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Scientists have discovered a new strain of coronavirus in a patient with 613-day covirus

According to Time magazine, Dutch researchers found that a new strain of coronavirus was incubated in the body of a 72-year-old patient with a weakened immune system for 613 days of illness

24.04.2024

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Drug use proposed to be detected by smartphone swabs

French scientists have presented a simple and practical way to collect data on drug use from the surface of a smartphone

24.04.2024

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Deer first suspected of infecting humans with deadly 'zombie virus'

The men were presumably infected after eating meat from deer affected by a chronic debilitating disease, or "zombie virus"

24.04.2024

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Beta-blockers did not reduce the risk of death in patients with myocardial infarction

As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, the total sample of the study was more than five thousand people

23.04.2024

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Biologists have increased the memory capacity of mice using light

The results of the work may form the basis of therapies for anxiety-related disorders

23.04.2024

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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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US doctors neglected new antibiotics in treating resistant infections

US researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study and concluded that despite the availability of recently approved new generation antibiotics, doctors prefer to treat drug-resistant Gram-negative infections with older drugs in almost half of cases

22.04.2024

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The likelihood of alcoholic blackouts has been linked to the speed and duration of intoxication

Alcoholic blackout is a form of amnesia in which a person is conscious while intoxicated and retains the ability to communicate, but then completely loses their memories of what has happened

22.04.2024

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Sugar in tea or coffee did not increase the risk of death and diabetes

Researchers from three countries studied data on nearly three thousand Danes and found that adding sugar to tea or coffee did not increase the risk of diabetes or death

22.04.2024

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Complicated pregnancy increased risk of premature death after 46 years

Women who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes are particularly in need of early prevention and long-term medical follow-up

19.04.2024

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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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How the brain memorizes new visual information in sleep

Scientists have figured out how the brain internalizes visual information from the day in sleep

19.04.2024

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General anaesthesia during colonoscopy increased detection of serrated polyps

US researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study and concluded that general anaesthesia with propofol during colonoscopy increases the likelihood of recognising serrated polyps, difficult-to-diagnose precancerous growths of the colon

18.04.2024

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Cannabis use led to persistent cognitive impairment

According to scientists, the compounds in cannabis can continue to affect mental performance for months after use

18.04.2024

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Meta-analysis refutes arrhythmogenicity of drug for Alzheimer's disease therapy

Canadian researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and concluded that taking donepezil does not affect the risk of serious cardiac arrhythmias

17.04.2024

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PET/MRI helped avoid unnecessary biopsies in prostate cancer diagnosis

Chinese researchers conducted a small clinical trial and found that PET/MRI can differentiate ambiguous cases of suspected prostate cancer with high accuracy, sparing patients from unnecessary biopsies

17.04.2024

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Microbiologists have spoken out about bacterial vampirism

Some of the deadliest bacteria react to human blood and rush to it because its serum contains substances that serve as food for them

17.04.2024

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Minor invasive haematoma removal improved haemorrhagic stroke outcomes

Minimally invasive surgical removal of lobar haematoma in the first day of haemorrhagic stroke improves patient prognosis compared with conservative treatment

16.04.2024

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Parkinson's disease significantly alleviated with new antibody

The antibody prasinezumab reduced motor impairment in people with rapidly progressive Parkinson's disease

16.04.2024

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Scientists have found out which terrain reduces the risk of dementia

In a new study, a team of scientists from Australia has revealed which factors in certain places where people live contribute to a reduced risk of dementia

16.04.2024