A recent publication provides a wide-ranging overview on how different foodstuffs impact the environment and the human body.
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Bill Gates thinks the modern-day flush toilet isn’t good enough. Most of the developing world can’t afford to use it, and poor sanitation spreads diarrheal diseases.
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A new plastic surface which overcomes the difficulties associated with growing adult stem cells has been developed, according to scientists.
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Scientists in London created an artificial windpipe which was then coated in stem cells from the patient.
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Every year, 750 thousand Americans suffer a stroke. A stroke can take away your ability to speak or even move, functions that may never come back. But now, scientists may have found a new way to stop and even reverse that damage.
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A light-sensitive protein in the human eye has been shown to act as a 'compass' in a magnetic field, when it is present in flies' eyes.
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Tue June 21, 2011
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) conference in London, UK, last week saw an unprecedented amount of donations. The hopes had been to collect $3.7bn to further the cause of childhood vaccinations and immunizations in the developing world. Instead, Gavi received a combined amount of $4.3bn.
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For the first time in over a decade there has been a drop in the number of new sexually transmitted infections in England, figures show.
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Mon June 13, 2011
Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live -- and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being? Prepare to flex a few facial muscles as you learn more about this evolutionarily contagious behavior.
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Mon June 13, 2011
A new scientific breakthrough has led to the regeneration of heart cells in mice. The heart cell damaged by heart attacks, previously considered to be permanent damage, were able to regenerate themselves into new heart tissue.
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Tue June 07, 2011
The previously incurable Huntington’s disease, which gradually impairs a person’s
ability to function due to a degeneration of nerve cells, might be in the reach of a
treatment, a UK study found.
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A promising discovery has been made that could one day help in the fight against cystic fibrosis -- and the researcher behind it is just 16 years old.
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A Californian team say they have managed to convert human skin cells directly into functioning brain cells.
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A US man who was paralysed from the chest down after being hit by a car is now able to stand with electrical stimulation of his spinal cord.
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