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Cannabis use during pregnancy increased the risk of complications

A population-based study by US scientists has found that cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, placental abruption and maternal weight disorders

23.07.2024

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Neurologists have discovered an unusual cause of migraines

Migraine sufferers can sometimes predict attacks by minor symptoms called an aura

05.07.2024

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Semaglutide reduced the risk of cardiovascular complications independently of sugar levels

Researchers from eight countries presented the results of another analysis of trial data for the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist semaglutide

27.06.2024

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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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Fluoroquinolones did not increase the risk of uveitis and retinal detachment

Fluoroquinolones are widely used to treat a range of infections, including infections of the genitourinary tract, respiratory tract and skin

04.06.2024

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A model for predicting the structure of AlphaFold 3 proteins is presented

Knowledge of protein structure is essential in many different areas of biology, from understanding the fundamental mechanisms of functioning of living organisms to describing the pathogenesis of disease and rational drug design

10.05.2024

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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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Diet reduced the severity of depression and eating disorders in obese adolescents

A clinical study by Australian scientists found that a four-week very low-calorie diet reduced the severity of depression and eating disorders in obese adolescents

30.08.2024

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Researchers have stated that there are four types of aging

Based on the analysis of molecular genetic markers, scientists found that we can talk about the existence of four types of aging: metabolic, immune, hepatic and nephrotic aging

02.08.2024

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Cholesterol absorption inhibitors reduced the risk of liver cancer

A large-scale study by US scientists has found that taking cholesterol absorption inhibitors is associated with a reduced risk of developing liver cancer

30.07.2024

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Sex-deficient women were found to have an increased risk of death

New evidence of the importance of more frequent sex for people's health has recently been presented by scientists from the US

26.07.2024

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Benzodiazepines did not increase the risk of developing dementia

A population-based study by Dutch scientists found that benzodiazepine use was not associated with an increased risk of developing dementia

25.07.2024

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Experimental drug helped stress urinary incontinence in phase II trial

Japanese researchers have reported the results of a phase II clinical trial of an experimental drug, TAS-303, which they plan to use for stress urinary incontinence in women

18.07.2024

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The effectiveness of births from frozen eggs in the UK has been compared with conventional IVF

Scientists have traced the fate of nearly 30,000 frozen eggs from London Women's Hospital: the largest study for the UK

18.07.2024

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Taking semaglutide for type 2 diabetes was associated with a reduced risk of dementia

Riccardo De Giorgi and colleagues at the University of Oxford analysed electronic medical records data from the US-based TriNetX collaboration covering more than 100 million people

15.07.2024

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Genes that protect against alcoholism increased the likelihood of cancer and other diseases

An international team of scientists has concluded that genes that protect against alcohol addiction can trigger a number of other diseases, including cancer

01.07.2024

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Scientists have proposed a new way to spot-deliver drugs using nanodroplets

Most medications that a person takes act not only on the cause of the ailment, but also on the body as a whole

20.06.2024

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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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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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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