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Garlic against infection in children
A new study from Canadian scientists shows that garlic contains compounds that help prevent the risk of children from food contamination, particularly from formula.
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Gene regulates negative reactions in humans
Canadian scientists have recently discovered a gene that can make people look more negative than others.
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Children 7 months old can learn bilingual
French and Canadian researchers say that children from 7 months old can learn and understand 2 languages, although their grammatical structures are very different.
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The new 'glued' glue is weakened by blood vessels
Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Canada created a gel based on mussels' ability to cling to rocks. This gel can be used to strengthen weakened blood ve…
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Canana warns of the risk of eating raw shellfish
According to Xinhua, the British Columbia Center for Disease Control (BCCDC), in western Canada, warned the public about the risk of disease related to eating raw or und…
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Severe flu can increase the risk of Parkinson's syndrome
Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Canada have published a study on the Movement Disorders page, people with severe flu will have a double rate of Parkin…
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The rats are prostrate and have a human immune system
A research group led by Dr. Megan Sykes of Columbia University Medical Center has successfully created a human immune mouse, a type of mouse that helps the infected host…
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The development of Alzheimer's as a contagious disease
The findings of scientists from Columbia University Medical Center (USA) have published in online magazine PloS One that Alzheimer's disease spreads from one part of the…
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Concentrated injections will help effectively detoxify
Canadian scientists said that drug addicts participating in public and supervised injecting centers would be more likely to give up the substance than sneaky injecting d…
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Detecting new viruses that are lethal
Researchers at Columbia University (USA) yesterday announced the discovery of a new virus lethal in South Africa.
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Biological eyes bring light to the blind
Dr. Kristina Narfstrom, an eye specialist at Missouri-Columbia University (USA), placed silicon chips in the eyes of cats that were almost blinded by a form of macular d…
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Anoxic brain due to stroke can lead to Alzheimer's disease
Experts at the University of British Columbia (Canada) have just discovered how heart disease or stroke can trigger Alzheimer's disease. Both diseases lead to a reductio…
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Detection of enzymes that help treat Alzheimer's disease
US scientists have discovered an enzyme that can heal brain cells with Alzheimer's disease - a dementia. The Columbia University team named the enzyme Uch-L1.
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The time between two pregnancies affects infant health
Columbia researchers analyzed the profiles of pregnant women around the world between 1966 and 2006. They found that women were pregnant with their second child before 1…
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Discovering the key gene causes vision impairment
Scientists at New York University, Columbia, USA reported three-quarters of vision impairment in the elderly - a major cause of blindness caused by two genes.