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Other life sciences

Electronic retinas are being improved

The Alpha IMS wireless bionic retina works without an external camera, providing free eye movement, and sends signals from 1500 pixels to the nearby neural layers of the retina and to the optic nerve, completely simulating the work of photoreceptor cells.

22.02.2013
Cellular technologies

Three-dimensional printing of auricles is getting closer to the clinic

The quality of the artificially grown implant was proved by the authors of the work during experiments on mice. Unlike the auricles that do not contain cellular material, the ears made with the help of 3D technologies did not deform over time and perfectly took root.

22.02.2013
Grants and competitions

Galen Award – 2013

Starting in 2013, Russian scientists will be able to participate in the competition for one of the most prestigious awards in the field of medical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological research.

22.02.2013
Various

Secrets of Swedish centenarians

In 2012, the life expectancy of the Swedish population reached 80 years, and this is one of the highest rates in the world.

21.02.2013
Prolonging youth

They live longer in the cold

A decrease in the ambient temperature triggers a cascade of reactions in nematode cells, the ultimate target of which is the "longevity gene" DAF-16/FOXO. A similar mechanism exists in the cells of warm-blooded animals, but whether cold is able to prolong human life is still unknown.

21.02.2013
Various

Our Gerontocratic Future

In 30-40 years, the concept of human ages will completely change, active social life will continue until 80-90 years. How will the world of gerontocrats be arranged?

21.02.2013
Other life sciences

Geography of the brain: details

In the USA, the Brain Activity Map project will be launched – a project to create a complete map of brain activity that will reveal the biological mechanisms of consciousness and the secrets of mental illness.

21.02.2013
Healthy skepticism

Cream with liposomes? Advertising is deceiving you again!

Liposomes included in cosmetic products are unable to penetrate deep into the skin: they are destroyed and release their contents either directly on the surface of the skin, or immediately after penetration under its surface.

20.02.2013
New in Gerontology

Blood, epigenetics and aging

As hematopoietic cells age, changes in the epigenome – the system that regulates gene expression – disrupt their work, which leads to a weakening of immunity, anemia and an increased risk of developing some malignant blood diseases.

20.02.2013
Genetics

Genome sequencing for dummies

Sequencing is a common name for methods that allow you to establish the sequence of nucleotides in a DNA molecule.

19.02.2013
Grants and competitions

Start-2013: Biotechnology

The Fund for Assistance to the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere announces the start of accepting applications for participation in the competition for small businesses under the Start-2013 program direction H5 (Biotechnology).

19.02.2013
Your health

If you have varicose veins

Unfortunately, varicose veins are not uncommon. Patients with lesions of the subcutaneous veins of the lower extremities need to remember the basic rules that will allow them to coexist relatively peacefully with the disease.

19.02.2013
Various

The Art of Science – 2013

The Art of Science 2013 Festival is organized for the sixth time by Park–Media with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

19.02.2013
Your health

Careful, calcium!

Prolonged intake of high doses of calcium contributes to an increase in mortality among women from a number of diseases, including diseases of the cardiovascular system.

18.02.2013
Biomedicine

Gene therapy of fractures

The healing of fractures and fractures of bones will be accelerated by a paste with synthetic nanoparticles based on calcium phosphate, in which two genes of growth factors that stimulate the formation of bone tissue and blood vessels are encapsulated.

18.02.2013
Other life sciences

See infrared light

Researchers from Duke University have developed a neuroimplant with which rats were able to perceive the infrared part of the spectrum.

18.02.2013
Other life sciences

Oligopeptides will help gene therapy

Scientists from Moscow State University together with foreign colleagues have created a substance that will be widely used in gene therapy: the EF-C peptide accelerates the transfer of a "therapeutic" gene from a genetically modified retroviral vector to human DNA.

18.02.2013
Other life sciences

The first electronic retina enters the US market

The FDA has approved the first artificial retina – an implantable device with some retinal functions that will help people who have lost their eyesight due to a genetic disease – retinitis pigmentosa.

18.02.2013