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Tim mobilized the Tour de France bigger than usual
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Tim mobilized the Tour de France bigger than usual

A recent study by the French University of Rennes showed that the hearts of the athletes participating in the Tour de France's largest bicycle race are 20% to 40% larger…

December 14, 2018
There will soon be a new vaccine against TB
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There will soon be a new vaccine against TB

After more than 80 years, a new type of TB vaccine has just been developed. Scientists at the University of Oxford, England are currently testing this vaccine in South A…

December 14, 2018
Turn mice into plants to make human liver cells
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Turn mice into plants to make human liver cells

Researchers at the University of Science and Health have come up with a way to turn a mouse into a plant to get human liver cells, and can be used to check if medication…

December 14, 2018
How to maintain health when older?
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How to maintain health when older?

Scientists at the University of Texas School of Medicine have good news for people who want to be healthy in old age: older bodies are as healthy as young bodies in conv…

December 14, 2018
Hydrogels repair and repair tissues in humans
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Hydrogels repair and repair tissues in humans

Scientists at the University of Delaware (UD) have invented a new biological material with amazing antibacterial properties, which can be injected as a slightly gelatino…

December 14, 2018
Successfully modulated vaccine against dysentery
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Successfully modulated vaccine against dysentery

University of Calgary Canadian researchers have successfully developed a vaccine to prevent dysentery amib, which has claimed every year of life of 100,000 people worldw…

December 14, 2018
MVA85A: New vaccine against TB
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MVA85A: New vaccine against TB

A new vaccine that works to prevent tuberculosis made by Oxford University and is in clinical trials in South Africa. This vaccine is very safe and stimulates a high lev…

December 14, 2018
Food and weight affect asthma
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Food and weight affect asthma

California scientists have found an association between asthma risk and strict diet, low magnesium levels and obesity.

December 14, 2018
Tobacco changes sperm's DNA
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Tobacco changes sperm's DNA

According to Canadian scientists at McMaster University, smoking can alter the DNA sequences of sperm cells and these genetic changes can be transmitted to offspring.

December 14, 2018
How good is Vitamin C?
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How good is Vitamin C?

If you don't run a marathon, you probably won't get much protection against common colds from a daily dose of vitamin C supplements, according to the most recent review…

December 14, 2018
Shy men easily heart attack
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Shy men easily heart attack

A 30-year study at Chicago Northwestern University, USA, shows shy men will increase their risk of dying from a heart attack by 50%, compared to those who are lively and…

December 14, 2018