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The father's diet differentially affected the behavior and health of his offspring depending on gender

The ratio of protein, fat and carbohydrate in the diet of male mice affected male and female calves differently

01.05.2024

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A population-based study confirmed the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy

Scottish scientists conducted a population-based study and concluded that electroconvulsive therapy is effective and reasonably safe for a variety of mental illnesses

01.05.2024

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Alcohol abuse after age 40 has been called a symptom of neurodegenerative diseases

The authors of a new study advise people who suddenly become addicted to alcohol late in life to see a neurologist and get checked for neurodegenerative diseases

30.04.2024

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Patient mortality was found to be lower in female physicians

American and Japanese scientists conducted a retrospective observational study and found that female physicians have a slightly lower patient mortality rate than male physicians

30.04.2024

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Immune checkpoint inhibitors did not increase the risk of pregnancy abnormalities

Previously, the use of this class of drugs in pregnant women was associated with a high risk of adverse effects on the fetus

30.04.2024

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The CRISPR-Cas9 system created by the neural network has edited the genome of human cells

US researchers have unveiled the first neural network tool for creating fully artificial CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing systems

29.04.2024

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Food taste and odor triggered mitochondrial fragmentation in liver cells in mice

The brain phase of digestion, in which gastric secretion and various metabolic pathways are triggered in response to conditioned reflex stimuli (e.g., the smell and sight of food), allows the body to respond quickly to anticipated metabolic "tasks"

29.04.2024

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A dwarfism-causing mutation slowed aging and protected against heart disease

The authors of the paper examined 24 people with one of the hereditary forms of dwarfism: they boast healthier hearts and age more slowly overall

29.04.2024

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Russia has developed the world's first aortic valve from donor pericardium

The development is unique in everything from the machining and shape of the valve flaps to its frame and storage solution

27.04.2024

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Modified acid from lichen suppressed coronavirus activity

By obtaining a number of chemical modifications of usninic acid, a specific component of lichens, Russian scientists were able to significantly slow down the growth of three different strains of coronavirus at once

27.04.2024

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Bacteria have been found to have the ability to store "memories" and pass them down through inheritance

American scientists have found that the similarity of memories is inherent even in the simplest microorganisms, such as bacteria

27.04.2024

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Taking acid-reducing drugs has been linked to increased migraine risk

US scientists conducted a cross-sectional study and found that taking drugs from different groups to reduce gastric acidity was associated with a significantly increased risk of migraines and other types of severe headaches

27.04.2024

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An American woman received a heart pump and a genetically modified pig kidney with thymus

She became the second living patient with such an organ, and the first to receive it in severe heart failure

26.04.2024

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Lactic acid bacteria mitigated the effects of heart attack

The effect is attributed to positive changes in blood composition and intestinal barrier function

26.04.2024

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Sinusitis unexpectedly increased the risk of arthritis by 40%

Within a 10-year field of sinusitis, a person may develop a rheumatic disease such as arthritis

26.04.2024

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The cause of the man's severe migraines turned out to be porcine tsetse

A recent episode in the practice of American physicians has shown that parasitic infections are also capable of manifesting themselves in the form of migraines

25.04.2024

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Chewing coca leaves increased the risk of developing oral squamous cell cancer

Argentine scientists conducted a case-control study and found that chewing coca leaves may increase the risk of developing oral squamous cell cancer

25.04.2024

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Roadside weed restored nerve cells

German scientists have concluded that wolfsbane is largely capable of repairing nerve cells in both animals and humans

25.04.2024

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Scientists have discovered a new strain of coronavirus in a patient with 613-day covirus

According to Time magazine, Dutch researchers found that a new strain of coronavirus was incubated in the body of a 72-year-old patient with a weakened immune system for 613 days of illness

24.04.2024

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Drug use proposed to be detected by smartphone swabs

French scientists have presented a simple and practical way to collect data on drug use from the surface of a smartphone

24.04.2024