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Children’s inguinal hernia. How is it expressed?
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“Russia and Azerbaijan launched a hybrid attack against Armenia in connection with the trilateral meeting held in Brussels on April 5.” Alain Simonyan
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All nesting sites of gray cranes have disappeared in the mountain-steppe and forest zones of Lori region
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“We are ready to take steps to make living in “Azerbaijani villages” possible.” Pashinyan about settling Azerbaijanis in the villages in the Tavush area
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“The Republic of Armenia is not going to wage war for Nagorno Karabakh”. Nikol Pashinyan
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I don’t have an answer to the question “Why do you continue to be a CSTO member?” Pashinyan
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Everyone is diversifying their foreign relations, Armenia cannot get out of this new trend. Pashinyan
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Before the people of Tavush, Pashinyan was accompanied by the head of the National Security Service, the chief of police, and the minister of defense
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After the meeting with Mher Grigoryan, the community heads of Tavush went to the meeting with Nikol Pashinyan
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Sleep quality would indicate risk of disease
NEW YORK.— Do you have trouble sleeping during the week and catching up on the weekend? Do you toss and turn all night and start the day foggy? Do you take a nap? Or are you among the lucky people who have no problem getting enough sleep?
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University report that most people fit one of these four descriptions, and the way they sleep is a predictor of their long-term health, HealthDay News reports.
“Sleep is an everyday behavior. Sleep is also modifiable,” said lead researcher Soomi Lee, director of the Sleep, Stress and Health (Stealth) Laboratory at Pennsylvania State University. “Better sleep habits can make many significant differences, from improving social relationships and work performance to promoting long-term healthy behaviors and healthy aging.”
His team looked at data from more than 3,600 participants in the American Midlife Study. The researchers looked at the participants’ self-reported sleep habits. That included how long they slept, whether they were satisfied with their sleep, their daytime alertness and their chronic health conditions.
More than half of the participants were identified as insomniac sleepers, meaning they struggled to fall asleep and then slept only a little.
Study determines that exercise can have important effects on the brain by reducing stress
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A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reveals that physical activity reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases by decreasing stress-related signals in the brain.
To carry out the investigation, reviewed by The Harvard Gazettethe team led by Ahmed Tawakol, a researcher and cardiologist at the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, analyzed medical records and other information from 50,359 Mass General Brigham Biobank participants, who completed a survey on physical activity. Additionally, a subsample of 774 participants underwent brain imaging tests and measurements of stress-related brain activity.
During a median follow-up of 10 years, 12.9 percent of participants developed cardiovascular disease. Those who met physical activity recommendations had a 23 percent lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to those who did not comply with these recommendations. Additionally, it was observed that people with higher levels of physical activity tended to have lower stress-related brain activity.
It is important to highlight that reductions in brain activity associated with stress resulted from improvements in prefrontal cortex functioning,
Women, almost 4 days of work a month lost due to rare diseases
On National Women’s Health Day, a white paper arrives, the first, which addresses rare diseases from a gender perspective and their burden on the female population. Is titled “Women and rare diseases: impact on life and expectations for the future” and is presented today in a conference in the Senate, during the final event of the Women in Rare campaign. the document (downloadable from the site womeninrare.it) contains information, a survey and testimonials from patients and caregivers.
Over two million women affected
Let’s start with epidemiology: in Italy there are over a million women affected personally, and just as many who take care of someone – usually a son or daughter, with a rare pathology. “In rare diseases there is a female prevalence of 52.4% – he says Guendalina Graffigna, Full Professor of Consumer and Health Psychology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Cremona and Director of the EngageMinds HUB Research Center which oversaw the survey – If we then consider that the patient care burden is in 90% of cases absorbed by them, it is clear that these pathologies mainly impact women. Suffice it to say that 1 million 400 thousand patients are of pediatric age,
Research Finds Link Between Cat Ownership and Schizophrenia, Urging for More Studies on Mental Health Risks
New Research Sheds Light on the Link Between Cat Ownership and Mental Health
A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers from the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research in Australia has uncovered a surprising association between cat ownership and an increased risk of developing schizophrenia-related disorders. The study, which analyzed 17 studies from 11 countries, including the US and UK, discovered that being a cat owner can potentially double the risk of developing mental health conditions, particularly among individuals under the age of 25.
