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Exercising for just three seconds three times a week improves muscle strength

The authors of a new study have revealed how much you should workout per week to see real results

Unique surgery restored movement and sensation in a paralyzed man

Using brain implants, artificial intelligence and electrical stimulation, a team of researchers, engineers and surgeons have developed a new 'dual neural shunt' technology

The Ministry of Health has registered a new drug for HIV treatment

In the U.S., the drug from ViiV Healthcare was approved in 2020

The Ministry of Defense has developed a list of diseases - contraindications to military service

These diseases include HIV, hepatitis, and advanced blood cancers

Gum disease and dental health affect brain size in old age

Researchers found a correlation between dental health, gum health and the development of Alzheimer's disease

A new factor in the development of cancer in men has been named

As men get older, they may lose Y chromosomes in parts of their cells

Antibiotics: present and future

According to Nobel Laureate Sidney Altman, relatively simple antibiotic molecules isolated from natural sources will be replaced by artificially synthesized compounds aimed at turning off the genes of microbes.

750 anti-cancer drugs are being tested in the US

A miniature video camera mounted on glasses directs images to electrodes that are connected to the brain with the help of the optic nerve. Patients wear a small device on their belt to power the camera and process images. The system does not recreate natural vision, but allows you to see the main images using a grid with 60 electrodes (10x6).

Suture material with bacteriophages will get rid of postoperative infections

The experimental method of immunotherapy adjusts the immune system to fight HIV and simultaneously enhances its ability to eliminate accidental infections and prevent the development of AIDS.

Did you hurt your Achilles tendon? Contact the horsemen!

Recently, stem cell treatment of Achilles tendon rupture in racehorses has spread everywhere, since these animals, sometimes costing millions of dollars, such injuries occur very often. Biotech firm MedCell Bioscience has announced its intention to start testing its method on humans.

Opioid aversion switch found in the brains of mice

American, Canadian and French researchers conducted a series of experiments in mice and discovered a population of atypical glutamatergic neurons in the ventral prefrontal cortex of the brain responsible for switching between the reinforcing and aversive effects of opioids

Loneliness affected the risk of death more than alcoholism and obesity

More than half of seniors who go to the hospital for primary care are single

A sedentary lifestyle has been linked to a doubled risk of uterine myoma

The habit of spending time sitting - both at work and at leisure - is fraught with a host of adverse health consequences, including obesity, impaired estrogen metabolism, and chronic inflammation

Brain cells 'forced' to eat even after a recent heavy lunch

An international team of scientists has concluded that brain cells can regulate the timing of meals

Cyanobacteria for biofuel production

Muhammad Ali will try to cure Parkinson's disease with stem cells

The boxer's daughter, who is a member of the consulting board of the company, has achieved the inclusion of her father in a group of patients who will be tested for the treatment of Parkinson's disease with stem cells.

The FDA warns

The FDA announced the danger of a fashionable procedure of "rejuvenation" due to blood transfusion of young donors.

Based on "The Martian"

Chinese space explorers plan to achieve in real life what the main character of Andy Weir's book "The Martian" managed to do: grow potatoes on another planet.

Scientists find out why singing helps to restore speech after a stroke

In a new paper on the topic, researchers have uncovered the reasons for the therapeutic effects of singing on people with post-stroke aphasia, which is the complete or partial loss of the ability to speak and/or perceive the speech of others

Sodium channel inhibitor helped with postoperative pain in phase III trial

US researchers reported positive results from a phase 3 clinical trial of the non-opioid analgesic VX-548 for postoperative pain