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A big belly is the way to dementia

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A pediatrician treated her diabetic son with massage and breathing exercises instead of insulin injections. The outcome is lethal.

Doxycycline was recommended for post-exposure prophylaxis of sexually transmitted infections

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially recommended the antibiotic doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in high-risk populations

The U.S. has stopped using PFAS in food packaging

The high chemical persistence of these compounds contributes to their accumulation in the human body and the environment

Scientists have uncovered the secret of innate immunity of Arctic residents

Employees of the Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North have studied genetic features characteristic of the population of the Arctic territories of Russia and helping to resist, in particular, infectious diseases

ADHD has benefited human ancestors

The authors of the new study found that for our distant ancestors, who were gatherers for most of their history, ADHD, on the contrary, provided an advantage

Biochemists have uncovered the mechanism of antibiotic resistance in bacteria

An international team of biochemists has found that the mechanism of bacterial resistance to antibiotics is more complex than thought

A girl with a tapeworm in her brain was rescued in Novosibirsk

Neurosurgeons, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists and doctors of other specialties gathered in the operating room: all of them were ready to help their colleagues at any moment

Uncaused significant weight loss predicted cancer diagnosis within a year

American scientists found that an unwarranted history of weight loss of more than ten percent was associated with a significant increase in the risk of being diagnosed with cancer within 12 months

A new antibiotic blocked lipopolysaccharide incorporation into the outer cell membrane

Swiss scientists have synthesized an antibiotic active against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

MISIS has come up with a way to study a cell for Alzheimer's signs

Using Russia's only scanning ion-conducting microscope, scientists have found out that Alzheimer's disease causes cells to become stiffer

People with suicidal ideation found markers of mitochondrial dysfunction in blood

American doctors analyzed the blood metabolomics of 99 patients with major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation and found that they had elevated levels of fibroblast growth factor 21 and growth differentiation factor 15, markers of mitochondrial dysfunction

"Good" cholesterol has been linked to dementia

High amounts of 'good' cholesterol increase risk of dementia in older adults

A popular heartburn medication has been linked to the development of dementia

Popular acid reflex drugs have been linked to the development of age-related dementia

Developer of glaucoma-detecting contact lenses prepares to register the product in the US

Smartlens, a US-based ophthalmic technology company, announced that it has closed a $6.1 million Series A funding round of financing

A nutritionist explained why it's important for office workers to take omega-3s

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are the building material for cell membranes, blood vessels and nerve tissue elements

Neuralink has successfully implanted a chip into the human brain

Neuralink this year performed the first surgery to implant an implant into a patient's brain to enable computer interaction

Covid vaccination during pregnancy did not affect neuropsychiatric development in children

A study by US scientists has shown that maternal vaccination against covid during pregnancy is safe with respect to neuropsychiatric development in children up to 18 months of age

Even people with lactose intolerance have benefited from milk

Increased milk consumption in people with lactase deficiency reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study

Neuropsychologists have discovered how learning a second language changes connections in the brain

A new study in Germany has found that when adults learn a second language, significant changes occur in the interneuronal connections in their brains