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How War-Torn Ukraine Became a Breeding Ground for Super-Resistant Bacteria

15. 1. 2025 Source: proLékaře.cz

Cases of sepsis resistant to the most effective antibiotics have been observed in injured soldiers from Ukrainian battlefields. How is the war in Ukraine contributing to the spread of antibiotic resistance?

New Algorithm to Enhance Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Risk

A research team from the University of Oxford has developed a new algorithm for predicting the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Current models do not take into account several newly identified risk…

10. 1. 2025 Source: proLékaře.cz

Where did COVID come from? Are infected animals or a lab leak to blame for the pandemic?

Preliminary re-analysis of genomic data collected at the Wuhan market suggests that the initial transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from an infected animal to a human, which started the COVID-19…

6. 1. 2025 Source: proLékaře.cz

Climbing Stairs Helps Prolong Life and Prevent Heart Disease

At the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress on Preventive Cardiology, held in late April in Athens, Greece, a meta-analysis was presented that provides insight into how the heart, blood…

17. 12. 2024 Source: proLékaře.cz

Nightmares and Hallucinations as Precursors of Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases

A research team led by scientists from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London focused on symptoms not commonly associated with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) but which…

13. 12. 2024 Source: proLékaře.cz

One Step Closer to Understanding the Placebo Effect in Pain Treatment

Neuroscientists from the USA appear to have advanced our understanding of the placebo effect in pain relief. Their findings, recently published in Nature, open the possibility of influencing the…

12. 12. 2024 Source:

Is a Genetic Predisposition to Higher BMI Enough to Increase Asthma Risk?

It is well known that there is a connection between obesity and asthma. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. A recent study sheds more light on the relationship between asthma and BMI…

11. 12. 2024 Source: proLékaře.cz

A Cap Instead of a Brain Implant?

Technological advancements have enabled the development of various brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that allow users to control a computer cursor, translate neural activity into words, or convert…

9. 12. 2024 Source: proLékaře.cz

Long-term Keto Diet May Damage Our Organs

5. 12. 2024 Source:

Distribution and Localization of Specifically Modified Exosomes Can Improve the Treatment of Muscular Dystrophies

A research team from several Milanese universities, in a study published in Nature Nanotechnology, focused on developing a new method for muscular dystrophy therapy. Specifically modified exosomes…

3. 12. 2024 Source:

Scientists Decipher the Perception of Bitter Taste. How Will This Help in the Development of New Drugs?

Taste receptors are a known phenomenon, but how exactly does taste perception occur? Scientists from the University of North Carolina focused on bitter taste, as it often accompanies medications.…

29. 11. 2024 Source:

New method for distinguishing tumour tissue could improve glioblastoma resection

A research team from the Czech National Institute for Cancer Research (NÚVR) and Stanford University has discovered a new way to accurately delineate the extent of glioblastoma, a tumour…

27. 11. 2024 Source: proLékaře.cz

A kiss that 'took my legs away': A rare case of EBV in a 70-year-old woman –⁠ a case report

A trio of British authors presents the case of a 70-year-old woman evaluated in the emergency department for nausea, diarrhoea, and an itchy rash on her thighs and lower abdomen. The subsequent…

20. 11. 2024 Source: proLékaře.cz

AI Can Provide Surgeons with Valuable Data and Real-Time Feedback

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools in healthcare are evolving and improving at an ever-accelerating pace. Recent studies show that AI performance can complement or even surpass human expertise in…

19. 11. 2024 Source: proLékaře.cz

Better get your eyes checked! How is visual sensitivity linked to dementia development?

Our vision reveals a lot about the health of our brain. Eye problems may even be one of the earliest signs of cognitive decline. A new study by British researchers has shown that a loss of visual…

14. 11. 2024 Source: proLékaře.cz

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