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Gastric mucosal damage has been linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease

American scientists conducted a retrospective cohort study and found that the presence of ulcers and other lesions of the mucous membrane of the upper gastrointestinal tract is associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease in later life

09.09.2024

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Lab mice were made transparent using a dye

A team of bioengineers from the US has found a method to study laboratory rodents in a painless way

09.09.2024

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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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Monoclonal antibodies to pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide helped with migraines

As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, a single intravenous infusion effectively protected against migraine attacks for four weeks

06.09.2024

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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

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The combination of three drugs exceeded the efficacy of standard therapy for hypertension

Australian, American, British, Indian and Nigerian researchers have reported success in clinical trials of a drug containing a fixed low-dose combination of three hypotensive agents for the initial control of arterial hypertension

05.09.2024

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Bioactive retinoids can help get rid of psoriasis and other skin diseases

This discovery takes on special significance against the background of reports from domestic and foreign sources that patients with psoriasis have a significant reduction in the quality of life, disturbance of psycho-emotional state, including a decrease in self-esteem and a negative impact on the development and social adaptation of the individual, especially at a young age

05.09.2024

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Researchers find out how depression is linked to other diseases

Scientists have concluded that depression in one form or another is linked to 20 different diseases, which themselves, at first glance, hardly correlate with each other at all

05.09.2024

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Gout risk has been linked to gender and alcoholic beverage preference

It was highest among men who favored beer and cider

04.09.2024

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Catheter proved better than surgery for aortic valve replacement in women

The main benefit was a reduction in the duration and frequency of hospitalizations

04.09.2024

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Thiamine altered the microbiome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

A pilot study by Danish scientists found that thiamine intake by patients with inflammatory bowel disease was associated with the proliferation of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Roseburia hominis in the gut microbiome

04.09.2024

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Doctors allowed to withhold supplemental potassium after aortocoronary bypass surgery

According to the authors of the paper published in JAMA Network Open, these results show that there is no need to maintain high potassium concentrations after ASA

03.09.2024

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World's first patient to receive lung cancer vaccine

Janusz Ratz - a 67-year-old London resident, scientist and artificial intelligence researcher - has become the first person in the world to receive the BNT116 lung cancer vaccine created by German biotech company BioNTech

03.09.2024

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Eggs in the diet have been identified as a possible means of supporting intelligence in the elderly

The results of the study showed that their consumption may play a role in maintaining cognitive function in people aged

03.09.2024

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Respiratory lower respiratory tract infections are the leading cause of death in children under five years of age

The study, conducted as part of the Global Burden of Disease Indicators collection, found that although child mortality from lower respiratory tract infections has declined, it is still the cause of one in seven deaths among children under five years of age

02.09.2024

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Interleukin-6 predicted tumor development in type 2 diabetes

Danish scientists have found that in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, blood levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 are associated with cancer risk

02.09.2024

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Multiple sclerosis drug restored mouse heart after heart attack

As reported in Nature Cardiovascular Research, the drug has multiple effects on cardiac cells, including protecting cardiomyocytes and enhancing angiogenesis

02.09.2024

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A bacterium that looks very similar to the causative agent of tuberculosis has been found in a sea sponge

Tuberculosis, which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the most dangerous and difficult to treat infectious diseases

02.09.2024

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Absence of risk factors paradoxically decreased survival after myocardial infarction

Japanese researchers conducted a retrospective study and concluded that the absence of cardiac standard modifiable risk factors (SMuRFs) - arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and smoking - was paradoxically associated with higher mortality after acute myocardial infarction

30.08.2024