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Decode the mystery of the blue skin
A family in the US state of Kentucky has unusual, blue skin. Their skin color is the subject of many years of mysterious stories that make scientists seek answers.
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The boy has a heart outside his body
Boys Ryan Marquiss, in Pennsylvania (USA), has extremely rare ectopia cordis syndrome, causing his heart to grow only to the left and outside of the body. The incidence…
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Transplantation of biological eye tissue helps blind people see
This is the first time scientists have carried out the experiment of transplanting simulated biological eye tissue on blind people in Australia in early 2013.
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Find the cause of serious diseases
Scientists of human gene mapping have discovered in human bodies about 20 genes and completely activated, opening new research directions on human genome.
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Raise blood vessels
Experts have come up with a more effective way to raise blood vessels in the heart and limbs, an important step in treating heart disease.
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Japan has found a way to cure Parkinson's disease
A research team from the University of Kyoto Medical Institute, Japan, led by Associate Professor Jyun Takahasi, announced the good news for people with Parkinson's dise…
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Use stem cells to restore damage caused by heart attack
The results were drawn from a study conducted by Tim Cedars-Sinai Institute in Los Angeles (USA) that performed more than 25 patients who had had a previous heart attack…
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Difficulty sleeping at young age, memory loss in old age
People who have difficulty sleeping are at risk of memory-related problems when they turn into late age, according to the Daily Mail. Scientists have found that the qual…
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Strange 2 sisters skinned like a snake
Stacey and Emma Picken are the only sisters in the UK diagnosed with rare lamellar ichthyosis, with a worldwide incidence of 1 / 600,000.
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Stickers to monitor stroke patients
For patients with stroke, it is very necessary to be hospitalized under the care of physicians. In the course of treatment, up to one third of patients have a second str…
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Russia successfully tested the vaccine - asking for HIV
The director of the Center for Virus and Biotechnology Research, Vektor (Russia), Alexander Sergeyev on February 6, said that Vektor has just completed a successful clin…
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Baby's design
Scientists want to create babies with 3 parents' DNA to help them not inherit potentially fatal diseases.
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Drinking too much soft drinks is prone to asthma
A recent study shows that drinking too much carbonated beverages will make you more likely to have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to T…
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New technique to help learn about African sleeping sickness
A special genetic tracing technique is bringing new hope to explain why drug treatment is often ineffective for African sleeping sickness, a frightening tropical disease.
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Blood pressure should be measured in both hands
Blood pressure should be measured on both arms because the difference between blood pressure on the left hand and right hand indicates some health problems.