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Contaminants cause children to grow slowly
A study showed that Russian children living in high-contaminant environments are of smaller stature than their peers in a healthy environment.
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Can transgenic mosquitoes become the
Initial success from experiments on genetically modified mosquitoes has set expectations to turn them into drugs that treat the most common disease in Asia and Latin Ame…
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Virtual therapy
Advances in the field of artificial intelligence and computer models can now allow doctors to learn more about how people are affected.
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The gene affects how you choose
American scientists discovered that genetic engineering affects the subjects we choose to be friends and that people are often linked by their bad habits but apart from…
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Minimize the risk of asbestos-related diseases
Finding solutions to prevent asbestos-related diseases is one of the key contents at the Scientific Workshop:
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Creating mosquitoes that cannot transmit disease
Creating mosquitoes that cannot transmit disease is the way scientists kill dangerous infectious species but leave no consequences for ecological imbalance.
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Gene makes people open
The effect of a gene makes many people ready to seek and accept new ideas.
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Scented candles can also be toxic
The romance of the flickering candlelight plus the faint aroma ... is the fad of many young families.
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Born in autumn, children are easily allergic to food
Scientists at the University of Oulu Health Sciences Institute (Finland) have found that children ...
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Women are smarter after giving birth
Recently, scientists have discovered that a woman's brain actually develops during their motherhood.
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'Don't squeeze your baby's nose, even with smoke!'
The Asia-Pacific Conference on Tobacco Control (APACT 2010) took place in Sydney (Australia) from October 6-9, 2010.
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Malaysia uses genetically modified mosquitoes to treat dengue fever
Malaysia will release genetically modified male mosquitoes into the environment to produce mosquitoes with short lifespans, in order to reduce
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Genetic defect makes brain size small
Small head syndrome, an congenital disorder that leads to abnormal small brain size, has been identified by the WDR62 gene defect.
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Finding genes that are involved in height development in humans
Geneticists are learning how the gene controls the development of human height. The short answer is that there are at least 180 different common gene variants involved.…
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Reduce stress by bottled air
Workers in British cities will be given fresh air bottles to relieve the feeling of tension.