Category: Medicine

Rugby players are 15 times more likely to experience fatal brain diseases like dementia. This conclusion was made by scientists from the University of Glasgow.The study showed that rugby is a deadly sport. Such athletes are 15 times more likely to develop incurable neurological disorders. The former

Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that drugs used to treat impotence can kill cancer cells. Therefore, they are able to make the treatment of tumors more effective. Drugs in the phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor category, which includes Viagra, could theoretically impro

The expiration date of the Sputnik V drug in Russia has been extended to 18 months. This vaccine is no longer produced in our country, and the available stocks are still not being sold. Last autumn, the production of the Sputnik V vaccine was stopped in Russia due to overstocking of warehouses and l

An Ebola-like virus living in the body of African monkeys is already ready to jump on people. A study by American scientists shows that it is capable of provoking the next pandemic. Scientists fear that they have identified a new threat to a future pandemic - a virus that lives in the body of Africa

A Belgian immunologist claims that his lymphoma "exploded like fireworks" after being vaccinated against coronavirus. This is a life-threatening cancer of the immune system. 67-year-old Michael Goldman from Belgium, who works as a doctor, spoke about how hard the coronavirus vaccine dealt a blow to

One in three family members of an Alzheimer's patient experience persistent symptoms of depression. This conclusion was made by scientists from the University of Eastern Finland. Senile dementia is a serious and incurable disease, and awareness of this disease in oneself can plunge a person into

Experts do not consider it necessary to give the hormone melatonin to children who exhibit restless behavior. The number of childhood poisonings due to this drug has increased 6 times in the last decade. More and more parents are seeking to soothe their children with a nutritional supplement contain

Patients addicted to antidepressants may be more prone to heart disease. This conclusion was made by scientists from the University of Bristol. Long-term use of antidepressants increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and even death due to them. The researchers found that if a patient

Experts from the Gamaleya Center have begun to create a microRNA-based vaccine against coronavirus infection. This technology is used as part of the most popular prophylactic drug against COVID-19, created by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.Deputy Head of the Gamaleya Center Denis Logunov emphasized

American scientists have proven that vaccination can temporarily increase the duration of the menstrual cycle. This conclusion was made by researchers from the University of Oregon. A large-scale study confirmed the findings of previous US studies, in which vaccination against COVID-19 was associate