A team of material science, biotechnology and medical experts from Shanghai has tested a new suture material that resembles the structure of a multilayer cable

09.10.2024

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Mental disorders increased the risk of death from infections

A systematic review and meta-analysis by British scientists found that people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder have almost three times the risk of dying from infections compared to the rest of the population

09.10.2024

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Extra virgin olive oil enhanced the learning ability of Down syndrome mice

An experimental study by American and Italian scientists found that mice with Down syndrome who were given virgin olive oil showed significant improvements in learning and spatial memory

09.10.2024

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Improper hand positioning inflated blood pressure readings

Regardless of age, body weight and the presence of hypertension

08.10.2024

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Growth in life expectancy in wealthy countries has slowed down

In a new paper, researchers analyzed data from the 10 most prosperous countries and found disturbing trends

08.10.2024

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Fear of having a baby affected breastfeeding

The quality and duration of breastfeeding is important for a child's development in the first year of life

08.10.2024

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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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Nobel Prize in Physiology awarded for the discovery of microRNAs

The prize was awarded for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation

07.10.2024

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A new molecule has replaced 10 kilometers of running on an empty stomach

Medics from Denmark have created a molecule that can cause the same reaction of the body that occurs during starvation and regular intense physical activity

07.10.2024

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“Eighteenth-century sailors' disease” discovered in the modern world

Medics from Canada have described a clinical case demonstrating that scurvy is also occurring in the 21st century and is likely more prevalent than one might assume

07.10.2024

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Group therapy helped fathers with postpartum depression

It included parenting skills training and cognitive behavioral therapy

04.10.2024

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Overweight increased the risk of pregnancy complications regardless of the mother's background

Pontus Henriksson of Linköping University and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study and concluded that maternal overweight and obesity plays a major role in the development of pregnancy complications regardless of background and ethnicity

04.10.2024

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Asymptomatic atherosclerosis has been identified as an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality

Spanish, American and British scientists, led by Valentin Fuster, director of the National Center for Cardiovascular Research in Madrid, have found that subclinical atherosclerosis visible on instrumental tests serves independently of other factors is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality

04.10.2024

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Pacemaker protected against cardiac death better than amiodarone

In patients with Chagas disease.

04.10.2024

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Low levels of vitamins D and B12 have been linked to the severity of bedwetting in children

A cross-sectional study by Egyptian scientists found that low levels of vitamins D and B12 are inversely correlated with the number of episodes of bedwetting per day

03.10.2024

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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