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Sunscreen prevents aging skin
Medicine - Health

Sunscreen prevents aging skin

Sunscreen is not only a shield that protects the skin from ultraviolet rays but also contributes to preventing the appearance of some visible signs of age on the skin.

December 14, 2018
Low-dose radiation is good for health?
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Low-dose radiation is good for health?

A new study in mice showed that X-rays may not heal broken bones, but low doses of ionizing radiation may give rise to other health benefits.

December 14, 2018
'Factory' produces cancer drugs right in the body
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'Factory' produces cancer drugs right in the body

Cancer cells are found throughout the body so it is difficult to kill them without affecting healthy cells. However, the microscopic molecules created by MIT scientists…

December 14, 2018
Save the life of the little girl swallow
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Save the life of the little girl swallow

A 3-year-old girl came to the hospital because of a stomach ache. When X-rays were taken, the doctors were shocked to find dozens of electromagnets in her abdomen.

December 14, 2018
Detects pigment Melanin to darken the skin
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Detects pigment Melanin to darken the skin

Recently, US scientists have discovered skin cells containing pigment Rhodopsin, a visual pigment, that promotes the production of Melanin skin to darken the skin when e…

December 14, 2018
Big cell-generating cells cause
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Big cell-generating cells cause

Scientists at the Sanger Research Institute (Welkom Foundation - UK) have unraveled the mystery of the formation of the disease.

December 14, 2018
X-rays and leukemia
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X-rays and leukemia

High-dose X-ray radiation may increase the risk of developing leukemia in children, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's S…

December 14, 2018
Detection of cancer by Raman laser
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Detection of cancer by Raman laser

According to US scientists, Raman lasers can replace X-rays, becoming a method of diagnosing diseases that are not invasive.

December 14, 2018
The sun is more dangerous in winter
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The sun is more dangerous in winter

Japanese scientists have discovered that human eyes prone to ultraviolet rays damage when skiing than when sunbathing on the beach.

December 14, 2018
Memory, depression, insomnia and ... worms?
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Memory, depression, insomnia and ... worms?

Researchers have spent decades searching for the cause of asthenia, schizophrenia and insomnia in humans. But a new study may have found the key to the origins of these…

December 14, 2018