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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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Cholesterol absorption inhibitors reduced the risk of liver cancer

A large-scale study by US scientists has found that taking cholesterol absorption inhibitors is associated with a reduced risk of developing liver cancer

30.07.2024

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Sex-deficient women were found to have an increased risk of death

New evidence of the importance of more frequent sex for people's health has recently been presented by scientists from the US

26.07.2024

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Surgeons allowed to operate on appendicitis within 24 hours

Provided it's uncomplicated

24.07.2024

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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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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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Machine learning helped find 860,000 potential peptide antibiotics in nature

In the experiment, 63 out of 100 samples were found to be active against resistant pathogens

10.06.2024

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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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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

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Navy SEAL attacks on humans in South Africa attributed to first major rabies outbreak among pinnipeds

As The Guardian notes, none of the victims of the attacks have yet contracted rabies

19.07.2024

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Using CT scans, scientists have seen for the first time how psilocybin reshapes a person's personality

It turns out that psilocybin is considered a "spiritually reborn" drug for a reason: it causes a radical reorganisation of the large-scale brain network responsible for introspection and remembering

18.07.2024

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The belief that menstrual cramps only occur during ovulation has been questioned

Menstrual cramps are defined as a marked throbbing or pulling pain in the lower abdomen that occurs a few days before or during menstruation

12.07.2024

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The US Department of Defence has invested $46 million to develop a blood substitute

The US Department of Defence's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has invested $46 million to develop a synthetic human blood product, ErythroMer, which has shown good results in preclinical studies in the spring of 2024

10.07.2024