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Excess iodine has been found to be associated with decreased testosterone concentrations in men

Men with normal and high concentrations of iodine in their urine had markedly lower blood testosterone levels than those with low concentrations of the trace element

27.12.2023

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Scientists have challenged the effect of screen color on a person's internal clock

Swiss scientists have found that there is almost no difference between bluish and yellowish light (which is what appears when you turn on night mode on your phone)

27.12.2023

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Household chemicals have been seen as a hindrance to conception

American scientists have found a link between a woman's exposure to phthalates in detergents and other household chemicals and difficulty getting pregnant

27.12.2023

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High doses of paracetamol during pregnancy have been linked to reduced vocabulary in children

A study by US scientists found that taking more paracetamol in the second and third trimesters was associated with a reduction in vocabulary and rate of speech at 26.5-28.5 months of age

26.12.2023

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Office air affected workers' creativity

As it turns out, not only the level of creativity of a particular person, but also the office environment plays an important role in the search for "creative solutions"

26.12.2023

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Two hundred scientific papers have shown how carrots affect cancer risk

A meta-analysis found a strong linear relationship between eating carrots and reducing people's risk of developing cancer

26.12.2023

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MISIS has come up with a way to study a cell for Alzheimer's signs

Using Russia's only scanning ion-conducting microscope, scientists have found out that Alzheimer's disease causes cells to become stiffer

25.12.2023

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Toxoplasmosis intensity has been linked to senile infirmity

Researchers from four countries found an association between toxoplasma antibody levels and frailty and signs of persistent inflammation in the elderly

25.12.2023

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Engineers have invented a vibrating "pill" that tricks the stomach

The new oral capsule activates when dipped in gastric juice and vibrates to create an illusory stomach distension

25.12.2023

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Doctors have traced the mechanism of brain hijacking by the mutated measles virus

A postmortem study of tissue from an American man who died from PSPE, a rare but dangerous complication of measles, has reconstructed a picture of how the virus spreads in the human brain

25.12.2023

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FDA approves drug-releasing eye implant

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Glaukos' iDose TR long-acting eye implant

22.12.2023

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Experts tell why patients should be taught to self-medicate

Experts say we need to do more to promote responsible self-medication

22.12.2023

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Waking up to an alarm clock triggered a spike in blood pressure

Forced awakening by an alarm clock is not only stressful, but also leads to a spike in blood pressure as a person quickly goes from sleep to wakefulness

21.12.2023

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Estrogen therapy increased the risk of dementia

Hormone therapy after hysterectomy using estrogen alone increases the risk of dementia

21.12.2023

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Psychotherapy with psilocybin helped with depression in cancer patients

U.S. researchers reported success in a phase II clinical trial of combined individual and group psilocybin psychotherapy for the treatment of major depression in cancer patients

21.12.2023

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Early onset of menstruation increased the risk of developing diabetes

Scientists have found a link between early onset of menstruation and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus

20.12.2023

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Russia has learned to use bifidobacteria for wound healing

Scientists of Tyumen Medical University have studied the effect of products of secondary metabolism of bifidobacteria (Bifidobacterium bifidum) on the properties of human skin cells and found that these products enhance the healing of cuts and burns

20.12.2023

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AI has been taught to look for autism in children from photos with 100 percent accuracy

Korean scientists have found that deep learning models can screen children for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and determine the severity of symptoms using only retinal photographs of their eyes

19.12.2023

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People with suicidal ideation found markers of mitochondrial dysfunction in blood

American doctors analyzed the blood metabolomics of 99 patients with major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation and found that they had elevated levels of fibroblast growth factor 21 and growth differentiation factor 15, markers of mitochondrial dysfunction

19.12.2023

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The change in consciousness during meditation was recorded on an encephalogram

Researchers reported that an experienced meditation practitioner registered a purposeful change in their consciousness using electroencephalography

18.12.2023