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2005

Oxidised water allows you to "breathe" underwater.

by YukuanMark
The digg story about the "dry water" also has some other side-effects. Turns out that if you oxidise this liquid a normal animal (such as a mouse) or human can easily "breathe" the liquid into their lungs and fully function. Here is an experiment on a mou

Macleans.ca | Top Stories | Health | The end of the period

by YukuanMark (via)
A new contraceptive will soon let women stop menstruating. In 2006, a new oral contraceptive called Anya, developed to "put women in control of when or if they want to menstruate," is expected to hit the Canadian and U.S. markets

BBC NEWS | Health | Green tea extract 'is cancer aid'

by YukuanMark (via)
A green tea extract may help patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Report author Tait Shanafelt said: 'Green tea has long been thought to have cancer-prevention capabilities. It is exciting that research is now demonstrating this agent may provide new hope for CLL patients.'

Breakthrough reported in HIV research

by YukuanMark
St. Louis scientists say they've determined how HIV invades healthy cells -- and that could lead to greatly improved drug therapies to fight the deadly disease....Get ready to throw away that dusty old box of condoms...

Science & Technology: news from swissinfo

by YukuanMark (via)
"Only a small daily treat of dark chocolate may substantially increase the amount of antioxidant intake and beneficially affect vascular health," the report's authors said.

宿主的免疫系統是病菌的殺手,亦或幫手?

by YukuanMark & 1 other
人體的免疫系統可以防禦外來病源生物侵襲,以保障人體的健康,但在人的鼻腔及咽喉裡仍有許多不同種的細菌群聚,且細菌間會彼此競爭空間及資源。美國賓夕法尼亞州大學Jeffrey N. Weiser的研究團隊發現免疫系統也會充當某細菌群聚的幫手來消滅其他的競爭者,以空出多餘的空間供該菌種擴大勢力。

鏡像神經元受損可能為自閉症肇因

by YukuanMark
透過磁振造影(MRI),加州大學洛杉磯分校研究人員認為自閉症可能歸罪於腦部的鏡像神經元系統(mirror neuron system)受損。

腦部移植視網膜細胞可能改善帕金森氏症

by YukuanMark & 1 other
依據十二月份Archives of Neurology的研究報告,將人類視網膜細胞植入腦部,可能改善帕金森氏症(Parkinson's)病人的症狀。

Scientists discover how cancer spreads - - MSNBC.com

by YukuanMark & 1 other
LONDON - Scientists have discovered how cancer spreads from a primary site to other places in the body in a finding that could open doors for new ways of treating and preventing advanced disease.

DHEA for Antiaging

by stephensmith
Live to 150? Increase libido? Have a sleek, sexy body no matter your age? DHEA may be able to do all these things and more. This is the most comprehensive informational site on this "fountain of youth in a pill."

WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: Bioprospecting Historical Texts

by ramage
A vast, untapped source of biomedical information may be sitting on the shelves of old libraries.

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