Beneficial Bacteria Protects Cancer Patients from Infections
Following a stem cell transplant (bone marrow transplant) used to treat certain types of blood cancer, a patient’s immune system becomes significantly weakened.
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Category: Medical Cases
Anxiety and Stress Among Users of AI Characters Because of Constant Updates
Millions of people around the world turn to AI companions such as ChatGPT. These sites rely on complex algorithms (sets of computer rules) that are very good at imitating empathy, listening and intimacy in conversation. But these companions are products owned by third parties.
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Energy Drinks Linked to Cardiac Arrest Risk in Young People
Energy drinks have long been a source of debate in medical circles because of their possible risks. Many doctors worry about young people drinking too much of them, because they contain huge amounts of caffeine as well as a number of other stimulants.
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Iron deficiency in pregnancy affects the baby’s brain
A new study in mice suggests that iron deficiency during pregnancy causes damage to the unborn baby that cannot be reversed. The study was carried out at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry in the US and published in The Journal of Nutrition in 2026. The team fed female mice either enough […]
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A new vaccine to protect against acne
Acne spots are painful and upsetting for teenagers, and for many adults too. The common belief is that acne is a bacterial infection caused by blocked pores, a build-up of sweat and oil, and the growth of germs. But the bacterium behind acne, Cutibacterium acnes, also lives in the pores of people who have no […]
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An electric jolt to make men see women as people
We live surrounded by endless images in adverts, films and social media that reduce women to their bodies, or to parts of them, as if they were objects of pleasure rather than whole human beings. Research links this objectification to tolerance of sexual harassment, to sex discrimination, and to body shame, anxiety and depression in […]
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Women trip harder than men on psychedelics
Women's psychological reactions are known to differ from men's, and it is widely believed that women respond more strongly to alcohol and drugs. We used to think the reason was that women's bodies are smaller, so the same amount gives a higher concentration in the blood. A new study suggests the effect on women is […]
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Stress helps you remember
Some small, difficult or emotional moments stay etched in our memory for years, while we quickly and easily forget most details of ordinary days. The reason has to do with a hormone the body releases when we are emotionally stirred: cortisol, the well-known stress hormone. Doctors know that cortisol helps fix memories in place, but […]
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Diagnosing diabetes by phone with artificial stupidity
Every day, scientific journals treat us to another discovery powered by artificial intelligence. Some of these discoveries make sense, but most seem unrealistic. This study, for example, puts the words artificial intelligence, diabetes and mobile phone side by side. It looks like a salad tossed together for the internet's algorithms. Researchers at Klick Labs carried […]
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The hotter the drink, the higher the risk of oesophageal cancer
In 2016, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified very hot drinks, above 65 °C, as probably carcinogenic to humans. That is the usual temperature of tea and mate in much of the Middle East, Asia, Africa and South America. But it was not clear whether the risk also applied to the temperatures at […]
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Women’s skin heals in better coordination than men’s
Women and men communicate differently. When women get together, the social and emotional exchange is very different from a gathering of men. What is surprising is that the difference is not only between people. Recent research has shown that the way a woman's cells communicate to heal a wound differs from the way a man's […]
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Permanent winter time is better for your health
Many countries have stopped switching between summer and winter time and kept one of the two. Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University in Canada assessed the health effects of both options: standard time (the usual winter time) and summer time, which puts the clock forward a full hour. The team […]
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