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The woman sees everything upside down
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The woman sees everything upside down

The television of Bojana Danilovic, a woman in Serbia, was hung upside down because she could not watch the show if it was hung in a normal position.

December 14, 2018
Down syndrome increases the risk of dementia
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Down syndrome increases the risk of dementia

US and Argentinian scientists say people with Down syndrome have a higher risk of developing other diseases, such as dementia, according to UPI news agency.

December 14, 2018
Experimental treatment of aging improvement
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Experimental treatment of aging improvement

It is possible that someday older people will have the opportunity to apply a new therapy of American scientists to return to adolescence.

December 14, 2018
Find out how to slow down the aging process
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Find out how to slow down the aging process

Scientists in Hong Kong have outlined a formula that can slow down the aging process in mice (a finding published in the December issue of Cell Metabolism) hopes to repl…

December 14, 2018
New measures to diagnose Down syndrome in the fetus
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New measures to diagnose Down syndrome in the fetus

According to a reporter in Tokyo, the Center for Growth Health Research and four major universities in Japan from September will apply a new, more prenatal prenatal diag…

December 14, 2018
Humans are about to breed in a new way
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Humans are about to breed in a new way

In order for the mutant gene not to be passed down through generations, humans must deliver their sperm (or eggs) to genetics experts to cleanse them from any genes that…

December 14, 2018
Check 3,500 genetic errors of children before birth
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Check 3,500 genetic errors of children before birth

With current methods, doctors can only detect a number of gene defects on a large scale including Down syndrome, cystic disease and muscular dystrophy. These genetic err…

December 14, 2018