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Obesity is an infectious disease
We have heard that obesity can spread among friends if they copy each other's eating habits. However, a recent mouse study found early signs that obesity is indeed an in…
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Breeding sperm in the laboratory
German and Israeli researchers said it was possible to create mouse sperm from germ cells, a group of cells in the testicles responsible for sperm production, according…
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The gene that causes IgAN kidney disease in humans has been discovered
The Singapore Science and Technology Research Institute announced on January 3 that a group of scientists from China and China have identified new genes that can cause I…
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Diet helps to maintain the 'spring age' of the brain
A diet can prolong the effective duration of the human brain because it awakens a particular protein.
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Prospects to manufacture drugs
Both the human brain and the rat brain produce a gene called PKR when the onset of senile dementia (Alzheimer's disease).
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Breakthrough to reproduce the human system
For the first time scientists use stem cells to develop key connections used by the brain for communication and control of muscles in the body, according to Top News.
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Develop vaccines that can attack tumors
Scientists in the US on December 12 said they have developed a vaccine that attacks tumors in mice. This breakthrough is expected to help protect against human cancers o…
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Human teeth gradually shrink over time
A study lasting more than 40 years shows that the size of human teeth decreases with our age.
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Using artificial blood on human body
French scientists Pierre Paris and Marie Curie have successfully tested artificial human blood made from stem cells on the human body.
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Detecting new cancer-causing virus
Recently, scientists at the Genetic Development Laboratory of the University of Southern California (USA) have discovered Cytomegalo virus is the culprit causing the mos…
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Producing blood proteins from transgenic rice
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, researchers describe rice grains that can produce large amounts of a blood protein call…
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New materials 'catch' flu viruses
A group of scientists has created new materials for masks, air conditioning filters and air cleaning devices to
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Producing artificial blood from stem cells
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh and Bristol (UK) have created artificial blood from stem cells. Artificial blood may be tested on humans within the next 2 year…
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Decoding the world's longest-lived human gene
The entire DNA sequence of a 115-year-old woman has been decoded, illuminating the mysteries of human life.
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The human brain has grown to the limit
Scientists from the University of Cambridge (UK) said: The ability of the human brain has reached the limit, the laws of physics and physiology do not allow to increase…