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Cellular technologies

Spinal cord regeneration

Tissue containing human stem cells allowed the paralyzed rats to walk and restored a sense of touch to the limbs.

20.11.2017
Other life sciences

Not worse than physical education

Virtual reality turned out to be just as effective for restoring limb functions as conventional physiotherapy.

20.11.2017
Controversial

Head transplant: details

The first "successful human head transplant" is actually a transplant of a corpse's head onto a dead body.

20.11.2017
Other life sciences

Conflicting tests

A comparison of the results of 11 methods for assessing the biological age of a person showed that they contradict each other.

20.11.2017
Various

"Enlightener"-2017: final

The winners in the category "Natural Sciences" were the authors of the book "Crazy! A guide to mental disorders for a resident of a big city".

20.11.2017
Other life sciences

"Big Brother" in a pill

The sensor built into the first FDA-approved "smart" Abilify MyCite tablet will allow you to record when the patient took it and whether he took it at all.

20.11.2017
Biomedicine

Kevlar Cartilage

Kevlartilage (from "Kevlar" + "sartilago") surpasses all existing synthetic materials for the replacement of cartilage tissue.

17.11.2017
Biomedicine

Personal vaccine

Biomedical startup Moderna has started testing a personalized cancer drug on the first patient.

17.11.2017
Various

Stem cells in Canada

None of the stem cell injection procedures practiced today in private clinics has the approval of the Ministry of Health.

17.11.2017
Controversial

Do you want to take a chance?

Part of the ongoing and not yet completed process of reasoning about experiments on oneself in order to test candidates for senolitics.

17.11.2017
Various

Three troubles of Russian oncology

This is its monstrous underfunding, the dependence of the oncological service on the regional authorities, and, as a result, personnel problems.

17.11.2017
Other life sciences

Useful after death

One deceased person, becoming an organ donor, can potentially save at least five lives, transplant doctors say.

16.11.2017
Other life sciences

Wearable electronics in medicine

Cardiologist Yaroslav Ashikhmin – about optical sensors, stress assessment and the use of smartphones in medicine.

16.11.2017
Other life sciences

Drinking means he loves

Males of yellow-bellied voles abandon their partners if they drink less alcohol. Females in a similar situation do not change partners.

16.11.2017
Genetics

New "longevity gene" found in Amish

People with a mutation in the SERPINE1 gene live on average 10 years longer, and in general, such residents of the community are healthier.

16.11.2017
Your health

Waiting for a miracle

A story about what is really worth waiting for from stem cells, and about the traps that should not fall into.

15.11.2017