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Why We Feel a Sense of Dj Vu

...as well as for the perplexity and uncertainty that plague elderly individuals who have trouble distinguishing between separate but similar places and experiences. Forming memories of places and contexts in which episodes happen engages a part of the brain called the hippocampus. The laboratory of Nobel La...

How Plague-Causing Bacteria Disarm Host Defense

...e most infamous, being responsible for the bubonic plague (also known as the Black Death), which killed more than 200 million people in the Middle Ages. This bacterial species could still be a threat today, said Navarro, adding that scientists had isolated an antibiotic-resistant strain of this species. I...

Drinking Three or More Cups of Tea a Day Reduces Heart Attack Risk

...tive impact of tea is that it protects from dental plague which is a reason for tooth decay. Drinking tea also helps in bone strengthening. However, whether the drink protects from cancer is not very clear....

The Forgotten Indian Medical Genius

...administered orally. The drug helped eradicate the plague which broke out in Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1994. He was also the brain behind the discovery of Di-ethylcarbamzine, which has helped affected nations fight the ugly scourge of filaria. "The tragedy of SubbaRow is that while he pioneered the res...

Bioparasite Envisioned To Control Terror Of Fire Ants

...nited States in the early 1930s, are now akin to a plague in areas of the country like Virginia and California. They are sighted in places like ranches, open pastures, croplands as well as urban lawns. Known scientifically as Solenopsis invicta , humans and livestock fear them for their stinging bi...

Rats Back on the Menu in Southern China

... Officials in Hunan -- where floods have sparked a plague of two billion rats after water submerged their holes -- denied the newspaper's undercover report. One official quoted by the Beijing Times on Sunday dismissed the report, saying it was far too difficult to catch rats alive, while their relatively ...

China Bans Sales of Leukemia Drug in Latest Medicine Scare

...tate press said Sunday , in the latest incident to plague the nation's medicine industry. The move comes as China's quality-control systems have been called into serious question both domestically and internationally due to incidents ranging from fake drugs to tainted food. The State Food and Drug Admin...

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