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Dissolvable surgical suture generated electricity and healed wounds

Chinese researchers have developed a material for surgical sutures that autonomously produces an electric current in response to movement, promoting wound healing, then completely resorbs afterward

15.10.2024

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Wounds sustained at night heal worse than those sustained during the day.

Scientists have noticed that repairing skin damage is faster during the day than at night, and there's no big mystery here: our cells are generally more active during the daytime

15.10.2024

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Predisposition to hidradenitis has been linked to predisposition to metabolic disease

A cohort study by Danish scientists found that patients with an increased genetic risk of developing hidradenitis have a genetic predisposition to coronary heart disease and diabetes

15.10.2024

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Pain in the bridge of the nose in a young American turned out to be a symptom of gout

In gout, uric acid and its salts accumulate in the body, either due to excessive formation or insufficient excretion of uric acid

14.10.2024

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One-third of oral cancer cases have been linked to smokeless tobacco and betel seed chewing

Low-income countries were particularly affected

14.10.2024

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Intravenous medications have been turned into pills

US medics have developed a technology that makes purely intravenous drugs suitable for taking in pill form

14.10.2024

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The prevalence of crunching in the knees has reached 41 percent

People with no knee pain have 36 percent

11.10.2024

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Multiple sclerosis increased risk of bladder and uterine cancers

A retrospective cohort study by French scientists found that patients with multiple sclerosis have an increased risk of developing bladder and uterine cancers as well as brain neoplasms

11.10.2024

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An RNA molecule turned an inflamed wound into a healing wound

Scientists from China and Sweden have studied the mechanism of wound healing and identified a key molecule that can accelerate the process

11.10.2024

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The incidence of serious cardiac events after CAR-T therapy was found to be low

A total of 1,528 patients (median age 61 years; 66 percent male) receiving similar treatment (80 percent for lymphoma) were enrolled in the studies

10.10.2024

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Coffee during pregnancy did not impair neuropsychiatric development in children

This was shown by Mendelian randomization

10.10.2024

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Low and high folic acid levels in pregnancy have been linked to an increased risk of heart defects in children

Especially with vitamin B12 deficiency

10.10.2024

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China has created a “wire” for stitching wounds that accelerates healing

A team of material science, biotechnology and medical experts from Shanghai has tested a new suture material that resembles the structure of a multilayer cable

09.10.2024

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Mental disorders increased the risk of death from infections

A systematic review and meta-analysis by British scientists found that people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder have almost three times the risk of dying from infections compared to the rest of the population

09.10.2024

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Extra virgin olive oil enhanced the learning ability of Down syndrome mice

An experimental study by American and Italian scientists found that mice with Down syndrome who were given virgin olive oil showed significant improvements in learning and spatial memory

09.10.2024

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Improper hand positioning inflated blood pressure readings

Regardless of age, body weight and the presence of hypertension

08.10.2024

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Growth in life expectancy in wealthy countries has slowed down

In a new paper, researchers analyzed data from the 10 most prosperous countries and found disturbing trends

08.10.2024

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Fear of having a baby affected breastfeeding

The quality and duration of breastfeeding is important for a child's development in the first year of life

08.10.2024

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Retinal organoid from embryonic stem cells cured macular tear

As reported in Stem Cell Reports, such transplantation resulted in improved visual function, although synaptic connections between host and graft could not be confirmed

07.10.2024

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Nobel Prize in Physiology awarded for the discovery of microRNAs

The prize was awarded for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation

07.10.2024