Healthcare

Do you dream of losing weight without strict restrictions and enjoying delicious food? The Mediterranean diet is your answer! This style of eating has been recognized as the best system in the world by US News&World Report for the fourth year in a row and has even become a UNESCO cultural heritage. Suitable for everyone from children to the elderly and pregnant women. Based on the nutrition of...

Almonds are the edible seeds of the fruit of the almond tree. Its composition includes many essential substances for the body. First of all, almonds are a valuable source of natural acids. Oleic acid, which refers to monounsaturated fatty acids, helps to reduce the level of “bad” cholesterol. Phytic acid is considered a natural antioxidant that protects the body from free radicals. Among other...

In the course of practical research, experts from America and Australia have come to an unambiguous conclusion: chocolate increases brain activity. Back in the mid-1970s, psychologist Merrill Ellias began tracking the cognitive abilities of the brain of more than a thousand people over 30 years old in New York State. His goal was simply to establish a correlation between blood pressure levels and brain...

Recently, nutritionists and experts have insisted that everyone should eat four to five servings of vegetables, fruits and beans every day. New research has adjusted this data a bit. In a large international study conducted by the PURE organization (concluded that even three or four servings of fresh fruits and vegetables are enough to significantly reduce the risk of premature death and the development...

Italian Matteo is a former shooting champion who is now learning to walk again. After a car accident, he spent several months in a coma, and his body felt like someone else's. The horse helps him regain control. Hippotherapy sessions are carried out right in the hospital in Rome. Medical technology has advanced greatly in recent years. It is possible to achieve great success in the field of rehabilitation...

Water aerobics is becoming increasingly popular in Australia. Every day, thousands of residents of the continent engage in this type of active leisure. According to instructors at entertainment centers, over the past year there have been steadily more and more people wanting to do aerobics. About 80 per cent of aquatic facilities and swim schools in Australia now offer such lessons. Water aerobics has...

A new robot for detecting lung cancer is being tested in California. Burlingame Medical Center has developed a device for ion bronchoscopy. The robot allows doctors to navigate the lungs using a virtual map created from CT scans. It also provides real-time viewing of the lungs using a catheter that looks somewhat like an earthworm. Surgeon Alexander Seider tested the new device on three...

These little green dots are microbots. They can navigate among cells and specifically stimulate individual ones. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich say the technology is the first of its kind. It could potentially open the door to new treatments for cancer and other diseases. Tiny robots made from seaweed. The team found a way to produce millions of them in minutes. Their width is...

This robotic device helps Swiss scientists study hallucinations, in particular the hallucination of presence. It occurs in some cases in the early stages of Parkinson's disease. The device consists of two robots. The experiment participant pushes the robotic arm from the front, and the robot from behind synchronously repeats the movement, pushing the person in the back. In this case, there is no feeling...

American Emily describes depression as a black hole where gravity is so strong that she can barely move. She knows that the disease can kill her. Both of her parents committed suicide. Now she has joined the trial of a new experimental therapy. Electrodes were implanted into her brain. Researchers say deep brain stimulation could ultimately help the nearly three million Americans suffering from...

This patient lost part of his arm 37 years ago, and now for the first time since then he felt a warm handshake from another person. A new invention by Swiss neuroengineers helped with this. Scientists have developed a “minitouch” device that allows you to distinguish the temperature of objects when you touch them with a prosthesis. For example, now a patient with his eyes closed is trying to...

A decrease in daily nutrition by 30% of normal results in an increase in life expectancy by one and a half times. Employees of the French National Research Center conducted an experiment involving lemurs. Scientists reduced the daily amount of food consumed by a test group of animals by a third. The other group ate the same as before. The study lasted ten years. It involved adult animals of...

Experts in the field of cardiovascular diseases have determined the universal norm of sweets for children from 2 to 18 years old. People aged 2-18 years should consume no more than 25 grams of sugar every day - that's six teaspoons. American experts came to this conclusion. An article about this was published in the scientific journal Circulation, dedicated to research in the field of cardiovascular...

The new fabric will allow a person to feel comfortable in clothes even when the ambient temperature changes by 15 degrees. Scientists have invented a unique fabric, one side of which is capable of retaining heat, and the other, on the contrary, dissipating it. The new type of textile is planned to be used to create reversible clothing that could, if necessary, not only warm but also cool a...

Residents of Japan are once again learning the “art of smiling” after three years of the coronavirus pandemic, during which everyone got used to wearing masks. To do this, they turn to special smile trainers, writes The Guardian. Since the end of the official mandate to wear masks due to COVID-19, many people across the country have said they are struggling to adjust to life without masks. Some...

Hospitals in Northern Cyprus Each city has public and private hospitals. In addition, there are also a large number of private clinics and private doctor's offices of various specialties. Niсosia/Lefkosa Barish Ruh ve Sinir Hospital, tel. 0392 2285441 Ozel Baskent Hospital, tel. 0392 2236695 State Hospital named after Doc Burkhan Nalbantoilu, tel. 0392 2285441 Private Hospital, Middle East...