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School-age children pose a danger to adults

School-age children are a dangerous source of infection for adults, American scientists report.
Published: 28 September 2012, 15:43

Researchers recommend doctors not to ignore 'sixth sense'

Sometimes there are situations when the attending physician, not finding symptoms of a particular disease, still feels that something is wrong with his patient.
Published: 27 September 2012, 15:54

Many European languages are at risk of digital extinction

More than twenty European languages, including Latvian, are threatened with “digital extinction” due to a lack of technological solutions, according to a study by European language experts.
Published: 27 September 2012, 11:01

Scientists have revealed how to increase the duration of an erection

Scientists have discovered the mechanisms that maintain erection. They hope that this will allow them to develop a treatment for impotence. Until now, only the mechanism of erection was known, but it was unclear how it was maintained for a long time.
Published: 27 September 2012, 09:00

The benefits of family dinners are overrated

It is commonly believed that time spent together at the dinner table contributes to a child's good performance at school and has a positive effect on his or her behavior. However, a study by scientists from Boston University shows that this is a misconception.
Published: 26 September 2012, 15:33

Giving birth at home is not as dangerous as previously thought

A review by Danish scientists supports home births.
Published: 25 September 2012, 22:09

Children's meals should be monitored by parents

Scientists tried to find out how a child's excess body weight affects his passion for food.
Published: 26 September 2012, 10:32

Castration is a recipe for a long life for a man

Scientists have figured out why the average life expectancy of men is shorter than that of women. It's all about testosterone.
Published: 26 September 2012, 17:33

Secondhand smoke claims the lives of 42,000 people

A study using biomarker analysis to assess the physical and economic consequences of cigarette smoke exposure found that secondhand smoke harms unevenly but is particularly harmful to African Americans, especially black infants.
Published: 25 September 2012, 19:00

There are more suicides than car accident victims.

In the United States of America, suicide has become the leading cause of unnatural death.
Published: 25 September 2012, 15:33