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Preterm birth affects lifelong health
Medicine - Health

Preterm birth affects lifelong health

According to a study by Duke University scientists and Norwegian scientists, more than one million men and women, the health effects of serious and related premature bir…

December 14, 2018
Nano magnets can destroy the tumor
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Nano magnets can destroy the tumor

The tiny magnet made of bacteria can be used to kill tumors, according to researchers at Edinburgh University (Scotland).

December 14, 2018
Diagnosis through ... breath
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Diagnosis through ... breath

Experts at Swansea University, England, are using a device to test breathing solubles to diagnose fast illnesses, including cancer.

December 14, 2018
Treatment of bone fractures with stem cells
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Treatment of bone fractures with stem cells

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh, UK, have experimented using stem cells from the patient's own adult cells to heal broken bones and damaged cartilage. Although…

December 14, 2018
The human eye can handle 10 million bits per second
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The human eye can handle 10 million bits per second

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine estimate that the human retina can transmit visual signals equivalent to an Ethernet connection. The stu…

December 14, 2018
Progress in cancer cell detection techniques
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Progress in cancer cell detection techniques

Cancer researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the United States (UCLA) have reported a major advance in the detection of cancer cells as they spre…

December 14, 2018
Fretting in family life makes women more stressed
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Fretting in family life makes women more stressed

This is the conclusion drawn from the study of California University in Los Angeles (UCLA) on the rate of cortisol - a hormone closely related to stress - which was done…

December 14, 2018
New cancer diagnosis technique
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New cancer diagnosis technique

The doctor of medical physics research at Queensland University of Technology has invented a non-invasive diagnostic device to detect quickly and painlessly the surface…

December 14, 2018