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Sensors detect copper in the body
Medicine - Health

Sensors detect copper in the body

Just one drop of serum, the sensor can detect the existence of excessive allowed copper by displaying a light pink color.

December 15, 2018
BPA is related to asthma
Medicine - Health

BPA is related to asthma

US researchers have documented an association between early exposure to bisphenol A - the chemical used to coat inside plastic products and metal food containers, with a…

December 14, 2018
Quiet assassin from mercury-contaminated fish
Medicine - Health

Quiet assassin from mercury-contaminated fish

According to the report of the Institute of Biodiversity and International Coalition of environmental campaign groups in December 2012, mercury pollution in fisheries is…

December 14, 2018
Use magnets for healing
Medicine - Health

Use magnets for healing

Scientists at Yonsei University, South Korea are looking to use magnets as a remote control to make metal particles capable of destroying cells.

December 14, 2018
New effect of banana peel
Medicine - Health

New effect of banana peel

Chemical expert Gustavo Castro and colleagues at the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) claim that chopped banana peels work better than some other materials in separating…

December 14, 2018
There are carcinogens in the cup
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There are carcinogens in the cup

Many glass cups with pictures of famous cartoon characters for children contain 1,000 times higher lead levels than allowed, ...

December 14, 2018