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Heart and vascular disease in one spouse increased the risk of dementia in the other spouse

A new study has found that in older couples, after serious heart and blood vessel malfunctions in one spouse, such as heart attack or stroke, the second partner subsequently had an increased likelihood of dementia

27.08.2024

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Uterus transplants have enabled 70 percent of women to carry a child to term

American scientists conducted an observational study of a series of 20 cases and concluded that 70 percent of women in the uterus transplant field manage to bear at least one child

19.08.2024

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Neuroscientists have developed a method to diagnose a genetic form of autism

Russian researchers have patented a method to pre-diagnose Martin-Bell syndrome by analyzing electroencephalogram data

16.10.2024

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The incidence of serious cardiac events after CAR-T therapy was found to be low

A total of 1,528 patients (median age 61 years; 66 percent male) receiving similar treatment (80 percent for lymphoma) were enrolled in the studies

10.10.2024

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Fear of having a baby affected breastfeeding

The quality and duration of breastfeeding is important for a child's development in the first year of life

08.10.2024

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Group therapy helped fathers with postpartum depression

It included parenting skills training and cognitive behavioral therapy

04.10.2024

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Fever prophylaxis did not improve functional outcomes in stroke patients

But reduced the likelihood of it developing

27.09.2024

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An overweight woman doubled her child's risk of autism

If a woman develops obesity before or during pregnancy, her baby is more likely to have a neuropsychiatric or behavioural disorder

25.09.2024

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Medical cannabis improved all measures of quality of life in the short term

Participants were 399 people (median age 46.4 years; 66.4 per cent female) who had been prescribed medical cannabis by a doctor

23.09.2024

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Atmospheric styrene and ethylbenzene increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes

As reported in the journal Eco-Environment & Health, high levels of these pollutants in the air are associated with a nearly twofold increase in the risk of developing diabetes

20.09.2024

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Neurosurgeons have for the first time assessed the dangers of slap tournaments

In recent years, the Internet and some TV channels have started to show sports shows in which rivals slap each other in a fight for a cash prize, while the public watches with interest

19.09.2024

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Sixty percent of people with major depression have been identified as potential recipients of psilocybin therapy

As has been repeatedly shown in clinical trials, taking this drug in psychotherapy by a specially trained specialist has a rapid and pronounced therapeutic effect on depression, not inferior to long courses of conventional antidepressants and persisting for a long time

16.09.2024

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The combination of three drugs exceeded the efficacy of standard therapy for hypertension

Australian, American, British, Indian and Nigerian researchers have reported success in clinical trials of a drug containing a fixed low-dose combination of three hypotensive agents for the initial control of arterial hypertension

05.09.2024

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Bioactive retinoids can help get rid of psoriasis and other skin diseases

This discovery takes on special significance against the background of reports from domestic and foreign sources that patients with psoriasis have a significant reduction in the quality of life, disturbance of psycho-emotional state, including a decrease in self-esteem and a negative impact on the development and social adaptation of the individual, especially at a young age

05.09.2024

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Gout risk has been linked to gender and alcoholic beverage preference

It was highest among men who favored beer and cider

04.09.2024

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One session of mindful breathing relieved pain in cancer patients

A randomized clinical trial by Malaysian scientists has shown that a single 20-minute session of mindful breathing, where a person directs their attention to the process of breathing, is enough to significantly reduce pain intensity and anxiety in cancer patients

22.08.2024

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Small fish in the diet reduced the risk of death from cancer in Japanese women

Small fish, which is a significant part of the Japanese diet, is considered an important source of micronutrients and vitamins, especially when consumed whole with bones and internal organs

01.07.2024

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The iron chelator deferiprone impaired cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Although it did lower iron levels in the brain

08.11.2024

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In 30 years, the prevalence of stillbirth has fallen by nearly 40 percent worldwide

However, the burden remains high in Africa and Asia

07.11.2024

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The lowest risk of disability after stroke was found to be with excess body weight

But not with obesity

06.11.2024