Dog Genetic Study Reopens Domestication Questions: So-Called 'Ancient' Breeds Are Not So Old After All

A new genetic study has found that breeds of dog thought to be 'ancient' actually originated from regions where dogs had arrived only very recently, reopening questions into the origins of canine domestication.

Police demonstrating a Taser gun

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Tasers Can Kill, Says American Heart Association [STUDY]

Roughly 16,000 police agencies around the world use Tasers, the electroshock weapons that send electrical currents to disrupt voluntary control over one's muscles, but law enforcement officers only prefer Tasers because they can subdue unruly people in a non-lethal, non-violent way.

The meteoric rise of a natural, healthy alternative to sugar - a holy grail for the food industry - might just be a little too good to be true. In two years stevia, a plant used for centuries by Paraguay's Guarani Indians, has shot to prominence in p

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Stevia: Miracle Sweetener May Have A Sour Note

The meteoric rise of a natural, healthy alternative to sugar - a holy grail for the food industry - might just be a little too good to be true. In two years stevia, a plant used for centuries by Paraguay's Guarani Indians, has shot to prominence in products by Coca-Cola, Danone and Merisant.

Calcium

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Calcium Supplements Could Increase Risk of Heart Attack by 86%

Study concludes supplements should be taken 'with caution' and boosting calcium offers no significant health benefit.

Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Beating Heart Muscle [STUDY]

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Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Beating Heart Muscle

Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.

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Have Israeli Scientists Discovered the Secret of Eternal Youth?

Israeli scientists from the Technion-Israel Institute in Haifa have succeeded in turning skin cells from elderly heart failure patients into healthy heart muscle cells of a new born baby.

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