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Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which there is a low platelet (thrombocytes) count in the blood. Platelets are small colorless cell fragments in the blood that play a vital role in blood clotting, stopping or preventing bleeding. Therefore deficiency of platelets may lead to serious health problems and make patients highly susceptible to bleeding, bruising, […]

Oxygen is such a simple molecule, but our entire life would be impossible without it. The human organism is highly sensitive to changes in oxygen levels. You might have noticed it by yourself if you ever been high in the mountains or had a hot air balloon ride. People respond to high altitudes differently. Some […]

Unfortunately, stress has become part of our daily lives. Even though our bodies have innate mechanisms for combating the negative effects of stress and maintaining physiological stability through the process called “allostasis,” chronic exposure to stress may lead to an overload of the body’s restoring capacity. In turn, it leads to damage of various cells […]

Cannabis use among older adults is increasing rapidly in the United States. Currently, cannabis is legal in 34 U.S. states for medical purposes, and 12 states also have recreational marijuana. In 2020, nationwide sales of cannabis increased 67%. Analysts contribute such a massive increase both to the pandemic and changing public perception. The risks and […]

Scientists at the University of Sussex have found an explanation of why the part of the brain called the hippocampus is at risk of deterioration, and in so doing have made a step towards a better understanding and possible prevention of Alzheimer’s. To answer the crucial question of why this region of the brain, sometimes […]

A recent study published in the Journal of Gerontology has revealed some fascinating new insights into the links between lifestyle and aging. Carried out by an international group of researchers, the study looked at the health of more than 700 adults from a group of indigenous people from Bolivia called the Tsiname. Aged between 40 […]

One of the first and fundamental things people consider when it comes to health is diet. In fact, it truly deserves to be at the center of our attention because everything we eat has its effect on the physical and mental state of the organism. Most people have a general understanding of healthy food practices. […]

One of the major factors shaping our health is our diet. The food we consume always has a particular effect on one or another part of the organism. Not only directly related gastrointestinal system is affected. Products that increase the blood level of cholesterol may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Several studies have demonstrated […]

A new technique has been developed to allow experts to predict which individuals will develop Alzheimer’s disease in the future, and it is said to have an astonishingly high degree of accuracy. The algorithm, developed by researchers at Sweden’s Lund University and described in an article in Nature Medicine, uses a combination of blood test […]

A recent study published in the journal Nature has provided some highly significant new insights into the link between cell deterioration and aging, as well as the potential for future medical treatments to combat it. The researchers note that a certain type of white blood cell found in the human brain known as microglia is […]