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Bariatric surgery has been found to be most effective for weight loss and weight maintenance

A systematic review of 47 studies presented at the annual scientific conference of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery found that bariatric surgery provided the greatest and most sustained weight loss compared with the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GTP-1) receptor agonists and lifestyle modification

14.06.2024

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Physical activity in the evening was better at lowering blood glucose levels

A clinical study by Spanish scientists has shown that moderate physical activity in obese people in the evening reduces daily, daytime and nighttime glucose levels

11.06.2024

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Five percent of cardiac arrests have been linked to energy drink consumption

In most cases, the stoppage occurred during sports training before which patients consumed energy drinks

07.06.2024

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Kombucha lowered glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes

Tea mushroom (kombucha) lowered average fasting blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes patients who drank it every day for four weeks

05.06.2024

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Inflammatory bowel disease increased the risk of developing heart failure

A Swedish population-based study has found that patients with inflammatory bowel disease have a higher risk of developing heart failure within 20 years of diagnosis

04.06.2024

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Daytime sleep intensified memories of emotional trauma and anxiety

Neuroscientists have found that sleeping during the day enhances memory of disturbing and frightening events

03.06.2024

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Placebo has been shown to be effective in mental disorders

Simply believing that the medication being taken will help can make mental health patients feel better

31.05.2024

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Omega-3 supplements moderately reduced aggression in children and adults

A meta-analysis by US researchers found that supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may reduce aggression in the short term

30.05.2024

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Technologists have found a way to make chocolate healthier

Swiss researchers and chocolate makers have developed a recipe that makes the dessert healthier for you

29.05.2024

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Asthma was cured the same way cancer was cured

Immunologists from China have discovered that a therapy that has been successfully used to fight cancer is also effective for allergic bronchial asthma

28.05.2024

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Sport helped to get rid of traumatic and intrusive memories

Mice that ran in the wheel formed new nerve cells and rearranged neural circuits in the hippocampus, the area of the brain involved in forming memories

21.05.2024

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Evening workouts have proven to be more beneficial than morning workouts

Aerobic exercise has a positive effect on blood pressure only in the evening, physiologists from Brazil and the US have found

20.05.2024

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Life expectancy will increase by five years by 2050

Most of this increase will come from increases in life expectancy in regions with relatively low life expectancy (such as sub-Saharan Africa)

17.05.2024

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Experiment did not support the hypothesis of brain cleansing in sleep

It is believed that one of the main functions of sleep is to actively cleanse the brain of metabolites and toxins

15.05.2024

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Ultra-high stress on the body has prolonged life by several years

An international team of scientists has concluded that, contrary to popular belief, extreme physical exertion can have a healing effect on the body

14.05.2024

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A single exposure to alcohol was enough to trigger addiction

Scientists have looked at the various effects of a single exposure to ethanol at the molecular, cellular and behavioural levels

13.05.2024

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Yoga classes have been linked to lower blood pressure

People who do yoga at least once a week have lower blood pressure readings on average than the rest of us

09.05.2024

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Music and meditation increased maternal lactation and infant weights

A systematic review and meta-analysis by British scientists found that relaxation interventions (music, meditation, mindfulness) and guided relaxation in the mother were associated with increased breast milk production

08.05.2024

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Cooking has made the oxygen of the air potentially hazardous to health

Researchers from Canada and Switzerland have found that frying in a lighted room also produces singlet oxygen, which contributes to diabetes, cancer and heart disease

08.05.2024

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A love of fried and grilled foods has been linked to the risk of depression and sleep disorders in young adults

Turkish scientists conducted an observational cross-sectional study and concluded that consumption of large amounts of glycation end products is associated with increased risk of depression and decreased sleep quality in young adults

02.05.2024