Living with scoliosis can be a challenging experience, both physically and emotionally. As someone who was diagnosed with this condition at a young age, I understand the impact it can have on one’s self-image and overall well-being.

Scoliosis is a spinal condition characterized by an abnormal curvature of the spine. It affects approximately 2 to 3 percent of people, with around 3 million cases diagnosed in the United States alone each year. While its exact causes are still unknown, scoliosis is more common in girls and women than in boys and men.

The severity of scoliosis can vary from mild to severe, and its effects can be different for each individual. For some people, scoliosis may remain relatively stable over time, while for others it may worsen as they age due to wear and tear on the spine.

Diagnosing scoliosis usually involves X-rays that show the shape of the spine and any asymmetries present. When a spinal curvature measures 10 degrees or greater on an X-ray, it is considered scoliosis. The curves can take on different shapes but are broadly categorized as “S” or “C” curves.

The Impact of Scoliosis

Scoliosis not only affects one’s physical appearance but can also lead to various symptoms and complications depending on its severity. Adolescents with scoliosis are often concerned about how it affects their appearance; however, many do

The blueberry is a fruit that belongs to the group of perennial dwarf shrubs of the genus Vaccinium.

There are various species and cultivars of blueberries, which can be classified into two main types: lingonberries and blueberries. Red cranberries are also known as cranberries, while blueberries are called blueberries. Both are the product of a recently domesticated plant.

Its cultivation has spread beyond its place of origin, and is currently found in northern Europe, Asia and America. In this last continent, it is cultivated from Canada to Chile.

This fruit is one of the foods with the highest content of antioxidants, vitamin C, potassium and fib

We will see what impact nutritional deficiencies have on the appearance of certain disorders… Based on scientific research, we will give you the tips to make the right choices, from the fetal stage if you are pregnant… Because it begins from intrauterine life!

Diet, a real effect on the brain?

Does eating better, adopting a certain type of diet have a real impact on reducing stress, improving sleep, cognitive performance, or preventing a depressive episode? For Guillaume Fond, psychiatrist and researcher at Marseille university hospitals, and specialist in psycho-nutrition, it goes even further: “ We could consider psycho-nutrition as alternative medicine or alternative medicine, even though it is at the heart of the treatment of mental illnesses and prevention in mental health. » Catherine Lacrosnière, nutritionist, adds that if “ Unfortunately diet does not treat, it helps to better prevent and fend off certain risks, in particular the appearance of certain neurodegenerative diseases. »

Pamper your microbiota

Among the first advice given by Guillaume Fond was the microbiota : « The influence of the microbiota on our immune system is perfectly demonstrated. It strengthens it when it is well, and conversely, when it is altered, it will weaken the immune system and trigger chronic inflammation. »

Do without ultra-processed food

Guillaume Fond: “ We have several meta-analyses which demonstrate that in mental health, in 2022/2023, as soon as the proportion of ultra-processed foods exceeds 20% of the

▲ Research has shown that vitamin D maintains the balance of the gut microbiome and improves cancer immunotherapy. (Photo = DB)

[메디컬투데이=최재백 기자] Vitamin D has been shown to enhance cancer immunotherapy by maintaining the balance of the gut microbiome.

Research findings showing that vitamin D improves cancer immunotherapy by maintaining the balance of the gut microbiome were published in the academic journal “Science.”

A team of researchers from the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute at the University of Manchester, UK, has found that vitamin D helps balance the gut microbiome while improving the functioning of cancer immunotherapeutic treatments in mouse models.

Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps the body’s immune system fight cancer and includes monoclonal antibodies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, immune system modulators, cancer vaccines, and CAR T-cell therapy.

Immunotherapy strengthens the anti-t

The wait and the journey

It’s the day of the celebration, with fans in the streets of the city. In procession. What was missing in 2021, due to Covid. Today the Nerazzurri people take to the streets (over 50,000 fans expected) for the parade celebrating Inter’s twentieth championship. For over five hours, after the match at San Siro against Torino, Inzaghi’s t

The researchers also point out that due to the changing climate, the vectors that spread infectious diseases – both mosquitoes and ticks – are expanding the boundaries of their usual presence, spreading the relevant pathogens with them to new territories. For example, Lithuania has the highest incidence of tick-borne encephalitis in the world. Every year, there are many cases of tick-borne Lyme disease. In addition, quite recently, another tick species was discovered in Lithuania, which has not been found in our country until now, and which can also spread the tick-borne encephalitis virus.

Warns of outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in new territories

Professor Rachel Lowe, who heads the Global Health Resilience Group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, warns that outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases due to warmer and wetter weather caused by climate change will spread to currently unaffected parts of northern Europe, Asia, North America and Australia in the next few decades, she writes. The Guardian.

According to Lowe, in the past, dengue was mostly found in tropical and subtropical regions, because in other places low night temperatures kill the insect larvae and eggs. Longer hot seasons and less frequent colds have made it the world’s fastest-growing mosquito-borne viral disease, which has also established itself in Europe.

The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), which transmits dengue fever, from 2023. established in 13 European countries: Italy, France, Spain, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Greece and Portugal.

According to the World Health Organization, over the past two decades, the number of dengue cases has increased eightfold – from 500 thousand to in 2000 to more than 5 million in 2019

Lowe pointed out that if the current trend of high carbon emissions and population growth does not change, the number of people living in areas where mosquito-borne diseases spread will double to 4.7 billion by the end of the century.

“Droughts and floods caused by climate change may increase transmission of the virus, and accumulated water is likely to become additional breeding grounds for mosquitoes.” Outbreaks can occur in those areas where people will be immunologically weak and public health systems will be unprepared,” said the scientist.

“Past outbreaks show the importance of assessing the risk of future vector-borne diseases and preparing for contingencies.” We need to anticipate disease outbreaks and take proactive steps to prevent disease,” she added.

Mosquito-borne diseases can be life-threatening

According to the National Center for Public Health, dengue fever is an acute mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the dengue virus. The disease is mainly spread in tropical and subtropical regions of the world – more than 100 countries in Africa, America, South and Southeast Asia, and the western region of the Pacific Ocean. Every year, tens of millions of cases of this disease are registered in the world, of which 20-25 thousand ends in death.

Up to 80 percent infections are asymptomatic. Dengue fever is characterized by fever