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What we know about Valieva’s doping case EXPLAINER
The Russian figure skating sensation is at the center of an Olympic storm
Feb 11, 2022 19:42
Miracle ‘exercise pill’ may soon make couch potatoes healthy
Scientists are on the road to developing a drug to ease the fitness worries of the world’s couch potatoes – and all without having to lift themselves off the sofa.
Aug 25, 2017 10:51
Ban on Meldonium may increase deaths among athletes – inventor of drug used by Sharapova
There could be a spike in the number of deaths of athletes following the inclusion of meldonium on the list of forbidden doping substances, as it protects their hearts while they are pushing themselves to the limit, the inventor of the drug said.
Mar 9, 2016 21:19
Boas don’t choke prey, stopping blood flow is kill method, study says
American biologists have discovered that boa constrictors don’t ‘suffocate’ their prey, but instead cause blood circulatory arrest, which leads to dysfunction in vital organs and eventual death.
Jul 24, 2015 14:08
Electric Aliens? Bacteria discovered that exist on pure energy
Microbiologists based in California have discovered bacteria that survive by eating pure electrons rather than food, bringing an entirely new method of existence to awareness and raising questions about possibilities for alien life.
Jul 19, 2014 18:24
Flora power to combat intestinal bugs
Obesity and other conditions as serious as Parkinson's disease and diabetes might be cured just by replacing the bowel flora.
Jan 20, 2011 11:59
Fertility tourists eye Russia
A 64-year-old Swiss woman has become the oldest mother in her home country, after she gave birth to her first child through IVF in a Russian clinic.
Dec 13, 2010 09:22
Russia battles Afghan heroin intoxication single-handedly
Next to nothing is being done internationally to tackle drug production in Afghanistan. Russia is taking a stand against the opium flow from Asia alone, states Russia's Federal Drug Control Service Head Viktor Ivanov.
Oct 12, 2009 09:25