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Reduce fat with anti-hunger tablets
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Reduce fat with anti-hunger tablets

Italian scientists have created a pill that can expand in the abdomen, making users feel full. It's like eating a big bowl of noodles and being able to resist hunger for…

December 14, 2018
New hope for people with HIV / AIDS
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New hope for people with HIV / AIDS

According to the Science magazine, German researchers at the Max Planck Institute and Heinrich -Pette Institute have developed an enzyme capable of removing HIV-infected…

December 14, 2018
Do not chew gum for more than 15 minutes
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Do not chew gum for more than 15 minutes

Chewing gum regularly can help increase saliva production, clean the oral cavity and teeth. But experts recommend against chewing gum as a 'trendy', especially when chew…

December 14, 2018
Highly respectable women
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Highly respectable women

Yao Defen was born on July 15, 1972 in China to be the tallest woman in the world. She is 2.36m tall and weighs 200kg although this has not been confirmed by the world r…

December 14, 2018
How do twins form?
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How do twins form?

By special computer software, people have taken pictures continuously (every 2 minutes) for 33 large embryos and for the first time recorded the early development of twi…

December 14, 2018
Drugs help people forget
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Drugs help people forget

Do you have painful memories that you never want to remember? A new drug being developed can help you erase bad memories in the brain.

December 14, 2018
Breeding sperm for infertile men
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Breeding sperm for infertile men

With only 3 or 4 sperms, scientists can duplicate countless enough to help infertile men have children. This prospect is wide open after success on the mouse.

December 14, 2018
The first birth from an unmarried oocyte
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The first birth from an unmarried oocyte

Dr. Hananel Holzer of McGill Hospital (Canada) has said that he has performed the first birth of a baby girl from a mature sexual (oocyte) cell. Three other pregnancies…

December 14, 2018
Yawn cooling the brain
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Yawn cooling the brain

Someone looks impolite when they open their mouths to yawn, but that's when the body is looking for ways to help you stay awake. Psychologists have investigated 44 stude…

December 14, 2018
Detection of genes involved in asthma in children
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Detection of genes involved in asthma in children

A gene that greatly increases the risk of asthma in children has just been discovered in a large study by scientists in 5 countries. This finding may lead to a new thera…

December 14, 2018
Emergency care when a child is bitten by a snake
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Emergency care when a child is bitten by a snake

First, quickly lay the child down and lie down to slow the spread of the snake venom. After that, wash the bite with water as much as possible to remove the venom. If th…

December 14, 2018