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Health & Wellness News tagged with scientists

How the Elephant Got Its Trunk (and Other Wonders of Nature)
Health & Wellness  (tags: species, elephant, scientists )

Nancy
- 19 days ago - independent.co.uk
An ambitious plan to map the genomes of 10,000 species of vertebrates - animals with backbones - has been announced by scientists.
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Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors, Says New Report By International EMF Collaborative
Health & Wellness  (tags: brain tumors, cellphones. health issues, scientists, children, cancer, lymphoma, leukemia )

Raffi
- 85 days ago - medicalnewstoday.com
A new report, "Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone," was released today by a collaborative of international EMF activists. Groups affiliated with the report include Powerwatch and the
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BBC NEWS | Health | Einstein and Newton 'Had Autism'
Health & Wellness  (tags: autism, einstein, newton, scientists, researchers, analysis )

Raffi
- 151 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton may have suffered from a type of autism, according to experts. Einstein was a notoriously confusing lecturer Researchers at Cambridge and Oxford universities believe both scientists displayed signs of Asperger's
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Sleep Apnoea Similar to Stroke: Scientists - Australia
Health & Wellness  (tags: australia, world, sleep apnoea, apnoea, stroke, scientists, research, health )

Chrissy
- 190 days ago - abc.net.au
New research shows that people with sleep apnoea experience changes in brain biochemistry similar to people who have had a severe stroke or who are dying. Sleep apnoea affects as many as one in four middle-aged men and 3 per cent go on to experience a
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WHO: Swine Flu Virus Has Pandemic Potential
Health & Wellness  (tags: Swine flu, flu, virus, disease, WHO, illness, health, world, u.s., mexico, humans, science, tech, technology, research, scientists, government, epidemic, death, sickness, news, family, medicine, risks, warning )

SirRobert
- 213 days ago - terradaily.com
The World Health Organization Director-General told reporters in Geneva Switzerland, that a Swine flu virus has killed 68 people in Mexico and has global pandemic potential.
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Cancer Drug 'Fuels Tumour Growth' - Britain
Health & Wellness  (tags: uk, britain, scientists, research, cancerm drugs, tumour, blood )

Chrissy
- 247 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A type of drug designed to stunt tumour growth has actually been found to fuel cancer if given at too low a dose. UK scientists were investigating a kind of drug called an anti-angiogenesis, still under development, which hampers the growth of tumour bloo
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Motor Neurone Disease Clue Found - England
Health & Wellness  (tags: london, england, uk, britain, motor neuron disease, health, research, mnd, scientists )

Chrissy
- 371 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists have identified a molecule which could be key to understanding the cause of motor neurone disease (MND) and other neurodegenerative disorders. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study raise the hope of new treatments being ....
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Molecular Discoveries Shed Light on Liver Cancer -- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Health & Wellness  (tags: science, scientists, humans, health, interesting, cancer, healthcare )

Judyth
- 577 days ago - newsblaze.com
Molecular Discoveries Shed Light on Liver Cancer -- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
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Is It Her Genes? Oldest Known Person Turns 115 on Sunday - Yahoo! News
Health & Wellness  (tags: research, women, health, Body-Mind-Spirit, study, genes, scientists, DNA, gerontology )

Jacolin
- 584 days ago - news.yahoo.com
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. - Maybe it was a lifetime of chores on the family farm that accounts for Edna Parker's long life. Or maybe just good genes explain why the world's oldest known person will turn 115 on Sunday, defying staggering odds.
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Tumour Growth Block Hopes Raised
Health & Wellness  (tags: scientists, tumor, hope )

Ingrid
- 619 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists have discovered a key part of the chemistry which makes cancer cells so dangerous.
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Major Breakthrough in Ebola Research
Health & Wellness  (tags: ebola, virus, research, discovery, science, scientists, treatment, health, humans, illness, disease, study, interesting, protection )

John
- 630 days ago - en.afrik.com
Good news for research into the terrible Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus. American researchers have succeeded in genetically disarming the virus, thus rendering it non contaminant.
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Genetic Cancer Link Between Humans And Dogs Discovered
Health & Wellness  (tags: genetics, cancer, dogs, humans, research, science, health, investigation, scientists, discovery )

John
- 633 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Cancer researchers at the University of Minnesota and North Carolina State University have found that humans and dogs share more than friendship and companionship -- they also share the same genetic basis for certain types of cancer. Furthermore,
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Lasers Detect Disease in Patient Breath
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, detection, disease, illness, breath, scientists, news, research, laser, technique, preventative, technology, chemicals )

Dr Kathi
- 636 days ago - dsc.discovery.com
Some health conditions/diseases show up in breath of a person, according to scientists; through chemicals released by the lungs. By using a laser detecting certain compounds in breath by chemical release, early detection of disease may be easier shortly.
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Elephants, Geckos and You: Making the Sticky Connection
Health & Wellness  (tags: interesting, study, scientists, science, technology, tech, africa, world, health, healthcare, illness, medicine, news, research )

Gavin
- 639 days ago - ecoworldly.com
A joint team of MIT and Havard researchers were inspired by the sticky feet of the gecko to create a dissolving bandage that can be issued on soft tissue within the human body.
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Gecko's Stickiness Inspires New Surgical Bandage
Health & Wellness  (tags: research, technology, news, scientists, humans, interesting, discovery, health, healthcare, treatment, surgery )

Carla
- 643 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Borrowing a design from the agile, sticky-footed gecko, scientists have created a waterproof, biodegradable adhesive bandage that may one day replace conventional sutures.
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