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Doctors have calculated the likelihood of mental retardation and autism in children whose mothers smoked marijuana

There is considerable evidence in the scientific literature that marijuana use during pregnancy harms the fetus and interferes with normal growth

09.04.2024

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Scientists have revealed the dangers of melting snow

Snow accumulated over the winter and actively melting in the spring carries many dangers for humans, animals and nature as a whole

08.04.2024

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A new liver will be grown in the human body for the first time

If clinical trials are successful, this method of therapy will be revolutionary and will help treat people with severe liver disease

08.04.2024

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Increased antibiotic resistance has been linked to air pollution

As reported in The Lancet Planetary Health, this correlation increased over time and is associated with nearly half a million excess deaths

08.04.2024

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Scientists have created organic films to charge pacemakers

UrFU scientists, together with colleagues from a Portuguese university, have obtained biocompatible films that will help solve the problem of replacing exhausted batteries in pacemakers

05.04.2024

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Interval training reversed Parkinson's disease

A new experiment involving patients with Parkinson's disease has shown that high-intensity interval training can not only slow the neurodegeneration that accompanies this pathology, but also reverse it

05.04.2024

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Artificial intelligence and melanoma diagnosis

Artificial intelligence-based skin neoplasm detection software allowed to diagnose melanoma in 100% of cases

05.04.2024

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Biologists have learned how cancer cells reunite their torn chromosomes

The development of many types of cancer is accompanied by chromothripsis - the breaking of chromosomes into pieces, which then fuse back together, but with alterations

05.04.2024

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Russia has synthesized oligonucleotides for the treatment of SMA

SMA is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the development of progressive muscle weakness that eventually leads to skeletal deterioration and respiratory failure

04.04.2024

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Scientists claim: artificial meat can trigger cancer

The potential effects on the neuromuscular system, metabolism, and human health are also not known

04.04.2024

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Scientists: prolonged COVID-19 can age the brain by 20 years

The University of Liverpool has concluded that the effects of coronavirus disease are comparable to brain injury

04.04.2024

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Sweets for breakfast decreased a person's attractiveness regardless of weight

This may be due, among other things, to the fact that regular hyperglycemia, which occurs with systematic consumption of refined carbohydrates, accelerates aging of the body and face in particular

04.04.2024

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Taking antipsychotics during pregnancy did not affect the neuropsychiatric development of children

A population-based cohort study of Australian, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish scientists found that mothers taking antipsychotic medications during pregnancy did not practically increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in their children, including the risk of learning difficulties

03.04.2024

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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

03.04.2024

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Doctors have named a breakfast that will help cleanse your body and kick-start your bowels

The human body has its own potential for self-regulation, which works as it should if the organs and systems are functioning without failure

03.04.2024

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US approved oral nonsteroidal therapy for Duchenne myodystrophy

The FDA's decision was prompted by the results of 18-month, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III trials

02.04.2024

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Exposure to even low doses of microplastics hit fertility

The main discovery of the Chinese medics was exactly how exposure to low levels of polystyrene microplastics affects the quality of male sperm and the number of offspring born

02.04.2024

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Scientists described the state of the immune system in a German man after 217 vaccinations against covidae

Analysis of his immunologic profile showed that his adaptive immunity responses were not significantly different from those of people who received three doses of the vaccine

02.04.2024

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Miscarriage increased the risk of developing gestational diabetes in the next pregnancy

A systematic review and meta-analysis by Australian scientists found that a prior miscarriage increases the risk of developing gestational diabetes in subsequent pregnancies

01.04.2024

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CAR-T lymphocytes helped a fraction of sarcoma patients in a phase 2 trial

The drug showed an acceptable level of safety and was effective in a proportion of patients, as reported in an article from The Lancet

01.04.2024