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Cellular technologies

From a patch to a whole heart

BIOLIFE4D has made a patch for the heart on a 3D printer and plans to print a full-fledged organ for transplantation in the future.

06.07.2018
Other life sciences

What can AI systems do in medicine?

AI is also used in areas that are not directly related to treatment, but still affect the quality of medical care.

06.07.2018
Genetics

"The genes of loneliness"

Geneticists have identified 15 loci that, in their opinion, lead to social isolation.

05.07.2018
Bioethics

"The Macchiarini case": continued

The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm announced that not only Macchiarini was to blame for the deaths of patients who had an artificial trachea transplanted.

05.07.2018
New in Gerontology

Signaling pathways of aging

Young individuals who have not yet begun to age already show features of physiology that allow us to estimate their life expectancy.

05.07.2018
Cloning

Rhino embryos

With the help of artificial insemination, it was possible to obtain embryos of an almost extinct subspecies of northern white rhinos.

05.07.2018
Nanotechnology

Burning out of the tumor

MSU and MISIS scientists have developed a new affordable method for the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles that destroy cancer cells by heating.

05.07.2018
Other life sciences

Game rehabilitation

St. Petersburg scientists have developed a gaming computer system to restore motor skills after a stroke.

05.07.2018
Biomedicine

Aspirin against Alzheimer's

Researchers from the USA have found that small doses of aspirin can prevent the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain tissues of mice.

04.07.2018
Other life sciences

Oncopathology in Ancient Egypt

Scientists – archaeologists, anthropologists, paleopathologists – asked a simple question: how often did people get cancer in ancient times?

04.07.2018
Biomedicine

Stop Parkinsonism

An experimental drug stopped the progression of Parkinson's disease in mice.

04.07.2018
Other life sciences

The virus helps immunity

The presence of cytomegalovirus in the body of elderly people may strengthen the immune system.

03.07.2018
Genetics

Koala Secrets

The decoding of the koala genome indicated the mechanisms of their adaptation to feeding on toxic eucalyptus shoots and the antibiotic properties of their milk.

03.07.2018
Other life sciences

Available prosthesis

A simple and inexpensive prosthetic foot can be adjusted to the height and weight of the patient so as to achieve the most natural gait.

03.07.2018
Genetic engineering

Immunotherapy: a new player

The use of natural killers in immunotherapy of solid tumors will make treatment more accessible and safer.

03.07.2018
Your health

Right to attempt

In the USA, terminally ill people were allowed to use experimental drugs. And what can Russians do in such a situation?

02.07.2018