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  • Tel Aviv University and Harvard Medical School researchers developed a non-invasive technique that harnesses pulsed electric fields to generate growth of new skin tissue. The novel non-invasive tissue stimulation technique use microsecond-pulsed, high-voltage, non-thermal electric fields to produce scar-free skin rejuvenation. The report were published in the journal Scientific Reports.

  • A new study revealed, Liraglutide, an injectable diabetes drug that US regulators approved last year for weight loss, has helped obese people lose an average of 18 pounds (eight kilograms). The findings are published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • A single-celled marine plankton evolved a miniature version of a multi-cellular eye, possibly to help see its prey better, according to University of British Columbia (UBC) research published today in Nature.

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  • Pinaverium bromide (pinaverium), an antispasmodic, is used widely in many countries around the world, including European countries, Canada and Mexico.  However, original clinical studies on pinaverium are scarce and there has been no convincing evidence for its effectiveness and safety. As such, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved this treatment for use in the U.S. IBS is the most common chronic (life-long in some patients) and highly recurrent gastrointestinal disorder, with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 10 to 15%.

  • A method developed by a team of Israeli scientists to decode an individual's unique sense of smell which they call an "olfactory fingerprint" has been found, claims a new research. The paper was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). This "olfactory fingerprinting", in addition to help identify individuals, can detect diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's early.

  • For the runners who did not drink the tart cherry juice, 50 percent suffered from upper respiratory tract symptoms (URTS). Post-race sniffles are a common problem among endurance athletes. The study found that Montmorency tart cherry juice reduced upper respiratory tract symptoms associated with marathon running in study participants. The study appears in International Society of Sports Nutrition Journal.

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  • A mushroom which has been used in Chinese medicine for centuries could help treat obesity. According to the researchers at Chang Gung University in Taiwan, the fungus called Ganoderma lucidum slowed weight gain by altering bacteria in the gut in mice and could be a potential treatment of obesity.

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