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Innovative Russia

Made in Russia: video capsules for endoscopy

So far, only Israel, South Korea and Japan have produced capsules capable of videotaping the digestive tract. However, soon the Russians will be able to compete with them.

02.04.2014
Cellular technologies

Stem cells against coronary heart disease

A new large clinical study has demonstrated the effectiveness of the treatment of coronary heart disease by introducing mesenchymal stem cells into the myocardium.

02.04.2014
Cellular technologies

Almost real bioengineered muscles

Artificial muscles created with the help of stem cells not only contract with the same force as natural ones, but are also capable of regeneration after damage.

02.04.2014
Controversial

Freedom to the radicals!

The hypothesis of James Watson suggests that diabetes, dementia, cardiovascular diseases and some cancers are associated with the inability of the body to synthesize enough free radicals.

01.04.2014
Nanotechnology

Stick the clinic on your hand

A microelectronic device, similar in appearance to a conventional adhesive plaster, is able not only to monitor muscle activity, but also, if necessary, to administer medicine to the patient.

01.04.2014
Cellular technologies

"Mini-heart" for poorly functioning veins

Researchers have developed an alternative artificial organ to return blood to the heart from veins that do not have normally functioning valves.

01.04.2014
Other life sciences

Unique operation: Skull transplant

In the Netherlands, a unique operation was performed at the Medical Center of the University of Utrecht: a person was transplanted almost an entire skull printed on a three-dimensional plastic printer.

01.04.2014
Genetics

Radiotherapy according to genetic indications

Different variants of several genes make it possible to predict whether radiotherapy will be effective in the treatment of cancer or, conversely, will lead to deterioration.

01.04.2014
Healthy skepticism

Your whole back is white!

British scientists have finally cloned a dinosaur, Siberian scientists have bred a frost–resistant variety of bananas, and Belarusian science will soon catch up and overtake the Japanese one – so Batska ordered.

01.04.2014
Healthy skepticism

Stem cells under pressure

There are surprisingly many scammers among stem cell researchers. And no one is ashamed, everyone shifts responsibility to circumstances.

31.03.2014
Healthy skepticism

"Anti-aging" hormones accelerate aging

Our body, apparently, does not act so stupidly, lowering the level of growth hormones with age, the anti-aging properties of which turned out to be, apparently, greatly exaggerated.

31.03.2014
Genetics

"Obesity genes": another candidate for leadership

According to the results of the latest study on this burning topic, of the entire spectrum of genes that affect body mass index, the highest degree of such influence is in the AMY1 gene encoding the enzyme amylase contained in saliva.

31.03.2014
Other life sciences

Freeze to save

To save the lives of patients with extensive blood loss, American doctors plan to inject a cold saline solution into their circulatory system, quickly cooling the body to 10 degrees, at which cellular activity will practically stop.

31.03.2014
Your health

Acquired dementia: facts and figures

Despite the fact that the concept of dementia (acquired dementia) is strongly associated with elderly people, cognitive decline can also affect younger people (up to 65, and sometimes up to 40 years).

28.03.2014
Genetics

How to get live artificial yeast

The synthetic chromosome, made instead of the natural one, differs from the natural prototype by every sixth nucleotide, which does not prevent the yeast from feeling normal.

28.03.2014