By studying the winter hibernation of gophers, researchers from the US and China have identified a protein that can help get rid of cataracts without surgery, which is not without risks and is not available to all people

24.09.2024

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Administration of GTP-1 agonists has been associated with a decreased risk of opioid overdose

The analysis included data from nearly 504,000 adult patients with RUO and more than 817,000 with a history of RUA from 136 U.S. health systems from January 2014 through September 2022

18.10.2024

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Wounds sustained at night heal worse than those sustained during the day.

Scientists have noticed that repairing skin damage is faster during the day than at night, and there's no big mystery here: our cells are generally more active during the daytime

15.10.2024

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Intravenous medications have been turned into pills

US medics have developed a technology that makes purely intravenous drugs suitable for taking in pill form

14.10.2024

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An RNA molecule turned an inflamed wound into a healing wound

Scientists from China and Sweden have studied the mechanism of wound healing and identified a key molecule that can accelerate the process

11.10.2024

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Nobel Prize in Physiology awarded for the discovery of microRNAs

The prize was awarded for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation

07.10.2024

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Antidepressants have been found to have anti-cancer properties

Scientists decided to approach the problem from an unexpected angle and scan known antidepressant molecules

23.09.2024

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Mental disorders increased the risk of death from infections

A systematic review and meta-analysis by British scientists found that people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder have almost three times the risk of dying from infections compared to the rest of the population

09.10.2024

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Extra virgin olive oil enhanced the learning ability of Down syndrome mice

An experimental study by American and Italian scientists found that mice with Down syndrome who were given virgin olive oil showed significant improvements in learning and spatial memory

09.10.2024

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Dissolvable surgical suture generated electricity and healed wounds

Chinese researchers have developed a material for surgical sutures that autonomously produces an electric current in response to movement, promoting wound healing, then completely resorbs afterward

15.10.2024

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Older people are most affected by pulmonary hypertension

In total, nearly 200,000 cases of the disease have been reported worldwide

21.10.2024

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Gene therapy for Duchenne myodystrophy fails in phase 3 trial

Jerry Mendell of Ohio State University and colleagues from seven countries reported the failure of a phase III clinical trial of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

22.10.2024

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The risk of death from complications of heart surgery was found to be higher in women

Statistics show that women have a higher mortality rate than men in high-risk surgeries

21.10.2024

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Access through the arm reduced the risk of bleeding during catheter-based valve placement

The findings are published in the journal JAMA Network Open

21.10.2024

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WHO recognizes Egypt as a malaria-free country

Transmission has not been observed in him for more than three years

22.10.2024

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Music has made it easier for patients to recover from surgery

Listening to music after surgery has a calming effect on recovering patients, helping to reduce their anxiety, pain and need for opioid analgesics

22.10.2024