Although there is a lot of information about colds and flu today, there are many respective myths that people still believe. We present below three of them. Myth 1: Don’t use dairy products when you have a cold This, of course, is a myth. But it should be taken into account that, for example, drinking…
Pregnant and lactating women face immunity falling in response to the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, said scientists at Duke University (North Carolina, USA), Science Translational Medicine reported. The study showed that after the first dose of vaccine from Moderna, as well as from Pfizer and BioNTech, pregnant and lactating women experienced problems –…
What signs refer that there is not enough salt in the human body? Gastroenterologist and nutritionist Natalia Stukova shared her opinion on this. According to her, salt is necessary for the body, because it takes part in metabolic processes at the cell level. The minerals found in salt support the balance of electrolytes, which include…
Therapist Alexander Barvinsky says the lack of vitamins and mineral substances may hinder the production of antibodies after vaccination. Vechernyaya Moskva reports that, according to the specialist, hypovitaminosis develops due to an improper diet, while a healthy and growing human organism, which has sufficient nutrients, has a better interaction with the vaccine. “If a person…
In the future, the world will surely face a new virus, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) George F. Gao at the international forum of science and technology in society. According to RIA Novosti, today the world, according to a specialist, is faced not only with a pandemic of coronavirus infection,…
American scientists have developed an electrical implant that can detect and treat severe depression. A device the size of a matchbox is placed in the patient’s skull and connected to the brain. This is reported in the journal Nature Medicine. The device has already been tested by 36-year-old Sarah: she installed it over a year…
Mothers are able to transmit antibodies to corona virus to their babies through breast milk. This is the conclusion reached by scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Thanks to breast milk, breastfed babies may receive partial protection from the corona virus, The Daily Mail reports. American researchers studied the milk composition of 75…
Antibiotics are not recommended for treating uncomplicated respiratory tract infections in children: a new study published in The Lancet has shown that they are practically useless. According to Medportal.ru, in the treatment of bronchitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia, otitis media and other diseases in both adults and children, amoxicillin (amoxiclav), a semi-synthetic antibacterial agent from the group…
According to Doctor of Medical Sciences, Director of the Samara Research Institute of Dietetics and Diet therapy Mikhail Ginzburg, this syndrome is an increase in inflammatory activity in the body, in this regard, an anti-inflammatory diet is recommended for patients with it. “It is necessary, if possible, to remove sugar and foods with a high…
Cancer cells can become immune to drugs due to the activity of the estrogen receptor α (ERα), Cell reported referring to the US scientists. In the cell nucleus, ERα regulates the conversion of DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA) during transcription, MedicalXpress reports. However, the estrogen receptor is also involved in the further process, binding with…
