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Olezarsen effectively lowered triglyceride levels in the blood of people at high cardiac risk

US and Canadian scientists have found in a phase II clinical trial of the experimental drug olesarsen that it effectively reduces levels of triglycerides, apolipoprotein B and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients at high cardiovascular risk

19.06.2024

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Electronic cigarettes and varenicline showed equal effectiveness in tobacco cessation

Finnish researchers conducted randomised, double-blind, double-simulated placebo-controlled clinical trials and concluded that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes had similar efficacy to varenicline in tobacco smoking cessation, and it was significantly higher than placebo

19.06.2024

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Heat and cold waves affected myelination of children's brains

Analysis of over two and a half thousand magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans has shown that heat exposure in infancy and cold exposure during pregnancy and infancy are associated with less myelination and maturation of white matter microstructure

19.06.2024

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The risk of cryptogenic stroke before the age of 50 was found to be several times higher in periodontitis

Finnish and British researchers conducted a multicentre case-control study and found that patients under 50 years of age with periodontitis had a multiplied risk of cryptogenic (developing without apparent cause) ischaemic stroke

18.06.2024

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Maternal Alzheimer's disease has been linked to increased levels of beta-amyloid in the brains of children in old age

A cross-sectional study by US scientists found that average beta-amyloid levels as measured by positron emission tomography scans were higher in people whose parents suffered from memory disorders

18.06.2024

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Medics have identified six types of depression

They characterised the symptoms of each type and explained which treatment would be more effective in which case

18.06.2024

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Pantoprazole protected intensive care patients from bleeding from stress ulcers

An eight-country clinical trial showed that pantoprazole reduced the risk of death from upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in intensive care patients with stress gastric ulcers

17.06.2024

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Bees have been found to be able to detect lung cancer by breathing

A new US study has shown that the extreme sensitivity of honeybees' olfactory neurons could be used to develop new ways of early diagnosis of lung cancer

17.06.2024

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A new ultra-sensitive liquid biopsy method can detect cancer in its early stages

California scientists have developed a new liquid biopsy method that captures the smallest particles of cancerous tumours

17.06.2024

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Genetic test for alcohol metabolism helped reduce alcohol consumption

Personalised advice based on the results of genetic analyses assessing individual differences in alcohol metabolism can encourage young people who drink to significantly curb their harmful habit

17.06.2024

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A 98-year-old American man became the oldest posthumous donor of an internal organ

US transplant surgeons have successfully transplanted the liver of a 98-year-old deceased man into a 72-year-old woman, according to a press release from Mid-America Transplant Organisation

14.06.2024

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Walking with different stride lengths increased metabolic costs

An experimental study by American scientists has shown that walking in which the stride length is varied significantly increases energy expenditure

14.06.2024

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Generation X was found to be more susceptible to cancer

American epidemiologists, having studied data from 3.8 million patients with cancer, found out whether the incidence of cancer in general and different types of cancer in particular is growing or slowing down from generation to generation

14.06.2024

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WHO blamed four industries for 2.7 million deaths a year in the European region

These are tobacco, refined products, fossil fuels and alcohol production

13.06.2024

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Narrowing of the pupils indicated brain fatigue

Japanese researchers have shown on the example of cyber athletes that a decrease in pupil size can be considered a marker of brain fatigue - a decrease in cognitive functions on the background of prolonged mental activity

13.06.2024

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Human antibodies used for the first time against black widow venom

Biotechnologists have succeeded for the first time in producing human antibodies that neutralised the venom of spiders of the black widow genus

13.06.2024

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Exposure to dust increased the risk of dementia

In a new paper, US medical researchers have revealed that exposure to dust and debris particles that liquidators were exposed to when removing rubble increased their risk of early dementia

13.06.2024

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Military doctors treat superior patients better

In a new study, US scientists have used the example of the military to show that the higher rank of patients affects the way medics treat them and, as a result, the outcome of treatment

11.06.2024

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Combination pharmacotherapy reduced methamphetamine intake in clinical trials

US researchers presented an analysis of the results of randomised controlled trials of adjunctive combination therapy for methamphetamine use disorder

11.06.2024

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Bartonella DNA has been found in the blood of people with psychosis.

A study by US scientists has found that people with psychosis are more likely to have DNA from a bacterium of the genus Bartonella in their blood than people without a history of psychosis

11.06.2024