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Cellular technologies

Bioprinter-record holder

With the help of a digitally controlled micro-mirror matrix, it is possible to obtain a batch of 96 samples of human living tissues within 30 minutes.

09.06.2021

Your health

When Diets Don't Work…

We tell you how to eat right, why it's better to keep your weight and not experiment with diets.

09.06.2021

Genetic engineering

Optogenetics against diabetes

Swiss scientists have delivered cells capable of producing glucagon-like peptide-1 under the skin on the back of mice under the action of light.

09.06.2021

Other life sciences

Grow a nerve or insert an implant

Several potentially breakthrough technologies for the treatment of blindness are currently in development.

09.06.2021

Genetic engineering

Editing Anemia

Elimination of a mutation in the gene responsible for hemoglobin synthesis cured mice with sickle cell anemia.

08.06.2021

Healthy skepticism

Homeopathy does not cure

Advertising of homeopathy as a method of treating various diseases violates the advertising standards accepted in the United Kingdom.

08.06.2021

Theories of aging

5 facts about aging

When a person begins to age, what is the mechanism of aging, what is multimorbidity and how diet affects longevity.

08.06.2021

Other life sciences

Big Data Analysis

Alexey Sergushichev, Director of the ITMO Scientific and Educational Center for Genomic Diversity, spoke about bioinformatics and its role in biology and medicine.

08.06.2021

Biomedicine

Conditional approval

The developers will have to prove that aducanumab really improves the cognitive functions of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

08.06.2021

Biomedicine

Psoriasis Blocker

Disabling chemokine receptors significantly reduced inflammation of the skin and joints in mice with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

07.06.2021

Biomedicine

Victory over covid

After vaccination, 95% of the adult population of Serrana, a small Brazilian city in the state of Sao Paulo, returns to normal life.

07.06.2021

Other life sciences

A thimble instead of a crutch

An electronic device that is put on a finger and vibrates if a person loses balance helps prevent a fall.

07.06.2021

Biomedicine

One injection per week

The FDA has authorized the administration of the drug Wegovy to patients whose overweight has led to the occurrence of relevant diseases.

07.06.2021

Other life sciences

Assistant only

How does artificial intelligence help doctors and patients, and can AI completely replace doctors or bring a person closer to immortality?

07.06.2021

Nanotechnology

"Sieve" with beta cells

The nanofiber porous implant releases insulin for a long time, successfully hiding from the immune system.

04.06.2021

Genetic engineering

Synthetic E. coli

Bacteria with a synthetic genome can create polymers from artificial building blocks and are resistant to viral infections.

04.06.2021

Healthy skepticism

Be careful with homeopathy!

The man was poisoned by a homeopathic drug with belladonna, in which the concentration of atropine was 600 times higher than the manufacturer's stated.

04.06.2021

Other life sciences

Programmable threads

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created the first fiber for fabrics with digital capabilities.

04.06.2021

Genetics

Very similar organs

Among the studied organs, the human brain and testicles have the largest number of total proteins – almost 13.5 thousand.

04.06.2021

Other life sciences

Regenerate as an axolotl

The Axolotl, a Mexican salamander that is almost extinct in the wild, is an ideal model for research in the field of regenerative medicine.

04.06.2021