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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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Scientists have revealed the dangers of melting snow

Snow accumulated over the winter and actively melting in the spring carries many dangers for humans, animals and nature as a whole

08.04.2024

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Miscarriage increased the risk of developing gestational diabetes in the next pregnancy

A systematic review and meta-analysis by Australian scientists found that a prior miscarriage increases the risk of developing gestational diabetes in subsequent pregnancies

01.04.2024

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Essential tremor has been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia

A study by US scientists has found that dementia may be three times more common among people with essential tremor

12.03.2024

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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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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

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Protein Constructor

The method of delivery of active substances to the affected tissues developed at IBH RAS and passed preclinical tests is more than 10 times more effective than traditional methods.

29.06.2016

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Cats and dogs have been found to have alarming levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Analysis of data from veterinary clinics in Germany revealed a significant proportion of antibiotic-resistant E. coli isolates in biological samples from domestic dogs and cats

29.08.2024

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Biologists have unveiled a detailed map of the brain's connections

The new method makes creating maps much cheaper and can show the furthest reaches of the brain

26.07.2024

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Electronic cigarettes and varenicline showed equal effectiveness in tobacco cessation

Finnish researchers conducted randomised, double-blind, double-simulated placebo-controlled clinical trials and concluded that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes had similar efficacy to varenicline in tobacco smoking cessation, and it was significantly higher than placebo

19.06.2024

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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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Physically weak people have been shown to be more susceptible to mental illnesses

Physical weakness may be one of the causes of depression, US scientists have found out

28.05.2024

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Cytisine helped in quitting e-cigarettes

A randomized clinical trial by U.S. scientists found that taking cytisine in conjunction with behavioral support for 12 weeks demonstrated efficacy in stopping e-cigarette use

08.05.2024

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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