Articles Posted in the Health – Medicine Category
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Wound healing reported by bandages
An intelligent bandage, which indicates healing wound or worsening by changing its color, was invented by researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Bandage, made of liquid crystal changes color from…
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Why we seem heavier, with age
Although people do not grow in height after 20 years old of age, our hips width continues to increase as we age. Most people notice that at 40 or 60 years old are much more…
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Because of nuclear radiation, more boys are born than girls
Radiation from nuclear power accidents or bomb testing could be why in recent years, more boys are born than girls. Initially, the effects were observed at the regional level, as in the case of the…
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Iodine deficiency during pregnancy can cause mental retardation to babies
Deficiency of iodine in the body during pregnancy can cause mental retardation in the case of infants, according to to a study conducted in UK and published in the journal The Lancet. Even a minor…
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One step closer to reading thoughts, it was discovered the area of the brain where words are formed
This discovery brings hope that one day, people with severe disabilities will have the chance to communicate. Researchers have found a way to explore the deepest corners of the brain in order to observe the…
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Patients suffering from AIDS are facing new challenges – aging and associated diseases
A whole generation infected with HIV in 1980 and 1990 was not able to grow old with AIDS. New generations of patients, advancing age and without money, suffers, currently by more and more chronic health…
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The vision on free will decisively influence the brain activity
When individuals accept the idea of no free will, there is a big chance that mind to reduce its operating rate. In a experiment, several subjects were lectured text passages that undermined the notion of…
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AIDS: The explanation for poor immune response to the HIV virus
Scientists have identified a cellular factor that could explain why dendritic cells, true “sentinel” of the immune system, sometimes have a poor response to the HIV virus, this discovery paving the way for the development…
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Reconstructed urinary tracts, based on cells taken from a patient, cultivated in the laboratory
A team by American and Mexican researchers managed to reconstruct the urinary tracts, based on cells taken from a patient, cultivated in the laboratory. In 2006, the Institute by Regenerative Medicine in Winston Salem (North…
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People doing sedentary work can have serious consequences on health
Study published in the Italian daily La Repubblica, and conducted by the American Cancer Society, on the disadvantages of sedentary work, shows that six hours spent sitting in front of a computer, can have serious…
