Science and Technology

American scientists from the Karolinska University have summed up the results of an 11-year study. During this time, they observed the health of 80,000 people. The specialists were investigating the causes of pancreatitis not associated with gallstone disease (the most common factor affecting the condition of the pancreas). As it turned out, in order to avoid stomach problems, you need to eat at least 4 different vegetables a day.

Liver cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death in the world, the fifth most common cancer in men and the seventh most common cancer in women. Almost 85% of cases occur in developing countries, with 54% occurring in China alone. In recent years, experts have conducted several epidemiological studies to examine the relationship between vitamin E intake and liver cancer, but their results have been contradictory.

It turns out that the usual fan can't save anyone in the heat. Unlike air conditioners, fans don't actually cool the air, but bring in cold air from outside if you place it next to a window.

American biologists have created a special drug based on tea extract and radioactive gold nanoparticles that quickly and safely destroys prostate cancer, and have successfully tested it on tumors implanted in the body of mice, according to an article published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.