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I'm usually shorter than my brother
Medicine - Health

I'm usually shorter than my brother

If you have a gut, but especially you, then the risk is that you will be smaller than him, the scientists claim. Research by David Lawson, from the University of London,…

December 14, 2018
Europeans are getting higher and higher
Medicine - Health

Europeans are getting higher and higher

A study by Princeton University (USA) and Munich (Germany) has confirmed that Americans have slower growth height than Europeans.

December 14, 2018
Why do we grow old dwarf go?
Medicine - Health

Why do we grow old dwarf go?

As people age, the height of most people decreases by at least several centimeters compared to the time when they were young. In addition to osteoporosis, there is anoth…

December 14, 2018
Dwarf men are prone to heart disease
Medicine - Health

Dwarf men are prone to heart disease

A study in older men in the UK showed that those who lost at least 2.5 centimeters in height within 20 years would die earlier than others. These people also have a high…

December 14, 2018
High women are easily twins
Medicine - Health

High women are easily twins

A researcher learns about multiple births and claims that long women will be more likely to have twins.

December 14, 2018
Medicine improves height
Medicine - Health

Medicine improves height

Children with heightened growth may be treated by using growth hormones. People who are of normal height should not be greedy to take this medication because of a bad re…

December 14, 2018
Environmental conditions determine human stature
Medicine - Health

Environmental conditions determine human stature

According to Prof. Dr. Ha Huy Khoi, Vice President of VN Nutrition Association, since 2003, average height in Vietnamese people has increased by 3.7 cm (in men) and 4 cm…

December 14, 2018
Nutrition for puberty
Medicine - Health

Nutrition for puberty

Human life has 3 decisive stages for height growth. The fetal stage, if the child is malnourished (SDD) fetus, birth is mild and has lost an opportunity. The second stag…

December 14, 2018
14 years old, 2.06 meters high
Flu epidemic

14 years old, 2.06 meters high

With a height of 2.06m, 14-year-old Elisany Silva in the state of Para in the Amazon forest area, Brazil is one of the tallest young people in the world.

December 14, 2018
Heart-shaped LCD monitor
Computer science

Heart-shaped LCD monitor

NEC technology company has introduced a product with a cute shape with a width of 4 cm, a height of 3.6 cm and a thickness of 2 mm.

December 14, 2018