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Smoking Kills One In Three Young Men In China
Two nationwide surveys have shown that one in three young men in China will die from smoking-related causes.
Tan Chorh Chuan Elected To US National Academy Of Medicine
Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, President of National University of Singapore, has been elected as a lifetime member of the US National Academy of Medicine.
Calcineurin Inhibitors Reversibly Block Male Fertility In Mice
Blocking calcineurin in male mice makes them infertile reversibly. Could this be the beginnings of male oral contraceptives?
A Virtual K-Pop Dance Teacher
Scientists have made K-Pop dance learning easier with the virtual dance teacher and precise 3D tracking of body movements.
Drug Interactions In Placenta May Harm Developing Fetus
Pregnant women taking antiviral drugs and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at the same time may damage the developing fetus due to drug interactions in the placenta, scientists say.
Sequencing Reveals Sex-Specific Markers In Kiwifruit Genome
Scientists have found genetic information that helps to accurately distinguish between male and female kiwifruit plants.
GlycA: A Biomarker For Premature Death
High levels of the biomarker GlycA has been identified as a risk factor for premature death due to infection.
Untangling The Adzuki Bean Genome
The difference in starch and fat content between adzuki beans and soybeans is caused by differences in transcriptional abundance rather than copy number variations, scientists say.
Chinese Women Who Opt For Plastic Surgery Have Lower Self-Esteem
A survey reveals that young Chinese women who opt for plastic surgery have lower self-esteem and self-efficacy than the general population.