Emma Morano, an Italian woman believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died Saturday at the age of 117, Italian media reported.
Apr 15, 2017
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A commercial brand of mouthwash that is readily available from supermarkets and pharmacies can help curb the growth of the bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, reveals preliminary research published online in the journal ...
Dec 20, 2016
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An alert and chatty Italian woman, Emma Morano, on Tuesday celebrates her 117th birthday as the last known person alive who was born in the 19th century.
Nov 29, 2016
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Fear continues to saturate our lives: fear of nuclear destruction, fear of climate change, fear of the subversive, and fear of foreigners.
Oct 31, 2016
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A study published online today in Nature by Albert Einstein College of Medicine scientists suggests that it may not be possible to extend the human life span beyond the ages already attained by the oldest people on record.
Oct 5, 2016
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You're probably familiar with the TV or movie plot device where a character is conked on the head, loses memory or identity and then gets conked again and memory is restored. Classic examples are in the 1951 Tom and Jerry ...
Sep 30, 2016
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It was about 400 BC when Hippocrates astutely observed that gluttony and early death seemed to go hand in hand. Too much food appeared to 'extinguish' life in much the same way as putting too much wood on a fire smothers ...
Sep 22, 2016
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Many Londoners were appalled by adverts last year featuring a woman in a bikini asking others if they were "beach body ready". For many, these type of adverts are emblematic of the sexist cult of thinness that is so pervasive ...
Sep 13, 2016
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BCG, the only currently approved TB vaccine, has been around for almost a century and is only partially effective. When given to children, BCG is estimated to prevent 20% of infections and to protect half of the infected ...
Jul 28, 2016
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Quick, when Fred Flintstone had a bowling ball fall on his head that made him forget who he was, what was the way to fix him again?
Jun 14, 2016
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