Practicing yoga is one popular way to relax and unwind, while the Dutch favor ‘niksen’ – the concept of doing nothing. But a study suggests carrying out everyday tasks could be the best way to wind down, with watering plants and hanging out the washing among the most popular stressbusters. A quarter of the 2,000…
The countries with the highest mortality rates from diseases like cancer and heart disease have been revealed — and the United States has landed in the top ten. Researchers analyzed data on death rates from six common non-communicable diseases — conditions not caused by an infection and that cannot be spread from person to person…
Five patients injured during the explosion of a gasoline warehouse near Stepanakert will continue treatment abroad, the Ministry of Health of Armenia reports. A team of specialists from Italy arrived in Armenia at night and, as a result of discussions with Armenian doctors, selected those patients whose continued treatment in their country would be more…
The World Health Organization will do everything to help refugees from Nagorno-Karabagh. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated at a press conference in Geneva. He noted that refugees are in a vulnerable situation. Ghebreyesus pointed out the importance of protecting civilians and respecting international law. He noted that WHO would do everything to provide support.
The vertebral bones that form the spine are derived from a distinct type of stem cell that secretes a protein favoring tumor metastases, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The discovery opens up a new line of research on spinal disorders, helps explain why solid tumors so often spread to…
Whole, unskinned almonds are just as effective in a weight-loss diet as carbohydrate-based snacks, according to a new study. Participants in the study who either ate almonds or carbohydrate-rich snacks lost the same amount of weight. However, almonds may also provide some heart-protective cardiometabolic benefits that carbohydrate-rich snacks do not. A new study from the…
Scientific research published in the prestigious journal “Science Advances” has examined therapy-induced senescence in tumor cells. A new scientific study published in the prestigious international journal “Science Advances” has investigated one of the still poorly understood aspects of cancer, therapy-induced senescence in tumor cells. The study, the result of collaboration between researchers from Politecnico di…
For the first time, a study has detected tumor DNA in the breast milk of patients with breast cancer. The researchers involved propose a liquid biopsy of this fluid, as a tool for early diagnosis of the disease (l-r) Researchers of the study on liquid biopsy in breast milk, Ana Vivancos, Cristina Saura and Carolina…
Bangladesh is experiencing its most severe dengue outbreak on record, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, partly blaming climate change for contributing to the spread of such mosquito-borne diseases. Since the outbreak began in April, more than 135,000 dengue cases and 650 deaths have been recorded in the world’s eighth most populous country, the U.N.…
Taking antioxidant supplements such as vitamins C and E may cause lung cancers to grow bigger and spread by stimulating the formation of blood vessels within tumors, according to a study in mice. One researcher has stressed that people with the condition shouldn’t try to avoid these antioxidants in their diet, but getting more than…
