South Korean writer Han Kang has been named the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. The award was given to her "for her rich, poetic prose that confronts historical trauma and exposes the fragility of human…
The news is supplemented by the South Korean writer Han Kang, who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024. The award was given to her "for her rich, poetic prose that confronts historical trauma and exposes…
A longitudinal cohort study by Japanese scientists has found that outdoor play habits at age 2.5 reduce the risk of obesity at age seven. As reported in the journal Acta Paediatrica, the study…
An experimental study by American and Italian scientists showed that mice with Down syndrome who were given extra virgin olive oil showed significant improvements in learning and spatial memory. In addition, as…
A systematic review and meta-analysis by British scientists has found that people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder have an almost three-fold increased risk of dying from infections compared to the rest of the…
Biologists from the USA have described the fusion of two injured comb jellies into one - with one mouth and two aboral ends and anuses. Having noticed the accidentally fused individuals, the scientists conducted experiments and forced them to fuse...
David Koeckerling from Heidelberg University and colleagues from the UK, Germany and Switzerland conducted a meta-analysis of 13 studies and found that the frequency of serious cardiac events after therapy for oncohematological…
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their computer-aided design and structure prediction of proteins. The announcement ceremony can be viewed in…
Chinese researchers have developed a surgical suture material that produces an electrical current in response to movement, promoting wound healing, and then dissolves completely. In experiments on cell cultures and rats…
Scientists from seven countries conducted a population-based cohort simulation study and concluded that a ban on tobacco sales to people born after a certain date (already in place in New Zealand, but repealed…
Tammy Brady and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University conducted clinical trials and found that incorrect arm position when measuring blood pressure can overestimate readings by more than six…
A study by American scientists has shown that since 1990, the overall increase in life expectancy has slowed compared to earlier periods. According to an article published in the journal Nature Aging, the number of…
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