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'Anti-Aging' Hormone May Actually Shorten Life
"It turns out that injections of growth hormone — a staple of anti-aging, hormone-replacement therapy — may have the opposite effect as intended"
New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth - The Times of India
"Termed as "SealBio", the technique uses body's own stem cells and eliminates the need for cumbersome root canal fillings."
The Scary New Evidence on BPA-Free Plastics
"'almost all' commercially available plastics that were tested leached synthetic estrogens—even when they weren't exposed to conditions known to unlock potentially harmful chemicals, such as the heat of a microwave, the steam of a dishwasher, or the sun's ultraviolet rays. According to Bittner's research, some BPA-free products actually released synthetic estrogens that were more potent than BPA."
Scientists launch pastry into stratosphere
Space exploration Italian-style