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Gene therapy for Duchenne myodystrophy fails in phase 3 trial

Jerry Mendell of Ohio State University and colleagues from seven countries reported the failure of a phase III clinical trial of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

22.10.2024

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Music has made it easier for patients to recover from surgery

Listening to music after surgery has a calming effect on recovering patients, helping to reduce their anxiety, pain and need for opioid analgesics

22.10.2024

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The risk of death from complications of heart surgery was found to be higher in women

Statistics show that women have a higher mortality rate than men in high-risk surgeries

21.10.2024

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Access through the arm reduced the risk of bleeding during catheter-based valve placement

The findings are published in the journal JAMA Network Open

21.10.2024

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Older people are most affected by pulmonary hypertension

In total, nearly 200,000 cases of the disease have been reported worldwide

21.10.2024

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Administration of GTP-1 agonists has been associated with a decreased risk of opioid overdose

The analysis included data from nearly 504,000 adult patients with RUO and more than 817,000 with a history of RUA from 136 U.S. health systems from January 2014 through September 2022

18.10.2024

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Bowel cancer has been proposed to be treated with a mushroom

Scientists from China have discovered a new potential drug - it turned out to be the metabolic products of a fungus living on plants

18.10.2024

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Scientists have found that Alzheimer's disease affects the brain in two stages

A research team from the Allen Institute in Seattle, USA, and other institutions found that Alzheimer's disease develops in two stages

18.10.2024

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FDA approved a drug to prevent bleeding in two types of hemophilia at once

In contrast to the standard approach of replacing a missing clotting factor, marstacimab reduces the amount and activity of the anticoagulant protein, a tissue factor inhibitor

17.10.2024

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GTP-1 agonists reduced the risk of suicidal ideation in adolescents

A cohort study by Israeli scientists found that adolescents treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GPP-1) receptor agonists had a 33 percent lower risk of suicidal thoughts or attempts compared to a control group

17.10.2024

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Free urban camps lowered body mass index in poor children and adolescents

A randomized clinical trial by U.S. scientists found that children who attended a free summer day camp had a significant decrease in body mass index compared to children who did not attend camp - their BMI increased over the same follow-up period

17.10.2024

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Melatonin receptor mutations identified as a cause of idiopathic osteoporosis

They lead to aging osteoblasts and decreased bone mass

17.10.2024

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Neuroscientists have developed a method to diagnose a genetic form of autism

Russian researchers have patented a method to pre-diagnose Martin-Bell syndrome by analyzing electroencephalogram data

16.10.2024

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The antidepressant effects of psilocybin persisted one year later

American psychiatrists have demonstrated that psilocybin can produce sustained antidepressant effects over 12 months

16.10.2024

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Hormone injections improved cognitive performance in Down syndrome

Injections of a hypothalamic hormone responsible for the development of the reproductive organs and commonly used against infertility have been shown to improve cognitive performance in people with Down syndrome

16.10.2024

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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