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Scientists Warn That Driving Is Suddenly Causing Spike in Heart Attacks
Scientists are now warning drivers that car fumes and braking too hard is causing a sudden spike in heart attacks.
According to a new study, fumes from vehicle exhausts caused by heavy braking increases the risk of a driver getting a heart attack.
Researchers looked at the links between air pollution from traffic, such as nitric oxide and particulates, and the number of heart attacks.
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Curiosity Rover Finds Crucial Life-Sustaining Nitrogen on Mars
Scientists studying the Red Planet have for the first time detected nitrogen, a component crucial to the existence of life, extracted from nitrate molecules as a result of heating surface sediments, adding evidence that Mars could once have sustained life.
Carbon-based life is not possible without nitrogen. The element is required for the shaping of molecules such as DNA and RNA, both of which carry...
Dark chocolate can lower blood pressure, study says
Research was done in the short term that could not identify the optimal amount of chocolate to be eaten…
Daily consumption of dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure slightly, a second analysis of 20 studies indicated. The research was conducted by the Cochrane group – an international collaboration of thousands of experts who review previous studies.
The reason was the cocoa, the...