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Scientists have proposed a new way to spot-deliver drugs using nanodroplets
Most medications that a person takes act not only on the cause of the ailment, but also on the body as a whole
20.06.2024- English version
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Olezarsen effectively lowered triglyceride levels in the blood of people at high cardiac risk
US and Canadian scientists have found in a phase II clinical trial of the experimental drug olesarsen that it effectively reduces levels of triglycerides, apolipoprotein B and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients at high cardiovascular risk
19.06.2024
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A 98-year-old American man became the oldest posthumous donor of an internal organ
US transplant surgeons have successfully transplanted the liver of a 98-year-old deceased man into a 72-year-old woman, according to a press release from Mid-America Transplant Organisation
14.06.2024
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Human antibodies used for the first time against black widow venom
Biotechnologists have succeeded for the first time in producing human antibodies that neutralised the venom of spiders of the black widow genus
13.06.2024
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Scientists have figured out the causes of brain cancer
Scientists from the UK's Newcastle University have made a breakthrough in understanding the reasons behind the growth of a deadly brain tumour - glioma cells have been found to use fat for their growth
29.05.2024
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High levels of lead and uranium have been found in the urine of young vapers
US health professionals examined data from a nationwide sample and analyses of biosamples of teenagers to find an association between frequency of e-cigarette smoking and levels of metals in urine
06.05.2024
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European countries have been advised to prepare for an increase in the incidence of monkeypox
The occasion was the epidemic spread of the highly virulent Clade 1b strain in African countries, which the World Health Organization has recognized as a public health emergency of international concern
19.08.2024
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Geneticists have named two critical ages for humans
In a fresh study, an article about which was recently published in the journal Nature Aging, a team from Stanford University (USA) conducted extensive multidomain profiling of more than a hundred people between 25 and 75 years of age
16.08.2024
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Being in nature has eased the course of mental disorders
A meta-analysis of 45 studies found that being in nature alleviated symptoms and severity of mental illness in adult patients
24.07.2024
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Tirzepatide was more effective than semaglutide for weight loss
US scientists compared the effectiveness of semaglutide and tirzepatide for weight loss in a cohort study and concluded in favour of the second drug
09.07.2024
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Increased concentrations of lead and arsenic were found in the tampons
Cadmium, chromium and vanadium were also detected in all samples
08.07.2024
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Mixing energy drinks and alcohol in youth impaired brain function in adulthood
Alcohol consumption along with energy drinks at a young age affected brain function in the long term
03.07.2024
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Mindfulness meditation has reduced addiction to online gaming
American and Chinese researchers conducted randomised clinical trials and concluded that mindfulness meditation can reduce addiction to online gaming
26.06.2024
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Parvalbumin-expressing neurons of the basal forebrain have been shown to be involved in aversive learning
Through the activity of these neurons, mice have learnt to distinguish between stimuli preceding punishment and reward
25.06.2024
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Gene therapy for Duchenne myodystrophy fails in phase 3 trial
Jerry Mendell of Ohio State University and colleagues from seven countries reported the failure of a phase III clinical trial of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
22.10.2024
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Overweight increased the risk of pregnancy complications regardless of the mother's background
Pontus Henriksson of Linköping University and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study and concluded that maternal overweight and obesity plays a major role in the development of pregnancy complications regardless of background and ethnicity
04.10.2024
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Owl people are more likely to be overweight and have diabetes mellitus
Researchers from the Netherlands have found that people of the late chronotype have a higher body mass index, larger waist circumference and are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes
10.09.2024
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Cerebrospinal fluid has been discovered outside the brain for the first time
Looks like physiology textbooks will now have to be amended: according to a new study, cerebrospinal fluid (liquor) also normally washes over nerves throughout the body
09.09.2024
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Increased metabolism has been identified as a significant mechanism of weight loss when taking GTP-1 agonists
Irish researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial and found that the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GPP-1) receptor agonists were not only due to a reduction in appetite and calorie intake, as commonly believed, but also to an increase in visceral adipose tissue metabolism
29.08.2024