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Neuroscientists have discovered how anaesthesia 'turns off' consciousness
The drugs used for anaesthesia cause a person to lose consciousness for a while
16.07.2024- English version
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Psychiatrists have identified in which part of the brain paranoia occurs
In the emergence of paranoia, that is, a disorder in which a person becomes overly mistrustful and constantly suspects that he wants to do harm, "to blame" a particular part of the brain
16.07.2024
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Taking semaglutide for type 2 diabetes was associated with a reduced risk of dementia
Riccardo De Giorgi and colleagues at the University of Oxford analysed electronic medical records data from the US-based TriNetX collaboration covering more than 100 million people
15.07.2024
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Parental smoking increased the risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring
A study by Italian scientists has found that maternal smoking during pregnancy and parental smoking in the early years of children increases the risk of developing multiple sclerosis in later life
15.07.2024
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A neurosurgeon mapped the areas of the cerebral cortex needed to play chess and preserved them during surgery
A neurosurgeon from Spain identified the lobes of the cerebral cortex needed to play chess at the request of a patient and was able to preserve them during surgery
15.07.2024
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Polymer antibodies will enable efficient tagging and destruction of cancer cells
Scientists have shown the fundamental possibility of creating a new class of antitumour drugs based on "plastic antibodies"
12.07.2024
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Acupuncture reduced methadone dose in opioid users
A clinical study by Chinese scientists has found that acupuncture reduces the dose of methadone used in opioid substitution therapy for opioid addiction
12.07.2024
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Celebrity confessions of panic disorder increased its detection rate almost 9-fold
The study covered the entire population of South Korea for 18 years
12.07.2024
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The belief that menstrual cramps only occur during ovulation has been questioned
Menstrual cramps are defined as a marked throbbing or pulling pain in the lower abdomen that occurs a few days before or during menstruation
12.07.2024
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WHO has labelled talcum powder as a probable carcinogen
The conclusion of the working group of 29 experts is published in The Lancet Oncology and is also the subject of a press release from the organisation
11.07.2024
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Air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus
Chinese scientists conducted a prospective cohort study and concluded that air pollution was associated with an increased risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus
11.07.2024
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Medics have explained why some people lose weight slower than others with the same amount of exercise
Differences in weight loss for the same amount of exercise have been shown to be related to how the human body uses energy
11.07.2024
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The US Department of Defence has invested $46 million to develop a blood substitute
The US Department of Defence's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has invested $46 million to develop a synthetic human blood product, ErythroMer, which has shown good results in preclinical studies in the spring of 2024
10.07.2024
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Medics have created a cell that prevents the growth of cancerous tumours
Stem cells have been modified so that they cannot divide and degenerate into malignant cells
10.07.2024
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Infections have been identified as the leading non-oncological cause of death in CAR-T therapy
They accounted for half of such deaths, a meta-analysis showed
10.07.2024
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"Sugar tax" reduced daily consumption of sweets
More than 50 countries, including Russia, have imposed a tax on sugar in soft drinks to get manufacturers to change the formulation and people to consume less free sugars
10.07.2024
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The antidepressant effect of exercise explained scientifically
Researchers from the UK have proposed a psychophysiological model to explain exactly how exercise alleviates symptoms of depression
09.07.2024
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Tirzepatide was more effective than semaglutide for weight loss
US scientists compared the effectiveness of semaglutide and tirzepatide for weight loss in a cohort study and concluded in favour of the second drug
09.07.2024
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Geneticists have found the cause of hearing loss
Scientists from Russia have investigated a rare hereditary form of deafness caused by genetic mutations
09.07.2024
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A new cancer therapy has turned its cells into 'Trojan horses' that destroy the tumour from within
US scientists have developed a new cancer treatment technology that reverses the property of cancer to adapt to therapy by rapidly changing against itself
08.07.2024