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“Eighteenth-century sailors' disease” discovered in the modern world

Medics from Canada have described a clinical case demonstrating that scurvy is also occurring in the 21st century and is likely more prevalent than one might assume

07.10.2024

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Group therapy helped fathers with postpartum depression

It included parenting skills training and cognitive behavioral therapy

04.10.2024

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Overweight increased the risk of pregnancy complications regardless of the mother's background

Pontus Henriksson of Linköping University and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study and concluded that maternal overweight and obesity plays a major role in the development of pregnancy complications regardless of background and ethnicity

04.10.2024

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Asymptomatic atherosclerosis has been identified as an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality

Spanish, American and British scientists, led by Valentin Fuster, director of the National Center for Cardiovascular Research in Madrid, have found that subclinical atherosclerosis visible on instrumental tests serves independently of other factors is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality

04.10.2024

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Pacemaker protected against cardiac death better than amiodarone

In patients with Chagas disease.

04.10.2024

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Low levels of vitamins D and B12 have been linked to the severity of bedwetting in children

A cross-sectional study by Egyptian scientists found that low levels of vitamins D and B12 are inversely correlated with the number of episodes of bedwetting per day

03.10.2024

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High doses of lithium aspartate reduced the severity of postcoccygeal syndrome

A dose-finding study showed that lithium aspartate at a dose of 40 to 45 milligrams per day in an open-label form resulted in significant improvement in the symptoms of post-coital syndrome

03.10.2024

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease allowed to be treated with monoclonal antibodies

Shortly before that, a similar decision was taken by the relevant bodies of the European Union and China

03.10.2024

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Medics have found a way to stop age-related vision deterioration

Scientists from the US and Australia have figured out exactly what causes vision to fade and what will preserve it

03.10.2024

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Breast arterial calcification on mammograms has been called a biomarker of cardiac risks

It was determined automatically using machine learning

02.10.2024

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Phones of intercontinental travelers called a biosecurity threat

Devices traveling between continents can spread pathogens, their virulence factors and antibiotic resistance, posing a potential biosecurity threat

02.10.2024

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A type of cancer has been proposed not to be called cancer

Prostate cancer of low-grade malignancy has no specific symptoms and almost never metastasizes

02.10.2024

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Artificially depressing the brain enhanced ingenuity

Experts from Queen Mary University of London and the University of London have shown that artificially suppressing prefrontal cortex activity can increase creativity in healthy people

01.10.2024

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Danish man with cardiomyopathy returned to professional soccer after having a pacemaker fitted

Swedish scientists have described a case of a patient with cardiomyopathy and an installed cardioverter-defibrillator returning to professional soccer

01.10.2024

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Scientists have figured out the difference in life expectancy between politicians and the general population

The authors of a new study decided to retrospectively measure health inequalities by comparing the mortality rate of politicians to that of the population they represent

01.10.2024

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Stem cell-derived islet cells cured type 1 diabetes

Chinese scientists reported the recovery of a patient with type 1 diabetes using chemically induced stem cells

30.09.2024

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Dopamine did not directly contribute to the placebo effect

German and British researchers conducted an experiment involving healthy volunteers and concluded that, contrary to the current view, dopaminergic processes of reward and reinforcement learning do not have a direct influence on the development of the placebo effect

30.09.2024

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Test-tube babies have been found to have an increased risk of heart defects

Children born through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies were more susceptible to serious heart defects than those conceived naturally

30.09.2024

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Fever prophylaxis did not improve functional outcomes in stroke patients

But reduced the likelihood of it developing

27.09.2024

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Eating disorders resulted in severe electrolyte disturbances

A study by Canadian scientists found that electrolyte disturbances in patients with eating disorders significantly increase the risk of death, hospitalization, kidney damage, bone fractures and intestinal obstruction

27.09.2024