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Schwann cells will repair axons

Scientists have discovered an epigenetic mechanism that directs auxiliary cells to the peripheral nervous system and repairs damaged axons.

19.09.2016
Nanotechnology

Another nanofish

"Nanofishes" sailing under the control of an external magnetic field have demonstrated greater maneuverability, speed and efficiency than their closest competitors.

19.09.2016
Other life sciences

Oncologists lost to the computer

According to 15 MRI images of patients treated for brain cancer, one of the doctors correctly diagnosed 7 patients, the other – 8. The computer correctly diagnosed 12 cases.

19.09.2016
New in Gerontology

Aging of the brain can be compensated

Old age impairs memory and slows down cognitive skills, however, a new study has shown that the brain has significant potential to reduce these effects.

16.09.2016
Bioethics

Is it possible to plan a healthy person?

A new medical service is being actively promoted in Russia – DNA testing for parents, which allows predicting diseases in an unborn child.

15.09.2016
Prolonging youth

Naked diggers settled in Moscow State University

On the basis of the first colony of Cape naked diggers in Russia, biologists will study the secrets of their longevity and try to transfer them to the human population.

15.09.2016
Cellular technologies

Partial parthenogenesis

It was not eggs that were fertilized, but parthenogenetic embryos that began to develop. Mice that were born in such a strange way successfully multiplied.

15.09.2016
Nanotechnology

Caution: nanofibers!

FEFU scientists have come to the conclusion that carbon nanofibers, unlike nanotubes, reduce the behavioral functions and cognitive activity of experimental animals.

15.09.2016
Other life sciences

Monkeys print Shakespeare

The monkeys were shown excerpts of texts from the New York Times and Hamlet on the screen, and they had to reprint them by selecting letters with the cursor on the on-screen keyboard.

14.09.2016
Other life sciences

Watson-Oncologist is available in China

"Hangzhou Cognitive Care is ready to offer the IBM Watson for oncology service to every oncologist in China," says the executive director of this company, Zhen Tu.

14.09.2016
Theories of aging

Are transposons another cause of aging?

The two most popular theories of aging are the accumulation of reactive oxygen species in cells and the shortening of telomeres. It seems that another theory has been added to the list – the transposon theory.

14.09.2016
New in Gerontology

Difficulties of finding the pill of immortality (7)

The destruction of cells that have entered the phase of physiological aging with the help of senolytics reduces the manifestations of decrepitude and increases the duration of a healthy life.

13.09.2016
Other life sciences

He is his own physiotherapist

A new self-applied method of electrical stimulation of the muscles of a paralyzed arm improves the mobility of the hands in stroke patients.

13.09.2016
Other life sciences

Wound healing plasma

Irradiation of cells with cold plasma leads to their regeneration and "rejuvenation". This phenomenon can be used in the development of a course of plasma therapy for non-healing wounds.

13.09.2016
Genetic engineering

Compulsion to commit suicide

Molecular biologists have successfully used the CRISPR/Cas9 genomic editor for the first time to suppress the growth of cancer cells and turn on their suicide program.

12.09.2016