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Transcranial ultrasound stimulation of the brain enhanced the sense of mindfulness

The scientists used low-power ultrasound through the skull to affect the subjects' posterior cingulate cortex, resulting in decreased functional connectivity in the passive brain network and an increased sense of mindfulness - effects similar to those of meditation

27.08.2024

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The most dangerous types of papillomavirus have been linked to impaired fertility in men

A new study from Argentina has found that in men, particularly dangerous varieties of papillomavirus with high oncogenic risk can negatively affect the ability to conceive

23.08.2024

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Neuroscientists have shown how the brain compensates for long wakefulness with depth of sleep

Japanese scientists experimentally deprived mice of sleep and figured out what happens in the brain when it needs to compensate for lack of rest

14.08.2024

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Scientists have discovered a new type of deadly fungus

Candida auris is a deadly pathogen of candidiasis that is resistant to most drugs

06.08.2024

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Food restrictions hit female athletes' immunity and performance

People who practice running, cycling, swimming and other endurance sports usually keep a close eye on their weight

17.07.2024

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Parental smoking increased the risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring

A study by Italian scientists has found that maternal smoking during pregnancy and parental smoking in the early years of children increases the risk of developing multiple sclerosis in later life

15.07.2024

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Acupuncture reduced methadone dose in opioid users

A clinical study by Chinese scientists has found that acupuncture reduces the dose of methadone used in opioid substitution therapy for opioid addiction

12.07.2024

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Scientists have created a mouse with fully human immunity

These animals have a full human immune system and the same gut microbiome

08.07.2024

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Periodontal dysbiosis has been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have for the first time confirmed the association between unbalanced quantitative and qualitative composition of oral bacterial flora and a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease in cerebrospinal fluid in cognitively healthy older adults

02.07.2024

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Glucagon-like peptide agonists reduced the risk of dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes

A large-scale study by Swedish scientists with a sample of 88381 people has found that taking glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists is associated with a lower risk of dementia in older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

24.06.2024

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Food taste and odor triggered mitochondrial fragmentation in liver cells in mice

The brain phase of digestion, in which gastric secretion and various metabolic pathways are triggered in response to conditioned reflex stimuli (e.g., the smell and sight of food), allows the body to respond quickly to anticipated metabolic "tasks"

29.04.2024

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Acupuncture helped relieve pain from intervertebral hernia

A multicenter clinical trial by Chinese scientists found that acupuncture reduced the intensity of back and leg pain in sciatica caused by intervertebral herniation

23.10.2024

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Scientists have found that Alzheimer's disease affects the brain in two stages

A research team from the Allen Institute in Seattle, USA, and other institutions found that Alzheimer's disease develops in two stages

18.10.2024

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FDA approved a drug to prevent bleeding in two types of hemophilia at once

In contrast to the standard approach of replacing a missing clotting factor, marstacimab reduces the amount and activity of the anticoagulant protein, a tissue factor inhibitor

17.10.2024

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Neuroscientists have described brain changes in a pregnant woman

US scientists performed 26 magnetic resonance imaging scans on a 38-year-old pregnant woman to assess the changes that are taking place in her brain

19.09.2024

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Machine learning has reduced deaths at a Canadian hospital

As reported in The Canadian Medical Association Journal, the implementation of such a system has reduced mortality in general medical wards by almost 30 per cent

17.09.2024

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Sudden infant death syndrome will be predicted by a blood test

Model linked eight blood metabolites to increased risk of SVDS

12.09.2024

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Surgeons have released details and one-year results of the first eye transplantation

In May 2023, American surgeons performed the world's first transplant of a donor eyeball - it was transplanted along with the eye socket and part of the face

11.09.2024

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“Cannonballs” in an American man's lungs turned out to be metastases of a testicular tumor

A 54-year-old man with a mild form of transient asthma presented to a U.S. hospital with complaints of worsening shortness of breath and coughing for two months

06.09.2024

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Fish consumption during pregnancy has been linked to a lower likelihood of RAS in the child

US researchers analyzed data from a large research program and concluded that women's consumption of fish (but not omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements) during pregnancy was associated with a significant reduction in the likelihood of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the unborn child

06.09.2024