The culprit behind this alarming connection is Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a parasite commonly found in domestic cats. The research suggests that once inside our bodies, T. gondii infiltrates the central nervous system and impacts neurotransmitters. This parasitic invasion has been linked to various physiological changes in the brain, personality alterations, emergence of psychotic symptoms, and even neurological disorders like schizophrenia.
Psychiatrist John McGrath and his fellow researchers emphasize that further comprehensive studies are necessary to better understand cat ownership as a potential risk-modifying factor for mental disorders. While their findings are concerning, it’s crucial to approach this topic with caution and explore all relevant aspects.
Pets: A Lifeline for Mental Health
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Research Shows Exercise Can Reduce Age-related Fat Accumulation: Study Published in Nature Aging
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[메디컬투데이=최재백 기자] It has been proven that exercise can reduce the accumulation of fat that occurs with age.
Research results have been published in ‘Nature Aging’ which show that exercise can reduce the accumulation of BMP (Bis (monoglycero) phosphate) lipids created with age.
After first discovering BMP in mouse tissue and human muscle, the research team discovered that BMP begins to accumulate in muscle tissue with age.
They examined 10 different tissues from young and old mice to see if there were any differences in lipids in the tissues according to age.
In addition, they said they performed muscle biopsies on young men and women between the ages of 20 and 30 and older men and women between the ages of 65 and 80 to identify BMPs accumulated in the muscles of older participants.
The researchers noted that BMP accumulates in human tissue in the same way as the results of animal experiments, and they tried to see if exercise could change BMP levels.
They studied 12 postmenopausal women between the ages of 45 and 70 and divided them into three groups: a ‘sedentary group’ who sat 14 hours a day,
Understanding the epidemiology of RSV in adults is crucial for vaccination
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) continues to be a public health challenge, especially in vulnerable populations such as older adults. As an enveloped negative single-stranded RNA virus, RSV has two large antigenic subgroups, A and B, which circulate during autumn and winter, with December being its period of maximum activity in Europe. Infection with this virus can be especially severe in older adults, with a propensity for longer viral shedding and a higher rate of complications compared to younger adults.. Comorbidities, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or congestive heart failure, significantly increase the risk of serious RSV infections, further exacerbating the burden on the healthcare system.
Surveillance and prevention
To address this challenge, new surveillance and prevention strategies have been implemented. The Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance System (SiVIRA) in Spain has adapted its approach to include not only influenza and COVID-19, but also RSVallowing a better understanding of the burden of the disease and facilitating early interventions.
A crucial aspect in the prevention of serious RSV complications in adults is vaccination. Recently, two vaccines have been approved by the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS): Arexvy and Abrysvo. The first vaccine features recombinant RSV F glycoprotein along with AS01E adjuvant,
Revolutionizing Organ Transplants: The Success of a Pig Kidney Transplant
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Recently, in the United States, a patient who received a pig kidney transplant was released from the hospital in good health, making the issue a hot topic. When an organ damaged by disease or accident can no longer be treated, an organ transplant is performed to replace another person’s organ. It is surprising that they transplanted a pig’s kidney, and not another person’s, into a human body. How was this possible?
Patient undergoing pig kidney transplant discharged after 2 weeks
Last month, medical staff at Massachusetts General Hospital performed a pig kidney transplant on a patient in his 60s with chronic kidney disease. Meanwhile, pig kidneys have been transplanted into the bodies of brain-dead people or monkeys whose brain functions have stopped. However, this is the first time such a transplant has been performed on a living person.
In addition to the world’s first pig kidney transplant into a living person, there was another factor that caught people’s attention. The pig kidney the patient received was an organ that had been modified using “genetic scissors.” Genetic scissors refers to gene editing technology.
The type of salt that least affects the body, according to experts
Taking care of our health not only has to do with physical activity and the foods we incorporate into our diet. Different variables and factors must also be taken into account that, for example, when cooking we must not neglect so as not to cause harm to our body.
The Mayo Clinic Institute emphasizes the importance of iodine for our body, especially for the thyroid and the production of certain hormones.
In this regard, he points out that for most people the easiest way to ingest enough iodine is probably with iodized salt, however there are different types of salt and each one has a different impact on our health.
Salt is one of the most present ingredients in the world’s kitchens, although it differs from those connotations that indicate that a healthy life is achieved with low consumption of it.
But, as nutritionist Daniele Mello points out, consuming it in excess and suppressing it extremely are equally dangerous actions.
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Many studies try to make it clear that salt is not harmful to the human body,