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The gene role in Romeo conflict - Juliet
Medicine - Health

The gene role in Romeo conflict - Juliet

Scientists strive to understand the cause behind the prolonged conflict between parents and their children around choosing a partner.

December 14, 2018
Strange girl: Never knows pain
Medicine - Health

Strange girl: Never knows pain

A girl who could not feel pain, urged scientists to learn about a gene mutation that affects how we perceive pain.

December 14, 2018
New hope for patients with heart attack
Medicine - Health

New hope for patients with heart attack

Canadian researchers have begun an experiment to use genetically modified stem cells to aid in the treatment of heart muscle damage in patients with heart attacks.

December 14, 2018
The prospect of extending human life by 16 years
Medicine - Health

The prospect of extending human life by 16 years

By acting on a gene, scientists can increase the average mouse life to an additional 20%. If this method is applied, the average life expectancy of humans can increase b…

December 14, 2018
Men are 11cm taller from the 1870s
Medicine - Health

Men are 11cm taller from the 1870s

Accordingly, for British men, the average height at the age of 21 increased from 1m67 in 1871 to 1m77 in the period 1971-1975.

December 14, 2018
The mystery of immortal human body cells
Medicine - Health

The mystery of immortal human body cells

Scientists discovered that cells extracted from the body of a poor black woman who died of cancer in the United States in 1951 were the first human cells to grow indefin…

December 14, 2018