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Detecting protein helps prevent dengue
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Detecting protein helps prevent dengue

US scientists have discovered an antibody-synthesizing protein that plays a key role in preventing the replication of dengue parasites in the body.

December 15, 2018
Beware of dengue
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Beware of dengue

Although compared to the same period in 2013, the number of dengue cases in the world did not increase, but in some localities, the disease tends to grow quickly.

December 15, 2018
Shiitake can prevent HPV virus
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Shiitake can prevent HPV virus

Mushrooms are not only nutritious and low in calories but they also contribute to the prevention of cancer caused by HPV in women.

December 15, 2018
Hope for a vaccine against malaria
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Hope for a vaccine against malaria

A new finding by scientists from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) brings promise about the possibility of developing a vaccine against malaria.

December 14, 2018
The world of research
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The world of research

Australian scientists are now collaborating with the world science world to prepare to deal with the next human pandemic.

December 14, 2018
Fish oil can cure the flu
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Fish oil can cure the flu

Influenza is an infectious disease caused by influenza virus that spreads rapidly when a person sneezes and coughs. Influenza virus causes people to have high fever, hea…

December 14, 2018
Murder can spread like infectious disease
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Murder can spread like infectious disease

The team used a number of methods to track the spread of the epidemic in general and apply them to the number of murders in Newark, NJ, for about 26 years from 1982 to 2…

December 14, 2018
Debate about children created by three people
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Debate about children created by three people

UK public health and bioethics experts are openly discussing the techniques of giving birth to a mother and two children to prevent the risk of mother-to-child transmiss…

December 14, 2018
Most sore throats do not need antibiotics
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Most sore throats do not need antibiotics

Many patients with sore throats are often prescribed by doctors to take antibiotics, but that treatment is not correct, according to US experts.

December 14, 2018