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Women are less seduced by stressful work
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Women are less seduced by stressful work

Finding a lover is a challenge for women who take a stressful job, because their bodies produce a lot of cortisol, a substance that makes them less attractive to men.

December 18, 2018
The secret hidden in the boys
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The secret hidden in the boys

Testosterone is the most important male hormone. Men with high testosterone levels are often judged by women as both physically and mentally strong. The medical communit…

December 18, 2018
Brain structure reinforces immunity
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Brain structure reinforces immunity

For the first time researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the school of veterinary medicine has developed a real-time image of the human body's immune response t…

December 18, 2018
The mutant and the secret of longevity
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The mutant and the secret of longevity

People living in remote villages in Ecuador have a mutant form that can help discover the secret of longevity, according to biologists.

December 18, 2018
Use bacterial immunity to make them
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Use bacterial immunity to make them

The overuse of antibiotics on humans and animals is thought to be the main cause of the increase in antibiotic-resistant or superbug bacteria.

December 17, 2018
Salmonella is worse than we thought
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Salmonella is worse than we thought

Salmonella is not only surprising for tomato lovers, but also for scientists studying cone bacteria that cause suffering for millions of people.

December 17, 2018