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Bioethics

To die comfortably

American scientists conducted a review of the literature on death and dying, and as a result identified 11 main signs of a good (as comfortable as possible for a person) death.

31.03.2016
Various

Almost like a living thing

Sophia differs from the previous androids of Hanson Robotics by significantly improved facial expressions and speech communication skills. However, there was an annoying embarrassment with speech communication at the presentation…

31.03.2016
Your health

The same from the face

Quite often you can hear that now there are only "generics" everywhere instead of medicines. What is it? What is the difference between a generic and a biosimilar?

31.03.2016
Genetics

How Diet affected Genes

Researchers have discovered a gene whose different variants (alleles) favor a vegetarian diet in the population of India or are adapted to a fish diet in the indigenous population of Greenland.

30.03.2016
Prolonging youth

How to stop aging

Aging can be treated – this formulation is not as absurd as it may seem. The scientific director of Gero, Peter Fedichev, talks about the fight against aging.

30.03.2016
Innovative Russia

Pharma’s cool – 2016

Pharma's cool – 2016 program is dedicated to the research and development of new medicines, the basics of their commercialization and trends in the biotechnology market.

30.03.2016
Various

Cyborg Olympiad

The first ever Cyborg Olympiad (Zurich, October 2016) is designed for people with disabilities who are forced to use various types of prostheses.

30.03.2016
New in Gerontology

Aging and metabolomics

With age, the level of antioxidants and substances associated with physical activity decreases in the blood, and the number of substances indicating impaired liver or kidney function increases.

30.03.2016
Other life sciences

Obesity and prediabetes

Isolation of DNA from adipose tissue cells can provoke chronic inflammation, which causes related diseases such as prediabetes – insulin resistance.

30.03.2016
Cellular technologies

Quality standard for stem cells

In regenerative medicine, it is better to use the standard method of obtaining stem cells.

29.03.2016
Genetics

The story of a first-hand discovery

The author of this article describes in detail the history of the discovery of the causes and mechanisms of a rare hereditary disease, in which he was lucky to take part. The results of the work are published in Nature Immunology.

29.03.2016
Cellular technologies

The spinal cord was "glued together"

For the first time, California molecular biologists and physicians have successfully used stem cells to regenerate spinal cord tissue, restoring full mobility to the limbs of mice with a damaged spine.

29.03.2016
Your health

In vitro fertilization

About the technology of artificial insemination, the history of IVF and the problems of embryo development.

28.03.2016
Cellular technologies

Stem cell bioengineering

Bioengineer Ali Khademkhoseini – about artificial cellular environment, tumor formation and engineering approaches to stem cell research.

28.03.2016
Your health

Smoking and tuberculosis

An international team of researchers has found out the mechanism that increases the risk of developing tuberculosis when infected with mycobacteria. This allowed scientists to explain why the risk is significantly increased in smokers.

28.03.2016
Prolonging youth

How to cheat the genes of old age

Scientists have identified more than a thousand genes associated with the aging process. Exposure to them allows you to prolong life, while – in laboratory animals.

28.03.2016
Genetic engineering

Living wage

Mikhail Gelfand – about what the minimal genome is and how it promotes us to create synthetic life.

28.03.2016
Other life sciences

Sperm speed switch

The mechanism of "switching speeds" of spermatozoa can help in the creation of a universal contraceptive that is suitable for both women and men.

25.03.2016
Nanotechnology

Patch with microneedles against melanoma

The patch covered with microneedles provides stable targeted release of immunopreparations directly into the melanoma, which allows the tumor to be destroyed with minimal risk of side effects.

25.03.2016