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Epidural anaesthesia reduced the risk of severe maternal complications of childbirth

A population-based study by British scientists has found that epidural anaesthesia during labour is associated with a 35 per cent reduction in severe maternal complications of childbirth

29.05.2024

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Taking hypotensive medication has been linked to an increased risk of eczema in the elderly

American and British scientists conducted a logitudy cohort study and concluded that taking medications to treat arterial hypertension is associated with an increased risk of eczematous dermatitis in older adults

28.05.2024

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Kidney donation did not increase the risk of developing hypertension

A prospective cohort study by Canadian scientists has shown that living kidney donors have the same risk of developing arterial hypertension as a control group during the seven years after donation

28.05.2024

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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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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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Neurointerface decoded speech for a paralysed person in two languages at once

A paralysed patient was able to communicate in Spanish and English

27.05.2024

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Mice got bird flu after drinking raw milk

Earlier it became known that the virus gets into the milk of dairy cows, and its genetic material is preserved even after pasteurisation

27.05.2024

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Body tattoos have been linked to an increased risk of malignant lymphoma

There is growing evidence that immunological abnormalities due to exposure to solvents, flame retardants, pesticides and hair dyes play a key role in initiating the development of malignant lymphomas

27.05.2024

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ADHD has been diagnosed in one in nine American children

The prevalence of the syndrome increased by one and a half per cent in six years

24.05.2024

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A prototype of a cheap, plug-in MRI scanner has been developed

Experts from Hong Kong have developed a prototype MRI scanner that can make diagnostics cheaper and more accessible

24.05.2024

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Non-invasive electrical stimulation improved hand function in 72 per cent of tetraplegic patients

US, Canadian, Dutch and Swiss researchers presented the results of a clinical trial of non-invasive electrical stimulation of the spinal cord after cervical cord injury

24.05.2024

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Nearly half of those surveyed reported an experience of altered consciousness without psychoactive substances

With the worldwide popularity of yoga, meditation, mindfulness-based interventions and other similar practices, scientific interest in altered states of consciousness has increased

24.05.2024

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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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Switching from cigarettes to vapes increased the risk of lung cancer

Korean scientists have concluded: those who start vaping after quitting traditional tobacco smoking have a higher risk of developing lung cancer compared to those who don't

23.05.2024

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Microplastics have been found in the testicles of men and dogs

US medical researchers conducted a first-of-its-kind study in which they examined the prevalence of microplastics as well as their levels in the testes of men and dogs using advanced pyrolytic gas chromatography

23.05.2024

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Fish oil supplements increased the risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke in healthy subjects

An analysis of data from the UK Biobank found that regular consumption of fish oil supplements could be considered a risk factor for atrial fibrillation and stroke

23.05.2024

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Anthropologists have confirmed that features of the human body have been shaped by hunting on the run

An international team of scientists, whose work appeared in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, set out to confirm or refute the endurance running hypothesis

22.05.2024

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Opioids were no better than placebos in helping back and neck pain

A randomised clinical trial showed that opioids have no particular advantage in the treatment of back and neck pain compared to placebo

22.05.2024

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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