Rare disease: woman sees reptiles instead of people, literally
A resident of the Netherlands suffered from a rare disease, called prosopometamorphopsia, when the brain distorts the visual perception of other people’s faces.
Woman speaks in the voice she lost 25 years ago: AI and 8 seconds of home video help
British artist Sarah Ezekiel has been deprived of the ability to speak in her own voice for 25 years due to a motor neuron disease.
"Ozempik and other weight loss drugs cause sudden vision loss, — study
A number of recent studies indicate that popular weight loss drugs such as “Ozempik, Vegovi and Mounjaro, also known as semaglutide and tirzepatide, can cause an increased risk of eye diseases and even lead to vision loss.
Late bedtime — liver cirrhosis. Scientists have linked irregular sleep to 172 diseases
Chinese researchers from Beijing and Recent studies have found that irregular sleep increases the risk of developing 172 diseases.
One tablet turns your blood into a deadly poison for mosquitoes
The results of a large-scale study conducted in Kenya and Mozambique showed that the use of ivermectin — an antiparasitic drug, reduced the incidence of malaria by 26%.
Children of three parents were born in Britain — they are free from genetic diseases
In the UK, the results of the world’s first clinical trial have been announced, in which 8 children were born to three parents using the in vitro fertilization.
Scientists have found a «cholesterol switch» — it could save millions of lives
American researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington have discovered the enzyme IDO1, which during inflammation leads to a violation of cholesterol processing macrophages.
«Feces researchers» collect human feces in case the world ends: «It's our duty to the future»
Swiss researchers from the Microbiota Vault project plan to freeze about 10 thousand human fecal samples in the so-called «Doomsday» vault.
Doctors officially recognized a new form of diabetes
The International Diabetes Federation has officially recognized type 5 as a separate form of the disease.
Humans on Mars face toxic dust storms, the consequences of which are difficult to treat, — study
Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California have found that toxic dust storms on Mars could be a serious problem for the first missions with astronauts.
Biological weapons on the contrary: scientists released mosquitoes with disease-killing bacteria from a drone
Researchers have tested dropping mosquitoes infected with bacteria that fight the disease from drones. Dengue fever affects 390 million people every year, according to the WHO.
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