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Science and Technology

The bright light at the end of the tunnel before death may be the result of an influx of serotonin in the brain

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The bright light at the end of the tunnel that some barely surviving people report may be the result of a surge of serotonin in the brain.
09 September 2011, 19:07

In total darkness, the brain mobilizes its own previous life and visual experiences

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In total darkness, the brain tells the visual system what it thinks should be there. In doing so, the brain mobilizes its own previous life and visual experience.
09 September 2011, 18:58

Moderate and consistent alcohol consumption after age 50 ensures a healthy old age

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Scientists from Harvard University conducted a study involving 14,000 nurses and concluded that 15-30 grams of alcohol per day has a beneficial effect on the health of women over 50 years of age,
08 September 2011, 21:39

Scientists have identified the underlying cause of hydrocephalus

The abnormally enlarged head and brain of newborns is due to abnormal activity of neuronal precursor cells, which, when dividing, block the channels for the outflow of cerebrospinal fluid from the brain.
08 September 2011, 21:16

Scientists have questioned whether the female orgasm is a byproduct of male evolution

The doubts surrounding the female orgasm were almost resolved by a theory formulated in 2005. According to it, it was a by-product of male evolution: men had gained an important and useful orgasm for them, and women had also benefited from this evolutionary process.
07 September 2011, 21:16

Human IQ is directly related to infectious diseases

The mind is the most expensive thing in the world. Not in money, but in the currency common to all biology - energy. As one study showed, newborns spend almost 90% of the calories they receive on building and using the brain.
07 September 2011, 21:07

Swiss engineers have created technology to "mentally control" objects

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Swiss engineers have built a robot to transmit the effect of telepresence, control of which requires only a network of electrodes connected to the user's head.
07 September 2011, 20:56

Scientists have created the world's first drug that slows the development of cataracts

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Scientists who have created the world's first drug that slows the development of cataracts and delays their formation have been named among five finalists in a business project competition organised by the University of Queensland (Australia).
06 September 2011, 22:06

Sex hormones determine the body's future susceptibility to disease

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Embryonic cells are very sensitive to the level of sex hormones; an imbalance in the direction of estrogens or testosterone in the early stages of development can manifest itself not only in harmless anatomical features, but also in the future predisposition of the body to various diseases.
06 September 2011, 21:41

Scientists have identified a leukemia gene

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The likelihood of developing leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes can be predicted by the presence or absence of mutations in the GATA2 gene.
05 September 2011, 20:33