Coffee drinkers have a significantly lower risk of developing advanced liver fibrosis. U.S. doctors came to this conclusion after studying data from 4,500 American adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) and underwent elastometry, a diagnostic method to determine the extent of liver fibrosis. Researchers found no association between coffee…
The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, a new study says. The young study participants also reported more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and what scientists call internalized problems – meaning feelings of sadness, low self-esteem and fear and trouble regulating their emotions – after the first…
Coronavirus infection causes long-term changes in the microstructure of the frontal gyrus and the right side of the intermediate brain, U.S. scientists have found. These abnormalities persisted in patients even six months after recovery, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Press Service reported. In some cases, the coronavirus infection causes brain abnormalities: fever, temporary…
Two twins have been born in the United States from embryos that have been deep-frozen for 30 years. This is the longest time in history that frozen embryos have waited to be born. The embryos had been in storage since April 22, 1992, in liquid nitrogen at -128C – and still remained viable. They were…
There are changes in the levels of certain proteins in women’s blood two years before they are diagnosed with breast cancer. A study by scientists from Leiden University is presented at the 13th European Breast Cancer Conference. The TESTBREAST study was initiated in 2011. It involved 1,174 women at high risk of developing breast cancer.…
More than 1.3 billion young people can go deaf from listening to music too loudly on headphones or at concerts, an international team of scientists led by Karolinska University has found. According to the WHO, about 430 million people in the world suffer from hearing loss, 34 million of them children. Deafness has long ceased…
Six popular supplements that people usually take to improve heart health and lower “bad” cholesterol don’t actually work. That’s the conclusion reached by scientists at the University of California, who told the American Heart Association’s 2022 Resuscitation Scientific Symposium. “Bad” cholesterol are low-density lipoproteins (LDL). They form atherosclerotic plaques that cause blood vessels to narrow,…
Highly processed foods (e.g., chips, cookies, ice cream, French fries) can be considered addictive on par with tobacco, say psychologists from the University of Michigan and Virginia Tech. The authors of the paper, published in the journal Addiction, used criteria from a 1988 U.S. Surgeon General’s report that found tobacco to be addictive. They showed…
Are you feeling blue lately? Have you recently witnessed a sudden shift in your mood and energy? Don’t worry, you are not alone as you might be experiencing the so-called “Winter Blues”. What are winter blues? Shorter days, colder weather, and gloomy skies can take a toll on most people. In fact, colder months…
In the fight against cardiovascular diseases, quitting smoking is five times more effective than controlling blood pressure and three and a half times more effective than controlling cholesterol levels, head of Russian Association for Medical Risk Modification, cardiologist Alexander Rozanov told News.am MED. He listed the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, noting that they have…
