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Always look on the bright side of life

This is often easier said than done but for people born in autumn or spring, it really is easier. There is an increasing amount of research being conducted into how your season of birth affects your...

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A new hope for Huntington’s disease

A recent discovery by researchers from the University of Washington in St. Louis provides hope for those affected by Huntington’s disease. Results published recently in the journal Neuron indicates...

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I like to move it

  Photo by György Rétvári via Flickr In a world where be fitness is the new trend, those who are not big fans of gym can feel lost. So, what are the options? Dance may be a good option to exercise...

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A Nosey Solution to Spinal Cord Injuries

A cure for spinal cord injuries has eluded doctors and researchers for decades but a solution may have been right up our noses the whole time. A group of researchers from Wroclaw Medical University...

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Stop and smell the roses: how odour olfactory receptors work

Two mentions in medical news on breakthroughs in olfactory or smell related research in the month of October have stood out for me. One was of a paralysed 38 year old Polish man who is learning to walk...

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Newton’s Obsessive Hobby

Gold and Silver are considered valuable commodities more so in the middle ages when these precious metals were not as commonly found. This led to the formation of a pseudoscience which was a precursor...

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Do music lessons can make you a better reader?

According to scientists from Northwestern University the answer could be YES!! The study was conducted by Nina Kraus and her staff with the help of Harmony Project, an NGO that provided the instruments...

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Probiotics vs. Allergies

We always see on  TV so many adds related to Probiotics, they are good for this and that and so on, it has been proven that they helped in the treatment  of digestive diseases, lowering cholesterol...

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Stem Cells: a new hope for type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes affects around 120,000 people in Australia alone. It is a chronic disease that is caused by the person’s own immune system attacking insulin secreting beta cells in the pancreas....

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Will you say ‘No’ to nano? The future of biological technology.

Google[x] is a pretty mysterious research facility in California. It’s where they created Google Glass, and where they are working on driverless cars. I imagine it to be kind of like the James Bond...

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Is your dog computer literate?

Last month, our two-cat household was turned upside down by the arrival of a new puppy, Dougie. What with house-training, new routines, and setting boundaries for …

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