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Other life sciences

"Chimera" will help neurosurgeons

A device called Chimaera with the help of augmented reality can guide the hand of a neurosurgeon, showing which nerves and vessels he works with.

22.07.2015
Grants and competitions

Competition for the best short film about life extension

The International Longevity Alliance has announced a competition "Longevity for all". The winner of the contest, who presented the best short film promoting a longer and healthier life, will receive a cash prize of 3,000 euros.

22.07.2015
Prolonging youth

Finally!

A group of biologists from the New York Einstein School of Medicine has submitted an application to the FDA for approval of a metformin-based geroprotector for human clinical trials.

21.07.2015
Biomedicine

A potential cure for three neurodegenerative diseases

American researchers have announced the successful completion of preclinical trials of the drug for several neurodegenerative diseases at once – Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseases.

21.07.2015
Genetic engineering

Anticoagulant from a bioreactor

The improvement of the technological process will make it possible to obtain 10 liters of culture medium in a week and extract from it the same amount of anticoagulant protein as the killing of 15 thousand snakes gives.

21.07.2015
Other life sciences

Titanium skull saved a child from hydrocephalus

Using three-dimensional scanning and printing technologies, doctors managed to simulate three titanium mesh implants and replace the bones of the skull vault with them.

21.07.2015
Various

Finance and romances

Megagrants, which in the old days were equal to five million rubles a year, shrank to a little more than two million in 2014. July 2015 is coming to an end, and there is still no money for approved long-term projects under the programs of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

21.07.2015
Genetics

Love of sweets and genes

Genetic factors influence 30% of the differences in people's perception of sweet taste. As a result, the same cake or a glass of soda may seem superfluous to one person, and not sweet enough to another.

20.07.2015
Innovative Russia

Nizhny Novgorod world-class vivarium

There are only two similar complexes in Russia (in Pushchino and at Novosibirsk University), a third one has been built at Lobachevsky University. By the way, there are usually three or four such vivariums per one university campus in Europe or the USA.

20.07.2015
Genetics

Is the FOXG1 gene the cause of autism?

By regulating the expression level of FOXG1, the researchers were able to prevent the overproduction of inhibitory neurons from the patient's cells, and also found a link between changes in the expression of this gene and the severity of macrocephaly and autism.

20.07.2015
Other life sciences

Winners of the OMICS2015 competition

Of the twenty finalists, five projects were recognized as winners, which will receive mini-grants in the amount of 5 million rubles from the Skolkovo Foundation.

20.07.2015
Nanotechnology

Photo-activated tampon for the wound

A hydrogel that freezes under the influence of light, the elasticity of which is similar to the elasticity of human body tissues, can be used to heal damage as a result of wounds and injuries.

20.07.2015
Biomedicine

The cure for celiac disease

An employee of the University of Alberta, Hoon Sunwoo, has developed pills that will allow patients suffering from gluten allergies to consume "prohibited" foods.

20.07.2015
Various

Heart in 4D

The new software platform, using an ultrasound system, shows doctors the patient's heart in 4D – three dimensions plus time. In other words, doctors see the work of a person's heart in real time.

17.07.2015
Genetics

Total genomic registration

Kuwait's parliament has passed a law obliging all residents of the country, as well as foreign citizens who cross its border, to undergo DNA testing without fail.

17.07.2015
Various

Bacon for vegan

Geneticists from Oregon have patented a fast-growing variety of dark red edible dulce seaweed. From naturally occurring dulce, this variety inherited a pronounced taste of bacon.

17.07.2015