Insights from our specialists, treatment updates, clinic news and patient recommendations.
The Healing Powers of Nature
Nature heals. Many people feel an inner pull toward nature, and this is logical. Your brain and body live by its laws, not by the routine of a workday.
White noise is dangerous for hearing, doctors warn
University of California: white noise at 60–70 dB may cause tinnitus — prolonged exposure disrupts the central auditory nervous system.
A new agent that safely reduces weight has been found
Helmholtz Center Munich: celastrol from traditional Chinese medicine restores leptin sensitivity — mice lose 10% of body weight in a week.
Japanese tea recognized as an effective anti-cancer agent
University of Salford: Japanese matcha tea suppresses the mitochondrial metabolism of breast cancer stem cells via the mTOR signaling pathway.
Olive oil may work better than Viagra
University of Athens: 9 tablespoons of olive oil per week reduce the risk of erectile dysfunction by up to 40% and raise testosterone.
New-Generation Painkiller Outperforms the Most Powerful Drugs
Wake Forest School: AT-121 — a painkiller acting on the nociceptin receptor, does not cause addiction and works at a dose 100 times smaller than morphine.
Sucralose — a Popular Sugar Substitute — Turns Out to Be More Dangerous Than Thought
University of North Carolina: sucralose forms fat-soluble metabolites that linger in tissues and reduces the amount of beneficial bacteria in the gut.
List of factors that age the brain compiled
Johns Hopkins University: scanning 31,000 people revealed accelerated brain aging by 4 years with schizophrenia and 2.8 years with marijuana use.
US Doctors Discover a New Type of Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers identified a new myelocortical subtype of multiple sclerosis in which neurons are lost while the myelin sheath of nerve fibers remains intact.
Implant Stimulator Relieves Depression in the Most Severe Patients
Washington University: vagus nerve stimulator reduces severe depression symptoms by 34%, with effect lasting up to 5 years.
Developers Found a Way to Beat Sweating Without Deodorant
Back, neck, or joint pain? Physiotherapy and therapeutic massage at Horev Clinic help restore movement.
Stopping vision loss possible using an erectile dysfunction drug
Columbia University: Viagra may help against macular degeneration and improve vision.