Science and Technology

Vitamin C can cause kidney stone disease

Scientists from Karolinska University (Sweden) have announced a link between the use of vitamin C supplements and the formation of kidney stones.

11 February 2013, 09:29

The sun's rays will keep arthritis away

American scientists have published the results of a study that showed that women who regularly spend time in the sun are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis.

09 February 2013, 09:21

The body is able to protect itself from severe pain

Scientists from Michigan State University have announced a previously unknown ability for humans to produce painkillers at critical moments.

05 February 2013, 09:02

Meat food provokes heart disease

In January 2013, scientists from England and Scotland reported that people who consciously gave up eating animal foods were significantly less likely to suffer from heart failure.

01 February 2013, 09:02

Arthritis will be treated with stem cell jelly

Korean doctors have proposed an alternative method of treating knee arthritis based on the use of a special jelly. Experts claim that the jelly, made from stem cells contained in umbilical cord blood, has the property of strengthening joints. At the moment, the new method of treatment is being developed in detail by laboratory assistants at the university.

30 January 2013, 10:15

Immune cells have been created that can protect the body from HIV

Researchers from Stanford University (USA) have discovered a previously unknown type of gene therapy that could eventually protect the human body from the AIDS virus.

24 January 2013, 12:15

Ulcer is an infectious disease, according to scientists

Recently, more and more gastroenterologists have been studying such diseases as ulcers and gastritis. Specialists from Great Britain assure that ulcers are infectious diseases and therefore can be transmitted by airborne droplets and through kissing.

23 January 2013, 09:15

Ginseng will hit impotence.

Researchers from South Korea have proven a fact that is of the utmost importance to men around the world: ginseng, the medicinal properties of which have long been used in China, is actually capable of curing impotence.

15 January 2013, 10:13

Fiber slows the development of prostate cancer

The benefits of fiber have long been known to anyone who is even slightly interested in healthy eating. The words "fiber" and "weight loss" have become almost synonymous in modern dietetics; fiber is a fairly coarse plant food that normalizes the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

15 January 2013, 09:10

Scar tissue can be "reprogrammed" into heart muscle

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that it is possible to "reprogram" scar tissue cells that form after a heart attack so that they become functional muscle cells.

14 January 2013, 09:25