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Cure blindness by transplanting germ cells
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Cure blindness by transplanting germ cells

British scientists are planning to use germ cells (in the spinal cord) to cure blindness. This is good news for those patients who still think it cannot be cured. The fi…

December 14, 2018
Shark fin is harmful to health
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Shark fin is harmful to health

Contrary to popular belief, shark fins have very little nutritional value and can even be harmful to long-term health because they contain large amounts of mercury.

December 14, 2018
Find substances that enhance memory
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Find substances that enhance memory

Epicatechin - chemicals in chocolate, tea, grapes and blueberries can help boost memory, it is reported by researchers at the Salk Institute (California, USA published i…

December 14, 2018
Play music with the nose
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Play music with the nose

An electronic device that allows playing music with the tip of the brain will help those with cerebral palsy have the opportunity to enjoy and create music. The program…

December 14, 2018
Red grapefruit juice added the most
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Red grapefruit juice added the most

Red grapefruit juice provides more nutrients per calorie unit than any other pure fruit juice. A new study of popular American fruit juices has shown that.

December 14, 2018
Super TB XDR TB - worrying new plague
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Super TB XDR TB - worrying new plague

Last week, US President G. Bush ordered special segregation of an American citizen after the patient went to Canada and Europe by plane. This citizen is infected with a…

December 14, 2018
IPods change the heart rate
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IPods change the heart rate

The iPod music player makes the pacemaker work poorly in 50% of heart attack patients, according to a study by an Okemos high school student in Michigan (USA), presented…

December 14, 2018
Producing artificial meat from ... stem cells
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Producing artificial meat from ... stem cells

No need for livestock and no need for slaughterhouses ... Dutch scientists are experimenting to produce pork from ... stem cells! This study aims to replace meat from ca…

December 14, 2018
Woke up after 19 years of coma
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Woke up after 19 years of coma

A Polish railway worker fell into a trance after being hit by a train in 1988 after waking up after 19 years. The 65-year-old Jan Grzebski confided to Polish TV that he…

December 14, 2018
Pesticides increase the risk of Parkinson's disease
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Pesticides increase the risk of Parkinson's disease

A team of Scottish researchers at the University of Aberdeen has demonstrated an association between exposure to pesticides and the risk of Parkinson's disease, also kno…

December 14, 2018
Arsenic helps prolong life for leukemia patients
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Arsenic helps prolong life for leukemia patients

According to a new study presented in Chicago (USA), arsenic, a well-known toxin, has the potential to prolong the lives of patients with chronic leukemia, a rare form o…

December 14, 2018
Sex in love
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Sex in love

If you think it's impossible

December 14, 2018
A case of 'rebirth' of ... Heck
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A case of 'rebirth' of ... Heck

Liam Hoekstra hung his legs in the cloth, wished his head to the ground and gently carried out the stretching exercise in the air, the flap fell to reveal the solid bell…

December 14, 2018