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How to become a cyborg in Russia

Both in Russia and abroad, it is very expensive to get a high-tech bionic prosthesis, and it is possible for a minimum number of potential users.

18.04.2017
Other life sciences

Gadget for official use

Verily Life Sciences– the biomedical branch of Alphabet, has introduced a smartwatch designed to collect data during clinical trials.

18.04.2017
Other life sciences

Castaneda Antidepressant

Hallucinogen, manufactured by shamans of Indian tribes, can positively affect the mood of people who are depressed, even a week after taking it.

18.04.2017
Biomedicine

Hemophilia in Russia

President of the All–Russian Society of Hemophilia Yuri Zhulev - about the features of the disease, the problems associated with it, personal experience and progress in the treatment of hemophilia in Russia.

17.04.2017
Genetic engineering

DNA therapy stopped neurodegeneration in mice

The results of preclinical trials of therapy for two neurodegenerative diseases – spinocerebellar ataxia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis have been published.

17.04.2017
Biomedicine

When will the blind regain their sight?

Scientists around the world are puzzling over the solution to the problem of blindness – how to stop the loss of vision and how to return it to people who are already blind. And they are making significant progress.

17.04.2017
Genetics

Old age is not a joy

The search for genetic markers of Alzheimer's disease can be used in combination with cognitive tests to predict the possible risk of developing the disease early.

17.04.2017
Biomedicine

The Tangled Path of Alzheimer's Disease

In 2016, research teams managed to make some progress both in understanding the molecular foundations of Alzheimer's disease and in developing ways to combat it.

14.04.2017
Other life sciences

A mechanical pump instead of a heart transplant

In almost 40% of cases, temporary implantation of a heart pump completely restores the cardiac function of patients with severe heart failure, eliminating the need for transplantation.

14.04.2017
Genetics

SHERLOCK won't miss a single mutation

Fast, inexpensive and highly accurate detection of nucleic acids will now be possible using the SHERLOCK method based on the operation of the CRISPR-Cas13a system.

14.04.2017
Prolonging youth

Once again about rejuvenation

Perhaps everyone who found the first wrinkle or the first gray hair, no, no, and thought about how great it would be if scientists came up with a cure for old age.

14.04.2017
Cellular technologies

Reprogrammed astrocytes against Parkinsonism

Reprogramming of astrocytes with the help of a gene therapy vector restored the ability of mice with Parkinson's disease to move independently.

13.04.2017
Other life sciences

Celiac disease can start with a virus

In people with a genetic predisposition, the virus works as a trigger, and everything begins, most likely, from early childhood, when the immune system is still being formed.

13.04.2017
Genetics

Paleogenomics News

Traces of the HERV-T retrovirus have been found in the DNA of primates, including humans. It was embedded in the DNA of our ancestors 30-40 million years ago and was neutralized about 10 million years ago.

13.04.2017
New in Gerontology

Who will be healthy, rich and wise?

British epidemiologists have shown a link between the number of important life skills of a person and indicators characterizing the quality of life of older people.

13.04.2017
Genetic engineering

GM bacteria instead of colonoscopy

Genetically modified E. coli reacting to thiosulfate and other sulfur compounds are able to detect the development of colitis – inflammation of the intestine.

12.04.2017
Genetic engineering

Microbes-mine detectors

Israeli biologists have created bacteria capable of finding mines in the soil following the traces of explosive vapors and showing them with the help of fluorescent glow.

12.04.2017
Genetic engineering

Genetic engineering for cooking

Scientists from Tokushima University of Japan using the CRISPR/Cas9 system obtained parthenocarpic tomatoes – pitted and not needing pollination.

12.04.2017