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Obesity involves restricting the use of seat belts
Obese people tend to buckle up less than others. This is also a rapidly growing problem causing public health risks.
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Benefits of forgetting
From Internet to iPod, technology is supporting rapid advances in memory. The giant magnetism (2007 Nobel Prize in physics) will lead to storage drives that exceed the t…
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Virus helps safe pregnancy
According to an article in Microbiology Today, the DNA sequence in the human genome is derived from an ancient virus infection. It has some surprising effects on the hum…
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The magic of the fingers
Quickly use your fingertips to tap or click on a surface that is essential in everyday life, for example, to pick up small objects or use the iPhone. But researchers at…
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People with blue eyes may have the same ancestors
A group of scientists tracking genetic variations that led to blue eyes concluded the variation occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago. So before this time humans h…
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High doses of vitamin C or E do not reduce Alzheimer's disease
Contrary to the results of previous scientific studies, older adults who took a non-prescription supplement of vitamin E or C did not show signs of reducing the risk of…
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Hot water releases harmful compounds in plastic bottles
According to scientists at the University of Cincinnati (UC), the active ingredient Bisphenol A (BPA) is released from polycarbonate bottles more or less independent of…
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The role of vitamin A and zinc in the treatment of malaria
Does vitamin A and zinc boost children help prevent malaria? A randomized experiment suggested that the answer was
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New discovery about the immune system
A mechanism that regulates the immune system that can cause summer flu and other allergies has recently been discovered by scientists. They hope to find therapies to hel…
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Detecting birth defects from the seventh week
Scientists at the Center for Research, Medicine and Pharmacology (Military Medical Academy) have successfully studied the method of prenatal diagnosis from the 7th week…
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Magnets for pain?
Although no scientific research has yet to provide evidence of the healing power of magnets. But now, the Virgina University study has shown that at least some facts sug…
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Doing night shifts reduces the ability to make fathers
Are you among men who are addicted to night shifts? Are you among those who believe that night work is more effective so you like it? If so, this is the time for you to…
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Bird flu can spread indirectly
H5N1 virus can cling to the ground, or mix in poultry manure, thereby spreading indirectly through humans. It is confirmed in the report published on 16-1 by the World H…
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The twins help find the culprit causing white blood disease
Two 4-year-old girls with identical twins have helped scientists discover breakthroughs in leukemia. Research can provide effective therapies that are less toxic to all…
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Babies who are short when growing up easily commit suicide
Young boys with short bodies in their mothers' womb will have twice the risk of suicide when they reach adulthood, those under 47 cm are at highest risk, Swedish experts…