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Keep the balance": why it is important to maintain a sleep schedule during the holidays

Cardiologists, neurologists and endocrinologists are increasingly calling quality sleep one of the key conditions for good health

03.01.2024

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Chinese scientists say they have found a key cause of female infertility

PRC researchers discover mutation that causes premature ovarian failure

15.12.2023

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A 50-year-old patient was diagnosed with "autobrewery syndrome"

Analyses of the woman's condition revealed that she suffers from a rare condition in which intoxicating amounts of ethanol are produced in the gut by its own microorganisms

04.06.2024

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Opioids were no better than placebos in helping back and neck pain

A randomised clinical trial showed that opioids have no particular advantage in the treatment of back and neck pain compared to placebo

22.05.2024

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'Neurons are dented': Alzheimer's disease linked to overheating of brain cells

Using temperature-sensitive fluorescent sensors, the scientists measured the temperature inside cells and found that the "sticking" of beta-amyloid molecules (one of the causes of Alzheimer's disease) causes neurons to heat up strongly

16.05.2024

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Deferring a second colonoscopy for five years has been called safe in cancer screening

Currently, it is recommended that all people over the age of 45 without a family history of the disease undergo a colonoscopy every 10 years to screen for colorectal cancer

07.05.2024

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A dwarfism-causing mutation slowed aging and protected against heart disease

The authors of the paper examined 24 people with one of the hereditary forms of dwarfism: they boast healthier hearts and age more slowly overall

29.04.2024

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Russia has developed the world's first aortic valve from donor pericardium

The development is unique in everything from the machining and shape of the valve flaps to its frame and storage solution

27.04.2024

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Korea successfully tested a "superbacterium" for weight loss

A new human clinical trial has confirmed that taking a supplement with this bacterium can reduce fat in those prone to being overweight

23.04.2024

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Scientists have successfully tested a blood component capable of becoming a "youth serum"

Tiny extracellular vesicles from the blood plasma of the young can significantly prolong life and reverse age-related degenerative changes in the old

19.04.2024

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Bronchial epithelial extrusion has been identified as a key mechanism in the pathogenesis of asthma

Its blocking prevented inflammation and mucus hyperproduction in mice

09.04.2024

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Breast milk protected infants from hematologic neoplasms

A large cohort study of more than 300,000 children in Denmark found that exclusive breastfeeding for at least three months of a child's life was associated with a reduced risk of developing oncohematologic diseases

01.04.2024

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Antibiotics after appendix removal did not reduce the risk of infection

As reported in JAMA Surgery, taking antibiotics in the postoperative period did not reduce the risk of surgical site infection and hospital re-visits

13.02.2024

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Driving habits gave away people with untreated apnea

A new study by experts at Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust in Yorkshire, England, suggests that certain driving habits could be a sign that you're not sleeping well because you suffer from sleep apnea

19.01.2024

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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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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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Medics have tested a folk recipe for food sticking in the throat

A team of doctors from the Netherlands decided to test whether the substances in the fizzy drink really do help make the lump of stuck food looser and easier to swallow

13.12.2023

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Antidiabetic drugs have been shown to be safe for pregnant women

Swedish researchers concluded that taking anti-diabetic drugs during pregnancy did not increase the risk of congenital anomalies

12.12.2023

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Doctors have explained which foods actually destroy blood vessels

Doctors constantly say that the overabundance of bread in the diet is not the best for health, but completely abandon this product is not recommended

27.11.2023

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TNF inhibitors increased the risk of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

Use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease increases the likelihood of other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

24.07.2023