Other life sciences
Virtual analgesic
The company AppliedVR has already created three different virtual reality applications to relieve pain, as well as one to reduce anxiety.
19.07.2016- English version
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Your health
Make love, not gluttony!
Sexual intercourse can contribute to weight loss not only by burning calories, but also by increasing the level of the "hormone of love" – oxytocin, which suppresses appetite.
19.07.2016
Other life sciences
Immunity as a regulator of social behavior
According to the results of recent experiments, the immune system is directly involved in the regulation of neural connections and social behavior.
19.07.2016
Other life sciences
Max Bionic – prosthesis on enthusiasm
Will Maxim's team be able to make their bionic prosthesis publicly available? The creators complain about the lack of interest from investors, but they are not going to give up.
19.07.2016
Biomedicine
A DNA repair inhibitor will help cancer treatment
With the help of the two most effective inhibitors, the growth of the tumor vaccinated in rodents was suppressed by 60-70%, and metastasis in the lungs was completely destroyed.
19.07.2016
Genetics
The Gordian node of the X chromosome
Geneticists from Harvard University (USA) have found out what makes an extra X chromosome curl up into a ball (the so-called Barr body) and how to flexibly control its shape.
19.07.2016
Bioethics
Bioethicists and bioconservators
Interview with Ronald Bailey, an expert on the ethics of biotechnology, author of the book "Biology of Liberation: Scientific and Moral Arguments in favor of the biotech revolution."
18.07.2016
Genetics
Naked digger and cancer: who's who?
Manipulations with genes led biologists to discover the mechanism of cellular aging of diggers and to the possibility of overcoming the main problem of human cell therapy.
18.07.2016
Other life sciences
DeepMind Optometrist
The Google DeepMind artificial intelligence system will be able to independently learn to find signs of emerging diseases, primarily diabetic retinopathy.
18.07.2016
Genetics
To the last leaf
Genogeography has made it possible to turn genetic binoculars into a microscope, revealing differences between very similar gene pools and detecting traces of recent events.
18.07.2016
Various
Let's protect ourselves from Frankenstein's food!
Only 33% of Russians know that there are genes in all plants, not just in GMOs. The Duma, of course, is not the people, it is worse than the people. These are the best people in the country. But there is also something wrong with education there.
18.07.2016
Other life sciences
Virtual Reality in oncology
Virtual reality technology is used in various fields of activity. In oncology, it allows doctors to get inside the tumors and individual cancer cells of the patient.
18.07.2016
Other life sciences
Low-calorie diet and intestinal microflora
The intestinal cells of nematodes contained in a low-calorie diet are characterized by elevated levels of autophagy, which significantly improves their health.
15.07.2016
Prolonging youth
Aging can be turned off
Maxim Skulachev's lecture, held within the framework of the project "Intellectual parties "Caravan + Me", was called "Aging as a malicious program that can be turned off".
15.07.2016
Genetic engineering
Encryption in DNA
American researchers are working on a new, extremely reliable method of encoding and storing important information – in the form of a cipher written in DNA molecules.
15.07.2016
Your health
Diagnosis of cancer. Some nuances
Cancer diagnosis is an extremely popular and at the same time complex area of medicine. There are a number of misconceptions around it, and the author of this article has tried to dispel some of them.
15.07.2016
Your health
Why sweeteners increase appetite
The use of sweeteners can cause hunger by activating a complex neural network that signals the body that it has received insufficient energy.
15.07.2016
Controversial
Brain Biohacking
Over the past few years, scientific studies of electrical stimulation of the brain have demonstrated that it can improve many cognitive functions of healthy people.
15.07.2016
Note to the businessman
DNA testing in Russia
In recent years, genetic testing has become increasingly popular in the healthcare market. But in Russia, the state does not help to develop this direction in any way.
15.07.2016
Prolonging youth
The secret of the benefits of pomegranates
The intestinal microflora transforms the compound contained in pomegranates into urolitin A, which protects muscles from one of the main causes of aging – the accumulation of non-functional mitochondria.
14.07.2016