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Dirty play is good for children
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Dirty play is good for children

Children should be allowed to play with dirty by their parents - scientists say, after finding that living too clean can weaken the skin's ability to heal itself.

December 18, 2018
Get married to help him get better
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Get married to help him get better

Many people joked that marriage makes them hypertension, but scientists have just shown that marriage is really beneficial for men's health.

December 18, 2018
The biological clock of the body
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The biological clock of the body

Located in our genes is a 'clock' that controls when we sleep, when we wake up and when we eat.

December 18, 2018
Molecular control of blood pressure
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Molecular control of blood pressure

Scientists at the Department of Dentistry, Oregon University of Science and Health, have discovered that nerve cells that control heart rate and blood pressure synthesiz…

December 18, 2018
Chocolate helps heart healthy
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Chocolate helps heart healthy

Each day a small piece of dark chocolate protects the heart from inflammation, thus avoiding heart problems. Milk chocolate does not have this ability.

December 18, 2018
Why are people a little crazy?
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Why are people a little crazy?

Natural selection wants us to be crazy, at least a little. Many mental health problems are a byproduct of an over-functioning brain.

December 18, 2018
Why do we 'grow as fast as we blow'?
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Why do we 'grow as fast as we blow'?

Records and skeleton traces show that people today are much higher than one or two centuries ago. Height is also different in each country, even in people with similar g…

December 18, 2018
High school will live long
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High school will live long

The higher your education level is, the longer your life expectancy is. The reason is that educated people will have better financial resources, higher access to health…

December 18, 2018
Good health
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Good health

Recently, Dr. Andrew Steptoe of the University of London conducted a survey of nearly 3,000 healthy British people and found that people with good moods had lower cortis…

December 18, 2018