Bioethics
Have a drink before the autopsy
American scientists have concluded that beer provides the proper level of anesthesia and immobilization of laboratory land snails before killing in the framework of research.
10.10.2016- English version
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Innovative Russia
The winners of the OpenBio-2016 scientific conference in Koltsovo were named
Among the distinguished biotechnologists, molecular biologists and virologists are six young scientists of the SRC of the World Bank "Vector".
10.10.2016
Other life sciences
The most important neurotransmitter
The brain is based on the interaction of nerve cells, and they talk to each other using substances called mediators.
07.10.2016
Other life sciences
Waiting for the Cybathlon
80 research groups from 25 countries will take part in the Cybathlon, from small startups to the world's largest manufacturers of fancy prosthetics.
07.10.2016
Other life sciences
Computer for early diagnosis of parkinsonism
American and Spanish scientists have developed and tested software for early detection of Parkinson's disease by typing on the keyboard.
07.10.2016
Grants and competitions
Expir Project
The free service for finding funding for scientific and technical projects contains all relevant grants and competitions from development institutes, foundations and commercial structures.
07.10.2016
Other life sciences
Predatory protocells
Chemists from the University of Bristol have developed a system of microscopic water-soluble particles, so-called protocells, that can hunt each other.
07.10.2016
Innovative Russia
Biotech of Russia: catch up with Nigeria, overtake Egypt
Today, the share of domestic biotechnology in the world market does not exceed 0.7% and does not meet the current needs of the country, although in 1980 it was 5%.
06.10.2016
Cellular technologies
3D printing of hair follicles
They do not promise us fast results, but in the future it is possible to restore the hair cover without transplanting plastic or the patient's own hair.
06.10.2016
Other life sciences
Domestic gadget for health monitoring
At the end of the third quarter of 2016, the release of the telemedicine complex CardioMarker is planned, which allows monitoring the condition of the heart and the entire body at a distance.
06.10.2016
New in Gerontology
You can't jump higher than the ceiling
The maximum life expectancy has already been reached and is 115 years. The absolute limit is 125 years: the probability of finding a person who has lived to 125 is less than 1 in 10,000.
06.10.2016
Nanotechnology
Cantilever for infectious diseases
Researchers from the University of Alberta have invented a device that can quickly identify harmful bacteria and determine how resistant they are to antibiotics.
05.10.2016
Genetics
Are you sweeter or fatter?
Some people do not like sweets and prefer fatty foods due to a mutation in the MC4R gene. Mutations in this gene are often found in people suffering from obesity.
05.10.2016
Biomedicine
What to do with the Zika virus?
The phenomenon of the Zika virus can be used in epidemiology textbooks as a vivid example of an underestimated threat. There is only one question on the agenda – what to do?
05.10.2016
New in Gerontology
Take care of the children
The stress suffered in childhood leads to accelerated telomere reduction. As a result, the cells age faster, and the person dies earlier than it could happen in other conditions.
04.10.2016
Other life sciences
Microflora and breast cancer
Microbes living in the breast, even in small quantities, in some cases can increase or, conversely, reduce the risk of breast cancer.
04.10.2016
Cellular technologies
Stem cells turned out to be a remedy for neuropathic pain
A group of American biologists has discovered that stem cells can alleviate the condition of patients with neuropathic pain and bladder dysfunction.
04.10.2016
Your health
What You Need to Know about Cancer Immunotherapy
Many promising cancer treatments have gone the distance at the stage of clinical trials. But immunotherapy has every chance to avoid such a fate.
04.10.2016
Other life sciences
How the tumor hides from the immune system
Experts from the University of British Columbia have discovered a new mechanism that prevents the recognition of carcinoma cells by the immune system.
04.10.2016
Other life sciences
Neurotransmitters, part 2
In the second part of the story, we will talk about mediators who perform important invisible work: stimulate and inhibit other neurotransmitters, help us learn and remember.
04.10.2016