A case-control study found a U-shaped relationship between maternal folate levels during pregnancy and the risk of congenital heart defects in children. The study included 129 children with ventricular septal defects.
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 reveals the fragility of human…
The news is supplemented by the fact that 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 reveals…"
A longitudinal cohort study by Japanese scientists 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 experienced significant improvements in learning and spatial memory. Furthermore, as…
A systematic review and meta-analysis by British scientists found that people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder have a nearly threefold increased risk of death from infections compared to the rest of the population…
Biologists from the United States have described the fusion of two injured ctenophores into a single specimen—one with a single mouth, two aboral ends, and an anus. Having noticed the accidentally fused specimens, the scientists conducted experiments and forced the fusion…
David Koeckerling of Heidelberg University and colleagues from the UK, Germany, and Switzerland conducted a meta-analysis of 13 studies and found that the incidence of serious cardiac events after treatment 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 awards ceremony can be viewed on…
Chinese researchers have developed a material for surgical sutures that automatically generates an electrical current in response to movement, promoting wound healing, and then completely dissolves. 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and concluded that a ban on tobacco sales to people born after a certain date (already introduced in New Zealand, but repealed…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…
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