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Retired Robots

Today's discussion about the forks of the pension system, the deficit of the pension budget and the fate of the funded pension completely loses its meaning if you look 50 years ahead.

07.07.2016
New in Gerontology

Mitochondrial genes and aging

Differences in the work of mitochondria, caused not by diseases and pathologies, but by variations in the structure of genes, directly affect the rate of aging of the body.

07.07.2016
Other life sciences

Pleasure with benefits

Israeli scientists have found that stimulating the brain's pleasure center enhances the immune response in mice. This may explain the effectiveness of placebo in the treatment of infections.

06.07.2016
Other life sciences

Soft exoskeletons

Pneumatic actuators can be used as exoskeleton muscles. They can apply the same efforts as electric motors, only they will weigh several times less.

06.07.2016
Your health

Pasta makes you lose weight. But only in Italy :(

Italian scientists have come to the conclusion that the use of pasta, contrary to popular belief, does not increase, but reduces BMI and has a beneficial effect on other metabolic parameters.

06.07.2016
Biomedicine

Encemab is ready for clinical trials

Preclinical studies of the drug for tick-borne encephalitis have shown that it is hundreds of times more effective than human serum immunoglobulin, completely non-toxic and safe.

06.07.2016
Other life sciences

The Future of medicine

An excerpt from the book by Professor of genomics Eric Topol about individual predictions of diseases, artificial intelligence in modern medicine and forecasts of epidemics.

06.07.2016
Other life sciences

Itaconate is a potential anti–inflammatory

Scientists from the USA, Canada, Germany and Russia have found a substance capable of suppressing the excessive activity of macrophages – one of the varieties of cells of the immune system.

05.07.2016
Nanotechnology

"Shaggy" nanospheres for cancer treatment

The advantage of boron nitride nanospheres lies in their morphology: inside there is a cavity with a diameter of up to 90 nm with a wall thickness of 10 nm, and the outer surface is covered with villi.

05.07.2016
Other life sciences

Is death so irreversible?

The cells in the dead body continue to work actively, desperately trying to survive. This article will tell you about the thanatotranscriptome and whether Charon transports in both directions.

05.07.2016
Nanotechnology

Programmable vaccines

Vaccines made of RNA and dendrimer nanoparticles can be developed within a week in response to any epidemic. In experiments on mice, 100% immunity to Ebola, swine flu and toxoplasma was obtained.

05.07.2016
Cloning

Here's a sheep!

If Wilmut and Campbell were not pioneers in cell nucleus transplantation, and Dolly was the first cloned creature, why did they get worldwide fame?

05.07.2016
Other life sciences

Non-functional MRI

A thorough study of the methodology of research using functional magnetic resonance imaging invalidates the results of an entire branch of science.

05.07.2016
Biomedicine

Spices against cancer

Russian scientists have proposed an effective synthesis of substances with anticancer activity based on compounds (glaziovianin A and its structural analogues) isolated from parsley and dill seeds.

04.07.2016
Theories of aging

Potential targets for aging gene therapy (2)

The second part of the list of genes that, according to the editors of the Fight Aging! website, can be used for compensatory gene therapy of aging in the near future.

04.07.2016
Grants and competitions

Awards for young nanotechnologists

The Russian Youth Award in the field of nanoindustry, which is awarded to young innovators under 35 for the best developments in the field of nanotechnology, announces the acceptance of applications.

04.07.2016
Your health

Vibrator instead of Viagra

One of the promising approaches to the treatment of erectile dysfunction is the use of low-intensity shock wave therapy.

04.07.2016
Nanotechnology

Hemodialysis device on the bracelet

An adsorbent based on zeolite and nanoceramics will become the main element of a portable hemodialysis device, which will be the size of a wristwatch.

04.07.2016
Your health

Know, patient: losing weight is not easy (2)

You've probably heard the phrase many times: "To lose weight, you just need to eat less and move more." It's no better than saying to a person with depression – "Hey, cheer up!"

04.07.2016