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Science and Technology

Sweden has performed the first trachea transplant grown from stem cells

A 36-year-old man with tracheal cancer in Sweden has had a new trachea created in a lab from his own stem cells transplanted into his body. It was the first successful attempt of its kind.
08 July 2011, 23:18

Scientists claim 'millennial man' will soon emerge

The first person to live to 150 has already been born, according to gerontologist Aubrey de Grey. Even more incredibly, the first person to live to 1,000 years will be born in the next two decades.
06 July 2011, 15:27

Scientists: Red wine can be considered the equivalent of exercise

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According to the authors of the work, resveratrol (an ingredient in red wine) can prevent the negative impact of space flights and a sedentary lifestyle on human health. This means that red wine can be considered a “liquid” equivalent of physical exercise, which is so necessary for the human body to maintain all functions.

06 July 2011, 15:15

Scientists have created a device that allows lame people to walk normally

Scientists have created a device that emits electrical impulses. It restores the freedom of movement of limping people, allowing them to walk normally...
01 July 2011, 21:40

A smartphone device has been developed that diagnoses cataracts at an early stage

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The device is placed on the screen of a mobile device. A user familiar with the technology of its operation can give feedback to the program, which will determine the parameters of the lens opacity...
01 July 2011, 21:27

Chemical compounds used in cosmetics cause obesity

The obesity epidemic is not only due to unhealthy lifestyles, but also to chemical compounds used in common beauty products...
01 July 2011, 21:17

Vitamin D may protect women with previous skin cancer from developing melanoma

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Taking vitamin D may protect women who have previously had skin cancer from a much more dangerous form of the disease, melanoma, a recent study has found...
01 July 2011, 21:10

Meat avoidance threatens early skin aging and reduced life expectancy

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British scientists have found that a general refusal of animal products threatens premature skin aging...
28 June 2011, 21:30

Periodontitis leads to impotence

This is the conclusion reached by staff from Liuzhou Medical College during laboratory research...
28 June 2011, 21:23

Researchers have found the human immunodeficiency virus' weakest point

In the future, researchers want to find several more of these same weak points in the virus - and then it will be possible to develop a vaccine that really leaves HIV no chance...
22 June 2011, 14:17