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An experiment involving infection of humans with SARS-CoV-2 showed persistent deterioration of cognitive function

A study in which medical professionals deliberately infected a group of young and healthy volunteers with the coronavirus found that memory and cognitive impairment in Covid-19 survivors persisted nine months and even a year after illness

24.09.2024

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Atmospheric styrene and ethylbenzene increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes

As reported in the journal Eco-Environment & Health, high levels of these pollutants in the air are associated with a nearly twofold increase in the risk of developing diabetes

20.09.2024

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Neurosurgeons have for the first time assessed the dangers of slap tournaments

In recent years, the Internet and some TV channels have started to show sports shows in which rivals slap each other in a fight for a cash prize, while the public watches with interest

19.09.2024

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Childhood trauma undermined the health of women more than men

A new study has found that such unfavourable experiences can increase the risk of 20 different diseases, with a person's gender playing a big part in this

18.09.2024

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Sixty percent of people with major depression have been identified as potential recipients of psilocybin therapy

As has been repeatedly shown in clinical trials, taking this drug in psychotherapy by a specially trained specialist has a rapid and pronounced therapeutic effect on depression, not inferior to long courses of conventional antidepressants and persisting for a long time

16.09.2024

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Antiepileptic drug helped with obstructive sleep apnea

German and Swedish researchers conducted clinical trials and found that the antiepileptic drug sultiam significantly reduced the manifestations of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

12.09.2024

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The combination of three drugs exceeded the efficacy of standard therapy for hypertension

Australian, American, British, Indian and Nigerian researchers have reported success in clinical trials of a drug containing a fixed low-dose combination of three hypotensive agents for the initial control of arterial hypertension

05.09.2024

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Bioactive retinoids can help get rid of psoriasis and other skin diseases

This discovery takes on special significance against the background of reports from domestic and foreign sources that patients with psoriasis have a significant reduction in the quality of life, disturbance of psycho-emotional state, including a decrease in self-esteem and a negative impact on the development and social adaptation of the individual, especially at a young age

05.09.2024

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Gout risk has been linked to gender and alcoholic beverage preference

It was highest among men who favored beer and cider

04.09.2024

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One session of mindful breathing relieved pain in cancer patients

A randomized clinical trial by Malaysian scientists has shown that a single 20-minute session of mindful breathing, where a person directs their attention to the process of breathing, is enough to significantly reduce pain intensity and anxiety in cancer patients

22.08.2024

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Small fish in the diet reduced the risk of death from cancer in Japanese women

Small fish, which is a significant part of the Japanese diet, is considered an important source of micronutrients and vitamins, especially when consumed whole with bones and internal organs

01.07.2024

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Stem cell implant didn't help diabetics go off insulin

Canadian scientists implanted pancreatic cells grown from stem cells into 26 patients with type 1 diabetes

07.11.2024

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Donor hematopoietic cells appeared disinclined to accumulate mutations after transplantation

American researchers sequenced the DNA of 16 pairs of donors and recipients of bone marrow stem cells decades after transplantation and concluded that it does not lead to a pronounced expansion of mutant transplanted cells, increasing the risk of cancer diseases

24.10.2024

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Experiment shows altered breathing patterns in people who have lost their sense of smell

According to various estimates, anosmia affects between 1.4 and 15 percent of people in the population, reaching up to 24 percent in the over-53 age group

23.10.2024

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Multiple sclerosis increased risk of bladder and uterine cancers

A retrospective cohort study by French scientists found that patients with multiple sclerosis have an increased risk of developing bladder and uterine cancers as well as brain neoplasms

11.10.2024

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High doses of lithium aspartate reduced the severity of postcoccygeal syndrome

A dose-finding study showed that lithium aspartate at a dose of 40 to 45 milligrams per day in an open-label form resulted in significant improvement in the symptoms of post-coital syndrome

03.10.2024

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Scientists have figured out the difference in life expectancy between politicians and the general population

The authors of a new study decided to retrospectively measure health inequalities by comparing the mortality rate of politicians to that of the population they represent

01.10.2024

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Psilocybin outperformed escitalopram on long-term effects of depression therapy

The double-blind randomised placebo-controlled phase II trials included 59 participants (approximately two-thirds male) with major depressive disorder and moderate to severe depression

25.09.2024

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Tumours increased the risk of developing cardiovascular disease

In addition, chemotherapy also independently increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, as reported in the journal Cancer

24.09.2024

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Medical cannabis improved all measures of quality of life in the short term

Participants were 399 people (median age 46.4 years; 66.4 per cent female) who had been prescribed medical cannabis by a doctor

23.09.2024