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RNA-based inhaler prevents the severe course of pneumonia

The drug targets overactive white blood cells that cause lung damage during severe infection

Unique cells found in cancer patients who have beaten cancer

New, improved T cells that can attack multiple cancer targets have been found in patients who have beaten cancer

Placebo cured back pain as well as opioids

Researchers at the University of Sydney found that placebos work just as well as drug therapy with dangerous addictive drugs

"Zombie Viruses"

An international team of scientists announced in February the successful revival of 13 different viruses stored in the permafrost for tens of thousands of years

Mycobacterium tuberculosis loves fatty

The new most expensive drug in the world is a drug for the therapy of metachromatic leukodystrophy

MIT Technology Review reports that Lenmeldy has become the world's most expensive drug, with its maker saying the drug will cost $4.25 million wholesale

A pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a living person for the first time

Surgeons in the US have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living man for the first time ever

Universal antidote to deadly snake venoms found

A universal antibody has been developed that neutralizes the deadly venom of cobras, kraits and mambas and has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives each year

The most frequent cause of drug anaphylaxis in Russia was antibiotics

Russian scientists analyzed the Pharmacovigilance database and found that antibacterial drugs for systemic use, local anesthetics and cyclooxygenase inhibitors were the most likely to provoke anaphylaxis between 2019 and 2023

Greater green space was associated with a lower risk of myopia in elementary school children

Chinese scientists conducted a study using satellite imagery and found that a higher proportion of green space in a city was associated with a lower prevalence of myopia in younger schoolchildren

FDA approves drug-releasing eye implant

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Glaukos' iDose TR long-acting eye implant

Experts tell why patients should be taught to self-medicate

Experts say we need to do more to promote responsible self-medication

Coal-fired power plants are twice as harmful to humanity as previously thought

A new study finds that microparticles from coal-fired power plants cause far more damage than previously thought

A risk factor for reduced cognitive function in preschoolers has been identified

Researchers have found that the main influence on preschoolers' cognitive decline is the mother's body mass index during pregnancy

Low educational attainment increased the risk of heart disease and death from it

Researchers have found a link between educational attainment early in life and the risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease in adulthood and old age

Anti-aging molecule increased fertility in aging mice

The discovery will help in the future in the development of treatments that improve fertility in humans, scientists believe

The song that makes insulin cells work has been named

A new study by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) has found that music can literally be a lifesaver for diabetics

To avoid heart rejection, surgeons "replaced" a woman's healthy liver

Surgeons performed a simultaneous heart and liver transplant on a woman with coronary artery dissection

It's more important than diet, cholesterol and smoking: a dangerous health factor for diabetics has been named

Experts studied the records of more than 18,500 diabetics between the ages of 37 and 73

The government required a DNA test for all children born to a surrogate mother

Without a special medical report, such a child will not be given to potential parents