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People with autism spectrum disorders have been found to have a high incidence of self-harm

A retrospective cohort study found that adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have higher rates of self-harm, anxiety, depressive disorders, and substance use disorders

06.05.2024

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Central obesity has been linked to the risk of incontinence

American scientists conducted a population-based study and found that central obesity is associated with an increased risk of incontinence and serves as a more reliable predictor of this condition than body mass index (BMI)

02.05.2024

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Taking Ozempic helped to reduce cannabis dependence and avoid relapse

This is important because there is still no medication for cannabinoid addiction that is effective and approved by the authorities

01.05.2024

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Immune checkpoint inhibitors did not increase the risk of pregnancy abnormalities

Previously, the use of this class of drugs in pregnant women was associated with a high risk of adverse effects on the fetus

30.04.2024

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Sinusitis unexpectedly increased the risk of arthritis by 40%

Within a 10-year field of sinusitis, a person may develop a rheumatic disease such as arthritis

26.04.2024

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The cause of the man's severe migraines turned out to be porcine tsetse

A recent episode in the practice of American physicians has shown that parasitic infections are also capable of manifesting themselves in the form of migraines

25.04.2024

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Scientists have discovered a new strain of coronavirus in a patient with 613-day covirus

According to Time magazine, Dutch researchers found that a new strain of coronavirus was incubated in the body of a 72-year-old patient with a weakened immune system for 613 days of illness

24.04.2024

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Scientists have determined how sleep affects immunity

The physical and psychological health of a person largely depends on the sleep schedule, which in the modern world manages to keep only 15% of people

11.03.2024

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Neural network recognizes pregnancy complications

To train the artificial intelligence, 10,000 anonymized records of pregnant women with a confirmed risk of preterm labor were used

01.03.2024

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Office air affected workers' creativity

As it turns out, not only the level of creativity of a particular person, but also the office environment plays an important role in the search for "creative solutions"

26.12.2023

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Digital syringe-automatic machine received a registration certificate from Roszdravnadzor

Scientists of MISIS University have developed a digital syringe-automatic machine, thanks to which it is possible to give an injection to oneself or other people at home

24.07.2023

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Unfrozen

A Chinese woman gave birth to a healthy boy from an embryo frozen 16 years ago. The child was born from the same group of embryos from which the embryo of her first son was taken in 2000.

07.02.2017

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Low levels of vitamins D and B12 have been linked to the severity of bedwetting in children

A cross-sectional study by Egyptian scientists found that low levels of vitamins D and B12 are inversely correlated with the number of episodes of bedwetting per day

03.10.2024

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Marriage improved men's health, but not women's

Experts from Canada's University of Toronto have studied how marriage is linked to the likelihood that a person will age "optimally," meaning without serious physical, cognitive, mental or emotional conditions that interfere with daily activities, as well as high levels of happiness

23.08.2024

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Preventing HIV infection in women with twice-yearly injections has been shown to be 100 percent effective

US researchers presented data from an interim analysis of a phase III clinical trial of lenacapavir for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection in women

24.07.2024

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The myth about the health benefits of rhino horn has been scientifically debunked

Scientists hope the evidence presented will help ease the demand for rhino horn and reduce illegal hunting of these endangered animals

20.06.2024

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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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Whole-genome DNA analysis indicated treatment options for restless legs syndrome

A major international study has identified the genetic basis of restless legs syndrome, a little-studied but common condition in the elderly

06.06.2024

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Taking oral contraceptives caused baldness in a proportion of women

Scientists from the UK and Indonesia have shown that women who have mutations in certain genes can lose their hair when taking the contraceptive pill

31.05.2024

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A full exoskeleton helped a paralysed man walk 145 metres

In this device, the man was able to walk a total of 145 metres over 39 research sessions, taking 480 steps

29.05.2024