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Tattoo vaccination increases the effectiveness of vaccinations many times

Why do men and women play different roles in evolution?

Everyone can have potatoes!

Sunburn cream is no longer needed: take a pill!

Chronic pain permanently damages the brain

Girls, do you want healthy children? Marry respectable men!

"Subtle vibrations" as an antiviral agent?

Who does not smoke and does not drink, it is more expensive for the state to treat

Deficiency of folic acid salts increases the risk of senile dementia

The first blue roses will be available in 2009

Oral sex leads to cancer in men

Scientists suggest that the human papillomavirus (HPV) affects the oral cavity and throat as a result of oral sex.

Children of three parents: change the batteries in the cells of the child!

The authors of the new technique hope that the combination of in vitro fertilization and cell surgery will allow many couples to avoid having children with mitochondrial pathologies or the need to raise a child conceived with the help of a donor egg.

Preventive vaccine against prostate cancer – "mouse version"

Only 2 out of 20 mice in the experimental group developed prostate cancer. At the same time, the tumors were tiny, non-increasing nodules surrounded by a huge number of immune cells. Thus, vaccination has turned prostate cancer into a chronic, treatable disease.

The herpes virus will help in the creation of antiviral vaccines

Smoking during pregnancy is fraught with sudden death of infants

If an infant, for example, turns face down in the crib, he should feel the lack of oxygen and move his head, but in children exposed to nicotine in the womb, this mechanism does not function properly.

Grapefruit against hepatitis C

The hepatitis C virus does not integrate its genetic material into the chromosomes of the host cells, so theoretically it can be completely removed from the body if the infection of healthy cells is stopped.

Now the runny nose can be studied on mice

Specialists from Imperial College London have bred mice capable of suffering from rhinovirus infection. Previously, the study of the pathogenesis and the search for methods of treating the "contagious cold" were difficult, since the virus could only affect humans and higher primates.

Diet against cardiovascular diseases

The authors identified many dietary factors that affect the likelihood of developing cardiovascular diseases. At the same time, to optimize the state of the cardiovascular system, they recommend the selection of an individual diet for each patient.

What makes us scratch, where does it itch?

Scratching increases activity in the secondary somatosensory cortex, the pain center and the prefrontal cortex associated with manifestations of compulsive behavior (obsessive actions), which explains the irresistible desire to continue scratching the itchy place.

Nanotubes: no harm to health detected

A three-month experiment on mice demonstrated that the nanotubes accumulating in the body do not have a toxic effect.