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A research team showed that green spaces directly improve the wellbeing of city dwellers in their everyday lives. Also, they investigated brain function to identify the people who benefit most from them.
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A research study by Harvard University and Hochschule Stralsund University of Applied Sciences confirms the thesis that individual life expectancy and health can be determined with the help of artificial intelligence.
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The myth that lesbian and bisexual women cannot be exposed to cervical cancer may be responsible for poor screening indicators, according to the National Health Service (NHS).
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Physicians’ items of clothing are not just a matter of taste. The right outfit choice can even influence the success of treatment. This is shown by a study of hospital hygiene conducted by the Zurich University Hospital.
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report having found further evidence that Parkinson's disease originates between cells in the intestine and travels through neurons to the brain.
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A new surgical technique has enabled 13 people with quadriplegia to feed, drink, brush their teeth and write, restoring the functionality of paralyzed muscles. The study is the largest case study on upper-limb nerve transplantation ever collected so far.
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Recent research has shown that events such as heart attacks or angina pectoris can accelerate the loss of cognitive abilities.
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Recent research has revealed that better treatment for Lyme arthritis could be possible. Researchers found that the solution to the puzzle could lie in the cell walls of the bacteria responsible for the disease.
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The term "well-being therapy" (WBT) sounds more like"positive thinking" than a serious therapy concept. Nevertheless, this approach appears to significantly reduce, for example, relapse rates in depression. Reason enough not to be deterred by the term and to consider it in current medical discussions.
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Regrowing teeth: sharks can do it, crocodiles can do it, rodents can do it and humans - theoretically - too. Scientists at the Berlin Technical University (TU) are working on implementing this idea with dental pulp cells.
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Procrastination is often interpreted as a sign of laziness. New study results, however, conclude that genes may play a role in the urge to postpone tasks.
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Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified T-helper cells that move from the blood to the central nervous system, where they cause inflammation and damage the nerve cells. Their discovery opens up new possibilities for monitoring and treating MS.
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A study that adolescent blood donors may be at risk of developing low iron levels and anemia as a result of the donation process. This may have considerable consequences as adolescents' brains are still developing.
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According to Dr. Robert Pearl, Burnout among doctors is not only caused by the crisis in the national health system, but by a conflict between medical culture and scientific progress.
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Switch proteins such as the Ras protein regulate many processes in the body and are involved in the development of diseases such as cancer.
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Human immunodeficiency viruses are the biggest obstacle to the cure of HIV but still need extensive research. In the world's largest longitudinal observational study of HIV reservoirs, a University Hospital of Zurich team has gained new insights into these reservoirs.
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An international research group produces highly potent cells from humans and pigs. The researchers see new possibilities for regenerative medicine.
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Health care systems in low and middle-income countries are insufficiently prepared for the increasing number of high blood pressure disorders. More than two-thirds of all people affected are without treatment, a recent study discovered.
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In social networks, everyone shows their wonderful life but passive social network user tend to compare themselves with others and are in danger of developing depressive symptoms. A team of psychologists from the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) has looked further into this.
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A research team discovered that Nilvadipine could help in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The study observed a 20% increase in hippocampal blood flow with no effect on blood flow to other regions of the brain.
