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Healthy skepticism

A bite in the genitals, or the benefits of kissing

In the USA, the Nobel Prizes were awarded for the most absurd scientific achievements. This award, also called the Antinobel Prize, is awarded "for achievements that first make you laugh, and then make you think."

18.09.2015
New in Gerontology

The liver ages faster than the brain

The authors of the article published in the journal Cell Systems claim: the aging of the body largely depends on the processes that occur over time with each specific type of cells in our body

18.09.2015
Bioethics

Sergey Gauthier: "Black transplantation is impossible in Russia"

We are talking about fictional and real pain points of the industry with the director of the Academician V.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center for Transplantology and Artificial Organs, chief transplantologist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Sergey Gauthier.

18.09.2015
Your health

Killer Chairs

Prolonged sitting causes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This term combines a number of liver disorders, including cirrhosis and fibrosis, which develop in people who do not abuse alcoholic beverages.

17.09.2015
Bioethics

"A head transplant now is complete nonsense"

Paolo Macchiarini, a surgeon working in Russia, spoke about the accusations against him and his rehabilitation, about the development of medical science in Russia and why a head transplant operation is impossible.

17.09.2015
Other life sciences

Perfect vision for life

The Ocumetics Bionic Lens Bionic Lens can not only solve problems with visual acuity once and for all, but also allow you to forget about the existence of glasses or contact lenses.

17.09.2015
Other life sciences

Neurotechnologies return touch to paralyzed people

A 28-year–old patient who has been paralyzed for more than ten years (the cause is spinal cord injury) can again "touch" various objects. This was made possible thanks to a prosthetic arm connected to the human brain

17.09.2015
Your health

Defeat obesity? Easy!

A new discovery by British scientists (TM) will reduce the number of calories consumed by 16% in the UK and by 29% in the USA. An article with sensational recommendations has been published in a very reputable magazine – we recommend it!

16.09.2015
Other life sciences

Is metabolic syndrome an autoimmune disease?

Researchers have found that when laboratory mice lack a certain type of immune cells, they become obese and show other signs of metabolic syndrome.

16.09.2015
Note to the businessman

Biopharmaceuticals on the rise

The biopharmaceutical funding boom continues. In the first half of 2015, investors invested more money in these areas than in the whole of 2013.

16.09.2015
Biomedicine

Alzheimer's disease and resveratrol

The largest clinical study of resveratrol on subjects with Alzheimer's disease showed stabilization of the biomarker, which usually decreases with the progression of the disease.

16.09.2015
Prolonging youth

Stop aging

Some animals manage not to grow old; by examining them, it may be possible to rid a person of this scourge.

15.09.2015
Other life sciences

Edges from the printer

The owner of the new titanium ribs and sternum was a 54-year-old man from Spain who suffered from chest wall sarcoma.

15.09.2015
Prolonging youth

Geroprotectors for fruit flies and nematodes

Scientists from MIPT were able to increase the life span of fruit flies and C.elegans nematodes by adding carotenoids to their diet - substances contained in large quantities in brown algae and in orange fruits and vegetables, for example, carrots.

15.09.2015
Biotechnologies - into life

Cellular technologies in Ulyanovsk

The Center for Fundamental and Applied Problems of bioecology and Biotechnology of UGPI plans to use the obtained cellular products in clinics for more effective treatment of burns, ulcers, mechanical injuries of the skin.

15.09.2015
Other life sciences

Diabetes and antibiotics

Antibiotics may be one of the driving factors in the current global epidemic of type 2 diabetes, Danish doctors have found out, who studied the medical history of 170 thousand diabetics.

14.09.2015
Other life sciences

Cancer diagnosis without biomarkers

The method is based on forced Raman scattering microscopy (Raman effect) and allows for non-invasive diagnosis of skin cancer, as well as to quickly assess the aggressiveness of cancer cells.

14.09.2015