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The energy costs of pregnancy have been called underestimated by an order of magnitude

Australian researchers carried out a series of calculations on 81 animal species and concluded that a mother's energy expenditure when carrying offspring is much higher than existing theories predict, and therefore the total energy required for reproduction is much higher than available estimates

20.05.2024

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Firefighters found increased DNA methylation in a prostate cancer-associated region of the genome

U.S. scientists evaluated the association between firefighter occupation, serum perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) levels, and DNA methylation

09.05.2024

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Medics have learned how a heart attack increases cancer risk

The risk of cancer becomes higher because of the extracellular bubbles that the heart releases after a seizure

10.04.2024

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Neurosurgeons have figured out how the brain adapts to new environments

What happens in the brain when we make decisions in an unfamiliar situation has been explained by medics from the US and Canada

16.08.2024

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Healthy food has been shown to fight depression

In experiments with volunteers, symptoms of depression went away after switching to a healthy diet

02.08.2024

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Polymer antibodies will enable efficient tagging and destruction of cancer cells

Scientists have shown the fundamental possibility of creating a new class of antitumour drugs based on "plastic antibodies"

12.07.2024

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Biologists have explained how some memories are retained for life

A ground-breaking study by US scientists has revealed a mechanism that allows information to be retained in memory throughout a person's lifetime

28.06.2024

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Pantoprazole protected intensive care patients from bleeding from stress ulcers

An eight-country clinical trial showed that pantoprazole reduced the risk of death from upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in intensive care patients with stress gastric ulcers

17.06.2024

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Walking with different stride lengths increased metabolic costs

An experimental study by American scientists has shown that walking in which the stride length is varied significantly increases energy expenditure

14.06.2024

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The sweetener xylitol increased the risk of serious heart abnormalities

Xylitol increases the risk of thrombosis, and in humans, ingestion of xylitol increases platelet reactivity

10.06.2024

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Embryo freezing did not affect the metabolic performance of children under five years of age

Chinese scientists conducted a prospective cohort study and concluded that metabolic parameters of children born through in vitro fertilisation were independent of whether fresh or frozen embryos were used for this purpose

07.06.2024

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Dogs have alleviated PTSD symptoms in veterans

As reported in an article for the journal JAMA Network Open, patients experienced reductions in anxiety and depression after three months of treatment

06.06.2024

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Damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex decreased prosocial motivation

The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is critical for decision-making and cost-benefit assessment, and is involved in emotional regulation and social behaviour

31.05.2024

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Polluted air and noise in childhood increased the risk of developing mental problems in youth

A longitudinal cohort study by British scientists has found that exposure to air pollution and noise during pregnancy and childhood is statistically associated with mental health problems in young adulthood

30.05.2024

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Scientists have learned how long it takes for the brain to recover from alcoholism

The brain is capable of rebuilding its structure after stopping binge drinking, and US researchers have found that it doesn't take long for this to happen

22.05.2024

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The likelihood of Alzheimer's disease was found to be lower in many somatic diseases

It's about correlation, not causation

22.05.2024

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Deer first suspected of infecting humans with deadly 'zombie virus'

The men were presumably infected after eating meat from deer affected by a chronic debilitating disease, or "zombie virus"

24.04.2024

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An increased risk of cancer has been linked to having men with infertility in the family

People who had a family history of men with infertility were more likely to have several types of cancer

11.04.2024

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New culture of human neurons could help bring Alzheimer's disease under control

A significant proportion of all neurodegenerative diseases are associated with disruption of the "normal function" of tau protein (MAPT), a key element of the neuronal cytoskeleton

11.04.2024

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Meta-analysis finds no benefit of probiotics for pregnancy

The meta-analysis included data from 29 papers involving a total of 7735 women who were administered a total of 20 strains of probiotic bacteria, predominantly orally

29.03.2024