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The presence of siblings has been linked to a later onset of puberty

Researchers analyzed data from 10,657 children in a Danish pubertal cohort, information on pubertal signs was obtained semiannually from age 11 until the end of puberty

12.09.2024

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Owl people are more likely to be overweight and have diabetes mellitus

Researchers from the Netherlands have found that people of the late chronotype have a higher body mass index, larger waist circumference and are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes

10.09.2024

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Increased metabolism has been identified as a significant mechanism of weight loss when taking GTP-1 agonists

Irish researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial and found that the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GPP-1) receptor agonists were not only due to a reduction in appetite and calorie intake, as commonly believed, but also to an increase in visceral adipose tissue metabolism

29.08.2024

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Pain has been named as the most common symptom of long term covidae

British scientists conducted a relatively small retrospective case series study and found out what symptoms most often bother patients with long covidae

29.08.2024

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Health professionals have calculated how much more likely cannabis users are to miss work

People who use cannabis, especially those suffering from disorders due to this habit, are disproportionately more likely to miss work due to illness, injury or absenteeism

28.08.2024

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A new method of mitochondrial gene editing will make it possible to treat inherited diseases

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have demonstrated the performance of a pioneering mitochondrial genome editing technology on live mice

26.08.2024

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Poor body flexibility has been linked to an increased risk of premature death

Flexibility, i.e. the ability of a person to make movements of different parts of the body with a large amplitude, is considered to be one of the important components of physical health

22.08.2024

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Contaminated air during egg retrieval decreased the chance of live births in IVF treatment

Embryologists retrospectively analyzed 3,657 frozen embryo transfer operations at one Australian center between January 2013 and December 2021

15.08.2024

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Washbasins have turned out to be breeding grounds for dangerous germs

A recent study found that biofilm, a slimy substance sometimes found around sink drains and faucets, is home to entire communities of bacteria

13.08.2024

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British teenagers have started eating less deeply processed foods

Consumption of highly processed foods is considered a key factor in the global increase in diet-related chronic diseases

26.07.2024

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Starvation and dehydration decreased phagocyte activity during resistant infection in mice

US scientists have found that prolonged dehydration and malnutrition lead to increased mortality in mice

25.07.2024

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Biologists have revealed how alcohol damages the heart

Two groups of scientists have shown how alcohol causes atrial fibrillation and warned of the risks for women taking hormone replacement therapy

23.07.2024

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Appendicitis deaths have decreased by nearly 60 percent over the past 30 years

The Global Burden of Disease Collaboration investigated the global prevalence and mortality of appendicitis

19.07.2024

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WHO has declared the sweetener aspartame a potential carcinogen

The announcement of aspartame's inclusion in the list of potential carcinogens is posted on the IARC website

17.07.2024

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A neurosurgeon mapped the areas of the cerebral cortex needed to play chess and preserved them during surgery

A neurosurgeon from Spain identified the lobes of the cerebral cortex needed to play chess at the request of a patient and was able to preserve them during surgery

15.07.2024

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Air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus

Chinese scientists conducted a prospective cohort study and concluded that air pollution was associated with an increased risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus

11.07.2024

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Eight blood plasma proteins predicted Parkinson's disease seven years before symptoms appeared

A collaboration of British and German scientists conducted a systematic proteomics analysis of Parkinson's disease patients and found that the expression of eight blood plasma proteins can predict disease progression seven years before the first symptoms appear

25.06.2024

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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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Trials of biannual injections to prevent HIV infection have begun in the US

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced in a press release the initiation of two clinical trials of lenacapavir for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

06.06.2024