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The incidence of COVID-19 in Russia increased by 22.3% during the week

A number of regions have announced the resumption of mask regime, primarily for staff and visitors to medical facilities

Light therapy helps prevent Alzheimer's disease

A study suggests that light therapy during sleep may help the brain's lymphatic system clear beta-amyloid proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease

Reducing the effects of stress on T cells improves immune effectiveness in fighting cancer

Stress hormones deplete immune cells in humans and mice, but beta-blockers help restore them

A mother's diet during pregnancy may improve brain function in her grandchildren

The effects of foods consumed during pregnancy may be inherited by future generations

Half of the world's population has been diagnosed with mental disorders by age 75

They usually first occur in adolescence or young adulthood

Experts have created an atlas of human kidney cells

Experts have compiled the most comprehensive atlas of human kidney cells, which contains information and three-dimensional images of healthy and damaged cells

A way has emerged to predict diabetes before the first symptoms appear

Scientists have come up with a new method of diagnosing type I diabetes based on CD4 T-cell analysis using a long-term study in a larger group of participants

Scientists have come up with a new way to treat tooth sensitivity

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new treatment that could restore lost tooth minerals, which would solve the problem of dentin hypersensitivity

Foods that cause cancer were named

Scientists find that eating meat treated with nitrite is associated with an increased risk of cancer

Monkey embryos grew outside the uterus

Researchers cultured monkey embryos in the lab long enough to observe the beginning of organ formation and the development of the nervous system

St. Petersburg surgeons performed complex operations and saved two children in one day

Surgeons of St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University saved two children in one day

The Nobel Week has begun

The winners of the Nobel Prizes for 2014 will be named in Stockholm and Oslo from October 6 to 13. The name of the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine will be announced today.

The first blue roses will be available in 2009

Keep forever

Russian scientists are developing technologies for "eternal" storage of organs and tissues for further transplantation.

Rat-diagnostician

Russian scientists were the first in the world to create a device with a rat inside, with which they were able to detect lung cancer and tuberculosis.

Scientists have determined the diet of ancient people by tooth decay

Ancient inhabitants of Siberia, who lived more than three thousand years ago, suffered from tooth decay and other dental diseases: the remains of 130 individuals have been studied

Injection of covid vaccine into different arms enhanced the immune response

US researchers found that injecting the first and second doses of a mRNA vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus into different arms produced a stronger immune response than injecting a booster into the same arm

Avid cannabis smokers were more likely to suffer from anxiety disorders

Twenty-seven percent of people who went to the emergency department for cannabis use developed a new anxiety disorder within three years

Non-alcoholic beer has been named as a potential source of pathogens

The lack of alcohol in non-alcoholic or low-alcohol beers can make such beers more vulnerable to bacteria and other spoilage factors during production, storage and bottling

Study: hard physical labor increases risk of dementia

A team of scientists from Oslo has concluded that high levels of occupational physical activity are associated with an increased risk of dementia