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Strange 3 brothers on
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Strange 3 brothers on

Pakistani doctors are puzzled about the case of 3 siblings 1, 9 and 13 years of age operating normally but when night falls, they enter a plant state - unable to move or…

December 15, 2018
Sunlight increases the risk of suicide?
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Sunlight increases the risk of suicide?

A recent study suggests that high-intensity sunlight exposure, at least in the short term, is a factor associated with higher suicide rates.

December 15, 2018
Sunbathing addictive like drugs?
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Sunbathing addictive like drugs?

New research shows that sunlight stimulates the production of endorphins, a chemical that relieves pain and feels refreshing, causing mice with symptoms like addiction.

December 15, 2018
Sunlight affects the content of mercury in fish
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Sunlight affects the content of mercury in fish

Marine researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) and the University of Michigan say they have partly explained the accumulation of mercury in marine fish that live in…

December 14, 2018
Blind cure by sunlight
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Blind cure by sunlight

This device is able to turn sunlight into nerve impulses around the eyes through special silicon glasses placed in the eye.

December 14, 2018
Sunlight helps prevent diabetes
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Sunlight helps prevent diabetes

Research results by Australian scientists show that exercise in the sun helps prevent diabetes.

December 14, 2018
Europeans used to have dark skin
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Europeans used to have dark skin

The white color of Europeans may have appeared about 5,500 years ago thanks to a change in eating habits.

December 14, 2018