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Scientists make speech breakthrough
Paris - Scientists on Sunday said intelligible speech is learnt in part through nerve signals from the vocal tract, a discovery that could open up an ambitious avenue of therapy for the deaf. |
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Worldwide survey seeks MS answers
The number of people suffering from the neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS) worldwide could be far more than the estimated 1.3m, researchers say. |
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Stressed plants produce an aspirin-like chemical
Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. Turns out some plants like it; too. Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research were surprised to discover that stressed plants produce an aspirin-like chemical that can be detected in the air above the plants. The chemical may be a sort of immune response that helps protect the plants; the scientists speculated. |
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How to tell if your child has asthma
Babies who took the over-the-counter pain reliever paracetamol in the first year of life were fifty percent more likely to show symptoms of asthma by the time they were six or seven years old, according to one of the studies. |
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Can forgetful people now relax?
Names, phone numbers, directions - it can be a struggle to remember. Digital technology could soon make forgetfulness a thing of the past, but do we really want that? |
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Inhalers may up heart death risk
Halers prescribed for serious lung disease may increase the risk of deadly heart problems, say researchers. |
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'Friendly' Bacteria Protect Against Type-1 Diabetes
eurekalert.org — In a dramatic illustration of the potential for microbes to prevent disease,researchers showed that mice exposed to common stomach bacteria were protected against the development of Type-I diabetes |
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A new treatment to control the progression of type 2, and it uses
a medicine already tested and in use to treat arthritis: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Diabetes_re...93&rss=true&ty=st Article written by someone who does not understand insulin resistance (a main feature of type 2 diabetes), though. |
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