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New research finds that nine plants traditionally used in Nigeria (including onion, yam, and African mango) have anticancer properties by preventing cell death and may be used to supplement traditional cancer treatment. They are rich in bioactive compounds such as flavonoids and phenolic acids.

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Intermittent fasting and low carb diets have both advantages and disadvantages. In a new study it has been found that a diet that borrows from both diets may inherit more of the advantages of each. The diet does not restrict calories and carbs only two of the seven days of the week. More research is needed.

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A new study finds that its legalization significantly reduces the problematic consumption of cannabis, that is, the consumption of cannabis that is linked to health, social, or psychological difficulties.

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A new study found that people who sleep close to their culture's idea of optimal amount of sleep, tend to have an overall better health. However, the culturally dependent average time of sleep varies considerably between countries. For instance, in Japan people sleep on average 6 hours 18 minutes and in France 7 hours 52 minutes.

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Antibiotics can cause problems to the gut microbiome. In experiments with mice it has been found that eating food related to the Mediterranean diet (fruit, vegetables, whole grain) helps the gut microbiome to recover after antibiotics treatment.

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A new study finds that the cognitive development of babies of eight months already can be significantly improved when the caregivers are coached.

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New research has confirmed that black tea, berries, citrus fruits, and apples contribute to healthy ageing.

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Many may remember how to solve quadratic equations. For a long time, there have been known solutions for cubic and quartic equations as well, however, they are complicated. Similar solutions, just using roots do not exist for exponents higher than four, however. Now a general solution has been found using a completely different approach using Catalan numbers and power series.

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A new study finds that increasing the urban vegetation by 30 percent could save a third of all heat related deaths in urban areas.

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There is some research that shows the advantages of taking a sequence of vaccinations in different arms (see Neat News 2024-02-41). However, recent research also shows that for some vaccinations taking the same arm is advantageous, since then the memory of B-cells leads to a stronger immune reaction.

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