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Medical Oddities: Cocoa Fights the Flu?

Chocolate fights flu, snails regrow eyes, guts go neural, and past lives go clinical.

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    Theobromine and arainosine show superior antiviral activity against flu.

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    Past-life memories in adults link with mental disorders.

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    Gut bacteria influence appetite through a neurobiotic sense.

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    Apple snail can regenerate eyes, linking to eye development genes.

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    Regular exercise and green tea may enhance immune response in cancer patients.

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Medical Oddities: Cocoa Fights the Flu?

Chocolate fights flu, snails regrow eyes, guts go neural, and past lives go clinical.

  • by Teraya Smith

  • August 7, 2025

  • 6 min

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