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…
This year, a new outbreak was caused by the same Ebola virus that caused the epidemic in West Africa in 2014-2015. This was proven by a genomic comparison of the two viruses, Nature reported. According to RIA Novosti, a large group of international experts believes that for a long time the virus remained latent in…
Air pollution in the office can have an extremely negative effect on people’s cognitive functions and their ability to concentrate. This is reported in a new study that was published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. In their study, researchers observed 300 office workers in 6 countries. The participants were between 18 and 65 years…
Cannabis is unsafe for human health, and a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has provided new evidence for this. In particular, cannabis use has been linked to a dramatic increase in the risk of heart attack in young people. According to Medportal.ru, cannabis is widely used and legalized in a number…
The bacterial composition of the intestines changes with the seasons, and this may be associated with the susceptibility of some people to depressive conditions during the cold season, the UK scientists reported. “Our microbiome is influenced by changes in the weather, susceptibility to infections that intensify in winter, and nutritional levels and physical activity, which…
Menthol cigarettes are very popular today: the cooling flavor reduces the harshness of tobacco smoke and suppresses coughing, leaving people with the dangerous illusion that menthol cigarettes are safer than regular cigarettes. However, a new study has clearly shown that this is not the case at all. Moreover, banning such cigarettes could save hundreds of…
Autumn berries such as cranberries and lychees have a positive effect on health and the immune system, says Russian nutritionist Irina Lizun. “They have a fairly low sugar content of no more than 10 percent, and they contain a lot of organic acids which are very useful, a number of vitamins and trace elements. In…
The palms of your hands can be used to determine dangerous blood sugar levels, Daily Express reported with reference to the UK experts. Diabetic patients usually develop stiff arm syndrome or diabetic chiroarthropania, when joints become unmoved. According to experts, with this disease, first a feeling of stiffness occurs in the little finger, then it…
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, anticoagulants – blood thinners – have been widely used in the treatment of COVID-19. Scientists from the United States, Canada, Germany, India, and the UK have conducted a new study to get the most complete data on the effectiveness of anticoagulants for the treatment of hospitalized patients. According…
People with high levels of interferon alfa, high lymphocyte counts in the blood, and carriers of certain genetic markers may have increased protection against coronavirus, said Areg Totolyan, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Pasteur Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. According to Izvestia, there are other factors that provide protection…
