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Early puberty, the child is easily obese
The age at which a girl has her first period may help predict the risk of obesity among her children later on. Research on 6,000 children in the UK shows that babies wit…
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Older parents have a higher risk of having children with autism
That's the result of an American study conducted at the Kaiser Permanent Medical Center in Oakland. The author, Dr. Lisa Croen and colleagues, followed children born bet…
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Infants have the ability to detect 'unrealistic' objects at a very young age
If you've ever been fascinated by MC Escher drawings, draw staircases that don't lead anywhere or a waterfall that starts and ends the flow in the same place, which mean…
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Zinc may play a key role in eye disease
Research shows that zinc may play a role in the development of a common cause of blindness. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in o…
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Be careful when using toothpaste for children
Although it is necessary for oral health, fluoride - the ingredient in toothpaste - results in the opposite if used too much for children under 6 years of age.
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Parents live long, children are less likely to have heart disease
If your parents live up to 85 years of age or more, you will not only inherit
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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…
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Lonely people are prone to dementia
Those who live alone will be able to develop Alzheimer's disease twice as often as they age in old age. The results came from research on 800 elderly patients lasting fo…
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Reduce memory in older people: things to know
Memory impairment (SGTN), the final consequence is dementia, which is less of a concern in developing countries. This comes from the view that old age must be forgotten,…
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Why do South Asians suffer more heart attacks?
South Asians make up a quarter of the world's population. Researchers already know that South Asians tend to have heart attacks at a younger age than those from the rest…
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UNICEF: Every day the world has 1,000 children under the age of 15 infected with HIV / AIDS
Although progress has been made in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV / AIDS, more than 1,000 children worldwide have been infected with this deadly virus ev…
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Foreign language 'hold' dementia
Age of dementia in speakers of at least two languages in daily life and work is up to 4 years higher than people who use only one language, Canadian scientists claim.
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Sexual problems in men after age 50
Medically, at the age of 50 there are important biological changes and the beginning of the pathogens that appear. Chronic diseases are more evident, habits such as drin…
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More than 75% of Vietnamese people aged 18-34 years have tooth decay
The latest data from the National Institute of Dentistry shows that the rate of permanent tooth decay in Vietnam is quite high and increases with age. Specifically, the…
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Cure diabetes according to traditional medicine
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder - one of the diseases of the age group (diabetes, cardiovascular, obesity ...). Diabetes has been around for a long time, but has increa…