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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- English version
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Tirzepatide helped steatohepatitis with fibrosis in phase II trials
US, Italian, French and Japanese researchers reported success in a phase II clinical trial of tirzepatide for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MDAS) and liver fibrosis
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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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