Professor Chris Exley, of Keele
University, argues that aluminium builds up in the brain until it reaches a
'toxic threshold' and can't cope. It could cause early onset of Alzheimer's, he
said.
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15 October 2014
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
New stem cell research on elderly blind
-- half had sight
improved.
A revolutionary stem cell jab
has restored the gift of sight, research suggests. Elderly blind are able to
see better after trial while children also benefited.
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15 October 2014
Footballer dies from spinal injuries after somersault goal celebration.
A footballer has died after a celebration went tragically wrong in India’s Mizoram Premier League. Peter Biaksangzuala died in hospital on Sunday after falling on his head while attempting a somersault.
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21 October 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
26 Most Spectacularly Colorful Animals.
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26 Most Spectacularly Colourful Animals
Nature
is filled with beautiful animals, plants and insects, with magnificent colors
and shapes. Of these endless flora and fauna, I’ve selected 26 of what I
consider the most colorful and beautiful specimen. These birds, fish, insects,
lizards and mammals are so spectacular, it’s hard to believe they’re real!
Baby boy born at 23 weeks.
After doctors told parents he would be
treated as a miscarriage celebrates first birthday after 'sandwich bag'
treatment saves his life
Rachel Crockett, 25, from
Buckinghamshire, was told she was suffering a miscarriage when her waters broke
at 22 weeks. But days later after a scan detected a heartbeat baby Connor was
born.
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15 October 2014
Glimpses of the after-life by a top brain surgeon
Dr Eben Alexander had what he
now believes was a glimpse of heaven when in a coma. Now, the surgeon reveals
many others have seen what he described.
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20 October 2014
Eating Mediterranean diet with olive oil 'can reverse heart disease'
Eating a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil could help reverse symptoms which can lead to heart disease, research has revealed in a study carried out by boffins in Spain.
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15 October 2014
PS
Gingelly oil (sesame seed oil), has a lot of unsaturated fatty acids and is claimed to be equally effective. It was a staple ingredient in the food of the North of Ceylon a few decades ago.
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