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Big heads are signs of autism
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Big heads are signs of autism

Children with autism have higher growth hormone levels, explaining why they often have larger heads. Children with this disease are also heavier than others without dise…

December 14, 2018
Middle-aged women are more prone to stroke than men
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Middle-aged women are more prone to stroke than men

A new study shows that many middle-aged women are more likely to have a stroke than men. Researchers say big heart and heart disease may be the reason for the stroke in…

December 14, 2018
Pregnant women with high blood sugar, fetus at risk
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Pregnant women with high blood sugar, fetus at risk

Pregnant women with higher blood sugar index during pregnancy, the more likely the baby is to suffer from diseases such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. Thi…

December 14, 2018
Eating green tomatoes is easy to poison
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Eating green tomatoes is easy to poison

Georges Washington - America's first president - was poisoned by the conspiracy chef by cooking him a dish with ... green tomatoes.

December 14, 2018
Wave of new generation of cancer treatment drugs
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Wave of new generation of cancer treatment drugs

Medical researchers in the US are optimistic about the new generation of cancer-based drugs that are primarily composed of heat shock protein inhibitors HSP-90 capable o…

December 14, 2018
Measure blood sugar with light
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Measure blood sugar with light

Scientists have successfully tested 2 types of infrared glucose measuring devices. The introduction of these types of devices provides additional options for doctors and…

December 14, 2018
1 year old like stuff 80
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1 year old like stuff 80

The extremely rare Progeria disease causes newborn babies to age with tremendous speed. For every 8 million children born in the world, one will encounter this evil dise…

December 14, 2018
A mother born 5
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A mother born 5

A 32-year-old Afghan woman gave birth to four boys and a girl yesterday. This is a rare birth in this country.

December 14, 2018
Testing gene therapy for Parkinson's disease
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Testing gene therapy for Parkinson's disease

US researchers at Cornell University in New York have conducted a first trial of gene therapy in 11 Parkinson's patients and have achieved encouraging results.

December 14, 2018
Canada studies glaucoma
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Canada studies glaucoma

A Canadian study first identified a range of factors that help prevent glaucoma, an eye disease that attacks nearly 67 million people worldwide.

December 14, 2018
Encephalitis spikes
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Encephalitis spikes

From June 22 to 26, the number of patients with encephalitis must be hospitalized at the National Hospital of Pediatrics suddenly increased by 200%. The hot summer month…

December 14, 2018
'Diet Plate': Eating plate to prevent obesity
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'Diet Plate': Eating plate to prevent obesity

Canadian scientists have successfully tested 'Diet Plate' - a special type of plate that helps obese and diabetic patients not only lose weight safely, but also need les…

December 14, 2018
10 reasons to drink water daily
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10 reasons to drink water daily

Two-thirds of the adult body is water. A person with a body weight of 68 kg has 38 liters of water, of which 23-26% is in cells, 7.5% in the surrounding environment and…

December 14, 2018