Life Sciences

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Other life sciences

The biosensor will detect the infection

The device is capable of detecting bacteria and viruses using infrared light and can be widely used in large transport hubs, for example, at airports.

13.10.2016
Biomedicine

Analgesic restores nerve fibers

The operation of the mechanism that interferes with the regeneration of nerve endings can be controlled with the help of pregabalin, an analgesic drug that is prescribed for spinal cord injuries.

13.10.2016
Cellular technologies

Mandibular stem cells repair cartilage

Stem cells identified in the temporomandibular joint are able to spontaneously form new cartilage tissue and repair joint damage.

13.10.2016
Other life sciences

Volcanic RNA ligase

Isolated from microbes living near the vents of volcanoes, RNA ligase can work at high temperatures desirable for some laboratory procedures.

12.10.2016
Genetics

Stolen genes

The genes borrowed from spiders and insects help the bacteriophage to penetrate into their cells, find parasitic bacteria – wolbachia there, and destroy them.

12.10.2016
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy cured mice of Alzheimer's disease

Molecular biologists have created and tested the first retroviral therapy for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, relieving and protecting mice from the consequences of its development.

11.10.2016
Biomedicine

A new method of selecting anti-cancer drugs

A device called a "suspension microchannel resonator" can determine the reaction of cells of a specific tumor to various chemotherapy drugs in 15 hours.

11.10.2016
Other life sciences

Eye Roboticist

Using a joystick, a touch screen and an operating microscope, the surgeon can control the movements of the robot with positioning accuracy in thousandths of a millimeter.

11.10.2016
Other life sciences

Neurotransmitters, part 3

In the last part of the article we will talk about small tricky molecules-peptides, which play an important role in the life of the body – bring joy and relieve pain.

11.10.2016
Cellular technologies

IPSC helped monkeys with a heart attack

Japanese scientists have managed to partially restore cardiac function in monkeys after myocardial infarction with the help of induced pluripotent stem cells.

11.10.2016
Other life sciences

New eggs

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh claim that the use of a drug for the treatment of lymphoma returns the ovaries of adult women the ability to produce new eggs.

11.10.2016
Nanotechnology

Network for catching viruses

American scientists have developed a configurable micro device that captures viruses in samples with low levels and contaminated with foreign impurities.

10.10.2016
Bioethics

Have a drink before the autopsy

American scientists have concluded that beer provides the proper level of anesthesia and immobilization of laboratory land snails before killing in the framework of research.

10.10.2016
Other life sciences

The most important neurotransmitter

The brain is based on the interaction of nerve cells, and they talk to each other using substances called mediators.

07.10.2016
Other life sciences

Waiting for the Cybathlon

80 research groups from 25 countries will take part in the Cybathlon, from small startups to the world's largest manufacturers of fancy prosthetics.

07.10.2016
Other life sciences

Predatory protocells

Chemists from the University of Bristol have developed a system of microscopic water-soluble particles, so-called protocells, that can hunt each other.

07.10.2016
Cellular technologies

3D printing of hair follicles

They do not promise us fast results, but in the future it is possible to restore the hair cover without transplanting plastic or the patient's own hair.

06.10.2016
Other life sciences

Domestic gadget for health monitoring

At the end of the third quarter of 2016, the release of the telemedicine complex CardioMarker is planned, which allows monitoring the condition of the heart and the entire body at a distance.

06.10.2016