Sometimes patients with cancer are mistakenly diagnosed with a different diagnosis, which is why the time for treatment may be missed. 25-year-old Casey Altman from San Diego told her story, it is published in the Express. According to the girl, several doctors missed her illness. Eventually, she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma. When she went to…
An unexpected result was obtained by scientists from the University of Zurich. They found that a certain amount of loneliness can be good for the well-being of older people. It is well known that social isolation and loneliness have a devastating effect on people, especially the elderly. In the absence of communication and social contacts,…
A large-scale study of brain proteins has provided new information about Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists analyzed the brains of people who died due to the progression of the insidious disease. Researchers from Emory University have discovered new changes in the brains of people who died from Alzheimer’s disease, which are directly related to this disease. The…
Australian scientists have found out why, after drinking alcoholic beverages, we so want to try some kind of fatty kebab. It turned out that alcohol increases the level of a hormone that causes people to crave proteins. Many of us have noticed how after consuming a large amount of alcohol in the body, a craving…
Researchers have identified a link between alcohol consumption and smoking in adolescence and subsequent mood disorders. This work was carried out by scientists from the University of Helsinki. A large-scale Finnish study sought to establish whether there are any links between mood disorders in adulthood and alcohol intake, as well as smoking and coffee consumption…
If mothers show increased rigor in communicating with their children, then their likelihood of falling into depression increases. And all because the mother’s cry rebuilds their brain, as researchers from the University of Munster in Germany have found. German researchers have stated that strict and often screaming mothers increase the risk of their children developing…
Scientists from Stanford University have created an exoskeleton for people with disabilities. Its main advantage lies in its affordable cost. There are already various prototypes of exoskeletons in the world, but their cost is off the scale for several million rubles, so people with disabilities simply cannot buy one for themselves. They can only count…
The study highlights the importance of long-term treatment of hypertension. It was conducted by scientists from Wake Forest University. Back in 2015, the results of a very remarkable study of systolic blood pressure were published. They have shown that intensive blood pressure management reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and death. In 2019, it was…
The mobile application will be able to detect tumors in the foreseeable future by the sound of the phone owner’s voice. Scientists are working on an artificial intelligence system capable of detecting the smallest changes in the voice apparatus. American and British researchers are creating a mobile application that can diagnose various chronic health problems…
Neanderthal DNA may be associated with the formation of harmful habits in modern people like smoking and alcoholism. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of Tartu in Estonia. Back in 2010, the current winner of the Nobel Prize, Swede Svante Paabo, sequenced and analyzed the DNA of Neanderthals, taking genetic material from…
