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A prototype of a cheap, plug-in MRI scanner has been developed
Experts from Hong Kong have developed a prototype MRI scanner that can make diagnostics cheaper and more accessible
24.05.2024- English version
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Artificially depressing the brain enhanced ingenuity
Experts from Queen Mary University of London and the University of London have shown that artificially suppressing prefrontal cortex activity can increase creativity in healthy people
01.10.2024
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Gamification of digital therapies for mental disorders helped with ADHD in children
However, such instruments had little or no effect on the severity of anxiety symptoms
24.09.2024
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Cognitive behavioral therapy reduced the risk of suicide in a psychiatric inpatient unit
A randomized clinical trial by U.S. researchers found that brief cognitive-behavioral therapy in hospitalized patients with suicidal tendencies reduced the likelihood of suicide attempts after discharge from a psychiatric hospital by 60 percent
13.09.2024
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Laughter therapy has helped with dry eyes as much as moisturizing drops
There is considerable evidence in the scientific literature that laughter can alleviate depression, reduce stress and chronic pain, strengthen the immune system, and improve a variety of chronic illnesses, including mental disorders, diabetes, and even cancer
13.09.2024
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Hypertension “figured out” by the patient's voice
Chronic high blood pressure turned out to be possible to detect without a tonometer and other familiar instruments
12.09.2024
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Adaptive deep stimulation was more effective than continuous stimulation in Parkinson's disease
U.S. researchers conducted pilot blind randomized cross-over clinical trials and found that personalized adaptive neurostimulation improves movement control and quality of life more strongly than continuous
22.08.2024
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Premature babies were found to be more developed than those born on time
When a baby is born earlier than 37 weeks gestation, there is an increased risk that he or she will develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and problems with socialization and academic performance
14.08.2024
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Injecting a truncated form of HIV reduced viral load by more than a thousand times
US researchers have developed therapeutic interfering particles, a defective variant of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that reduces replication of the full-blown virus
13.08.2024
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Scientists have identified a mechanism that makes people repeat other people's actions
Italian experts conducted an experiment and described the mechanisms that make a person repeat someone else's actions and, on the contrary, inhibit imitation
09.08.2024
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Sexual activity reduced the risk of all-cause mortality in hypertensive patients
Researchers have found a link between frequency of sexual intercourse and risk of all-cause mortality in people with arterial hypertension, a dangerous syndrome in which blood pressure levels are regularly higher than normal
01.08.2024
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The Pepper robot has helped people regain movement in their arms after a stroke
A two-year pilot clinical study by Israeli and German scientists has shown that the use of a robotic assistant in the rehabilitation of stroke patients significantly improves clinical measures of hand motor performance
30.07.2024
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Taking antibiotics in childhood increased the risk of asthma in mice in adulthood
A study by Australian scientists found that mice that were given antibiotics at an early age became more susceptible to allergic airway inflammation caused by house dust mites
24.07.2024
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Psychiatrists have identified in which part of the brain paranoia occurs
In the emergence of paranoia, that is, a disorder in which a person becomes overly mistrustful and constantly suspects that he wants to do harm, "to blame" a particular part of the brain
16.07.2024
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Parental smoking increased the risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring
A study by Italian scientists has found that maternal smoking during pregnancy and parental smoking in the early years of children increases the risk of developing multiple sclerosis in later life
15.07.2024
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They found "scales" in bone tissue that regulate fat accumulation in the body
An experiment on overweight rodents showed that the intensity of weight gain may be related to bone function
04.07.2024
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Earth is short of 43 million health workers
A new peer-reviewed study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) has found that the health care industry worldwide needs an additional 43 million health care workers to provide services to all those in need
01.07.2024
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Bartonella DNA has been found in the blood of people with psychosis.
A study by US scientists has found that people with psychosis are more likely to have DNA from a bacterium of the genus Bartonella in their blood than people without a history of psychosis
11.06.2024
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Scientists have found a link between daytime sleep and the development of Alzheimer's disease
Excessive daytime sleep has been shown to be capable of leading to the progression of senile dementia
06.05.2024
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Food taste and odor triggered mitochondrial fragmentation in liver cells in mice
The brain phase of digestion, in which gastric secretion and various metabolic pathways are triggered in response to conditioned reflex stimuli (e.g., the smell and sight of food), allows the body to respond quickly to anticipated metabolic "tasks"
29.04.2024