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Poor body flexibility has been linked to an increased risk of premature death

Flexibility, i.e. the ability of a person to make movements of different parts of the body with a large amplitude, is considered to be one of the important components of physical health

22.08.2024

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Dietary protein was associated with reduced mortality in non-severe renal failure

The analysis included 8,543 people aged 60 years and over

08.08.2024

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Women with short reproductive periods were more likely to be chronically ill

Scientists are actively investigating the link between women's health and childbearing ability

05.08.2024

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Brazil records the world's first deaths from Oropouche fever

Brazil has recorded the first deaths from Oropouche fever, caused by the virus of the same name

29.07.2024

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Navy SEAL attacks on humans in South Africa attributed to first major rabies outbreak among pinnipeds

As The Guardian notes, none of the victims of the attacks have yet contracted rabies

19.07.2024

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Using CT scans, scientists have seen for the first time how psilocybin reshapes a person's personality

It turns out that psilocybin is considered a "spiritually reborn" drug for a reason: it causes a radical reorganisation of the large-scale brain network responsible for introspection and remembering

18.07.2024

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The belief that menstrual cramps only occur during ovulation has been questioned

Menstrual cramps are defined as a marked throbbing or pulling pain in the lower abdomen that occurs a few days before or during menstruation

12.07.2024

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The US Department of Defence has invested $46 million to develop a blood substitute

The US Department of Defence's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has invested $46 million to develop a synthetic human blood product, ErythroMer, which has shown good results in preclinical studies in the spring of 2024

10.07.2024

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Medics have created a cell that prevents the growth of cancerous tumours

Stem cells have been modified so that they cannot divide and degenerate into malignant cells

10.07.2024

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Infections have been identified as the leading non-oncological cause of death in CAR-T therapy

They accounted for half of such deaths, a meta-analysis showed

10.07.2024

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Air pollution causes lymph nodes to turn black

Living in a city with a highly polluted atmosphere has a marked effect on the lymph nodes in the lungs

04.07.2024

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White fat was turned beige and made to burn calories

Previous studies have shown that a person's weight and health may be influenced by changes in fat tissue type

03.07.2024

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Genetic test for alcohol metabolism helped reduce alcohol consumption

Personalised advice based on the results of genetic analyses assessing individual differences in alcohol metabolism can encourage young people who drink to significantly curb their harmful habit

17.06.2024

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Generation X was found to be more susceptible to cancer

American epidemiologists, having studied data from 3.8 million patients with cancer, found out whether the incidence of cancer in general and different types of cancer in particular is growing or slowing down from generation to generation

14.06.2024

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Non-hormonal male contraceptive reversibly deprived male mice of fertility

US researchers have developed a small-molecule compound from the group of kinase inhibitors that acted as a reversible non-hormonal male contraceptive in experiments on mice

27.05.2024

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Papillomavirus infection increased the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in women

Korean scientists analysed a national medical registry and found that papillomavirus infection (HPV infection) is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease

23.05.2024

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Retinal organoid from embryonic stem cells cured macular tear

As reported in Stem Cell Reports, such transplantation resulted in improved visual function, although synaptic connections between host and graft could not be confirmed

07.10.2024

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Phones of intercontinental travelers called a biosecurity threat

Devices traveling between continents can spread pathogens, their virulence factors and antibiotic resistance, posing a potential biosecurity threat

02.10.2024

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Cognitive behavioral therapy reduced the risk of suicide in a psychiatric inpatient unit

A randomized clinical trial by U.S. researchers found that brief cognitive-behavioral therapy in hospitalized patients with suicidal tendencies reduced the likelihood of suicide attempts after discharge from a psychiatric hospital by 60 percent

13.09.2024

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Laughter therapy has helped with dry eyes as much as moisturizing drops

There is considerable evidence in the scientific literature that laughter can alleviate depression, reduce stress and chronic pain, strengthen the immune system, and improve a variety of chronic illnesses, including mental disorders, diabetes, and even cancer

13.09.2024