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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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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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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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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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WHO re-declares monkeypox outbreak an emergency of international concern

Such a decision was the second for the infection in the last two years - it was characterized the same way in 2022 due to the spread of the virus across several continents

15.08.2024

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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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