitoring heart disease at home
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Monitoring heart disease at home

For months, heart failure patient Huw Jones in East Yorkshire (England) has been monitoring his illness at home without having to go back to the hospital as often. Nearl…

December 14, 2018