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Mindfulness meditation has reduced addiction to online gaming
American and Chinese researchers conducted randomised clinical trials and concluded that mindfulness meditation can reduce addiction to online gaming
26.06.2024- English version
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Parvalbumin-expressing neurons of the basal forebrain have been shown to be involved in aversive learning
Through the activity of these neurons, mice have learnt to distinguish between stimuli preceding punishment and reward
25.06.2024
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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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Overweight increased the risk of pregnancy complications regardless of the mother's background
Pontus Henriksson of Linköping University and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study and concluded that maternal overweight and obesity plays a major role in the development of pregnancy complications regardless of background and ethnicity
04.10.2024
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Phones of intercontinental travelers called a biosecurity threat
Devices traveling between continents can spread pathogens, their virulence factors and antibiotic resistance, posing a potential biosecurity threat
02.10.2024
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Cerebrospinal fluid has been discovered outside the brain for the first time
Looks like physiology textbooks will now have to be amended: according to a new study, cerebrospinal fluid (liquor) also normally washes over nerves throughout the body
09.09.2024
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Scientists have discovered a skin protein that could help treat eczema and psoriasis
Researchers have found a previously unknown signalling pathway involved in the development of psoriasis and eczema
09.08.2024
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Dietary protein was associated with reduced mortality in non-severe renal failure
The analysis included 8,543 people aged 60 years and over
08.08.2024
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Brazil records the world's first deaths from Oropouche fever
Brazil has recorded the first deaths from Oropouche fever, caused by the virus of the same name
29.07.2024
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Navy SEAL attacks on humans in South Africa attributed to first major rabies outbreak among pinnipeds
As The Guardian notes, none of the victims of the attacks have yet contracted rabies
19.07.2024
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Using CT scans, scientists have seen for the first time how psilocybin reshapes a person's personality
It turns out that psilocybin is considered a "spiritually reborn" drug for a reason: it causes a radical reorganisation of the large-scale brain network responsible for introspection and remembering
18.07.2024
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A new cancer therapy has turned its cells into 'Trojan horses' that destroy the tumour from within
US scientists have developed a new cancer treatment technology that reverses the property of cancer to adapt to therapy by rapidly changing against itself
08.07.2024
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Eggshells helped in growing human bones
Using eggshells, eco-friendly plastic and a 3D printer, US researchers have learnt how to create cheaper and more effective versions of artificial scaffolds to repair and grow bone tissue
08.07.2024
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Heat in pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of lymphoblastic leukaemia in children
US scientists conducted an observational study and concluded that high temperatures during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children
05.07.2024
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Air pollution causes lymph nodes to turn black
Living in a city with a highly polluted atmosphere has a marked effect on the lymph nodes in the lungs
04.07.2024
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Mixing energy drinks and alcohol in youth impaired brain function in adulthood
Alcohol consumption along with energy drinks at a young age affected brain function in the long term
03.07.2024
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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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Non-hormonal male contraceptive reversibly deprived male mice of fertility
US researchers have developed a small-molecule compound from the group of kinase inhibitors that acted as a reversible non-hormonal male contraceptive in experiments on mice
27.05.2024
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Papillomavirus infection increased the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in women
Korean scientists analysed a national medical registry and found that papillomavirus infection (HPV infection) is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease
23.05.2024
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Retinal organoid from embryonic stem cells cured macular tear
As reported in Stem Cell Reports, such transplantation resulted in improved visual function, although synaptic connections between host and graft could not be confirmed
07.10.2024