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Genes can be made by food
Medicine - Health

Genes can be made by food

Researchers say what we eat can affect health because they alter particular genes. Dr. Szyf said their work shows how important nutrients and supplements are.

December 14, 2018
Eating candy helps reduce stress
Medicine - Health

Eating candy helps reduce stress

A research team at the University of Cincinnati, USA, found that mice fed sweets had lower levels of stress hormones (glucocorticoids). But research also found that anim…

December 14, 2018
Nanotechnology helps treat cancer
Medicine - Health

Nanotechnology helps treat cancer

Recent tests by US scientists on mice show that, thanks to nanoparticles, people can take cancer drugs deep into the tumor and destroy them without hurting the rest of t…

December 14, 2018
Zika virus kills brain cancer cells
Cancer

Zika virus kills brain cancer cells

Although dangerous to pregnant women and causing minor headaches in the fetus, Zika virus is thought to be capable of killing glioblastoma cells, dangerous and difficult…

December 14, 2018