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The presence of siblings has been linked to a later onset of puberty

Researchers analyzed data from 10,657 children in a Danish pubertal cohort, information on pubertal signs was obtained semiannually from age 11 until the end of puberty

12.09.2024

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Hypertension “figured out” by the patient's voice

Chronic high blood pressure turned out to be possible to detect without a tonometer and other familiar instruments

12.09.2024

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Quadrotherapy with bismuth has been designated as the primary way to fight Helicobacter in the US

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of Helicobacter infection

11.09.2024

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Surgeons have released details and one-year results of the first eye transplantation

In May 2023, American surgeons performed the world's first transplant of a donor eyeball - it was transplanted along with the eye socket and part of the face

11.09.2024

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Three liters of cola a day significantly lowered a young British man's blood potassium levels

Reducing cola consumption normalized the numbers

11.09.2024

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A new class of antibiotics has been obtained with the help of “killer bacteria”

Scientists developed these drugs by studying the interaction between nematodes and their symbiont bacteria

10.09.2024

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Depressive symptoms linked to risk of vape use among Australian adolescents

A secondary analysis of a clinical trial found that Australian adolescents with more severe depressive symptoms had a several-fold increased risk of vape use

10.09.2024

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Owl people are more likely to be overweight and have diabetes mellitus

Researchers from the Netherlands have found that people of the late chronotype have a higher body mass index, larger waist circumference and are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes

10.09.2024

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Gastric mucosal damage has been linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease

American scientists conducted a retrospective cohort study and found that the presence of ulcers and other lesions of the mucous membrane of the upper gastrointestinal tract is associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease in later life

09.09.2024

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Lab mice were made transparent using a dye

A team of bioengineers from the US has found a method to study laboratory rodents in a painless way

09.09.2024

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Cerebrospinal fluid has been discovered outside the brain for the first time

Looks like physiology textbooks will now have to be amended: according to a new study, cerebrospinal fluid (liquor) also normally washes over nerves throughout the body

09.09.2024

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Monoclonal antibodies to pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide helped with migraines

As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, a single intravenous infusion effectively protected against migraine attacks for four weeks

06.09.2024

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“Cannonballs” in an American man's lungs turned out to be metastases of a testicular tumor

A 54-year-old man with a mild form of transient asthma presented to a U.S. hospital with complaints of worsening shortness of breath and coughing for two months

06.09.2024

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Fish consumption during pregnancy has been linked to a lower likelihood of RAS in the child

US researchers analyzed data from a large research program and concluded that women's consumption of fish (but not omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements) during pregnancy was associated with a significant reduction in the likelihood of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the unborn child

06.09.2024

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The combination of three drugs exceeded the efficacy of standard therapy for hypertension

Australian, American, British, Indian and Nigerian researchers have reported success in clinical trials of a drug containing a fixed low-dose combination of three hypotensive agents for the initial control of arterial hypertension

05.09.2024

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Bioactive retinoids can help get rid of psoriasis and other skin diseases

This discovery takes on special significance against the background of reports from domestic and foreign sources that patients with psoriasis have a significant reduction in the quality of life, disturbance of psycho-emotional state, including a decrease in self-esteem and a negative impact on the development and social adaptation of the individual, especially at a young age

05.09.2024

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Researchers find out how depression is linked to other diseases

Scientists have concluded that depression in one form or another is linked to 20 different diseases, which themselves, at first glance, hardly correlate with each other at all

05.09.2024

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Gout risk has been linked to gender and alcoholic beverage preference

It was highest among men who favored beer and cider

04.09.2024

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Catheter proved better than surgery for aortic valve replacement in women

The main benefit was a reduction in the duration and frequency of hospitalizations

04.09.2024

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Thiamine altered the microbiome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

A pilot study by Danish scientists found that thiamine intake by patients with inflammatory bowel disease was associated with the proliferation of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Roseburia hominis in the gut microbiome

04.09.2024