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Three-dimensional computed tomography

Augmented reality technology allows doctors to study the internal structure of patients in an interactive three-dimensional environment.

11.05.2016
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A roboticist sews better than a doctor

To test the robot surgeon, an operation was performed to impose an intestinal anastomosis. A detailed examination of the stitches showed that the robot coped with the operation even better than a human.

11.05.2016
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Variety is good for memory

In mice in cells with a large number of objects, neurons in the brain region responsible for the formation of new memories grew faster and formed more dendrites than in animals in empty cells.

11.05.2016
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Play Eterna Medicine!

With the help of the new version of the popular game, you will help Stanford scientists create a new test for diagnosing tuberculosis from a blood sample.

10.05.2016
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What do antibiotics threaten us with

Antibiotics enter the cells, suppress the mitochondria – and the cell does not feel well. The kidneys and liver are almost the first to suffer from them – their work is disrupted.

10.05.2016
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"Big brother is watching you"

Compact devices are already being used for diagnostics, monitoring and rehabilitation of patients. It is precisely such innovations that have become the topic of this article.

10.05.2016
Prolonging youth

Work prolongs life

Early retirement can be a risk factor for premature death, and working at retirement age, on the contrary, increases the survival rate of older people.

29.04.2016
Genetics

Twins, triplets and mom's genes

Scientists have identified two single-nucleotide polymorphisms, the presence of each of which increases a woman's chances of a multiple pregnancy by almost a third.

29.04.2016
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DNA for Microsoft

Microsoft is purchasing 10 million strands of synthetic DNA to test whether it is suitable for long-term storage of information.

29.04.2016
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Chronic inflammation tricks stem cells

Through the effects of interleukin-1, chronic inflammation causes hematopoietic stem cells to produce aggressive immune cells, to the detriment of the functioning of the blood system as a whole.

28.04.2016
Genetic engineering

CRISPR awaiting approval in Europe

The US Department of Agriculture has not included the varieties obtained using this technology in the category of GMOs. European regulatory structures intend to make a decision on this issue within a year.

28.04.2016
Cloning

Cloned tumors

Two students from the University of North Dakota have come up with a system for cloning tumors that will help select drugs for the individual treatment of cancer patients.

28.04.2016
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Fireflies – prototype of LCD diplays

Researchers from the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, following the principles of bionics, designed organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) based on the cuticle of fireflies.

27.04.2016
Biomedicine

AACR – 2016 Conference

The topic of individual cancer vaccines was in the spotlight at the annual conference of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).

27.04.2016
Biomedicine

microRNA against myeloid leukemia

A severe malignant blood disease known as acute myeloid leukemia can be cured by increasing the activity of a certain type of microRNA

27.04.2016
Nanotechnology

DNA Nanothermometers

Miniature (5 nm long and 20,000 times thinner than a hair) high-precision thermometers will be useful not only for studying the work of cells, but also for the development of microcircuits.

27.04.2016
Genetic engineering

Contactless control of gene expression

Biochemists from MIT have developed a system that allows you to track or control the expression of certain genes without affecting the genome itself.

27.04.2016
Genetics

New application of the CRISPR-Cas9 system

Molecular biologists from the Netherlands Institute of Cancer Research have tested the effectiveness of a new method for identifying vital genes based on the CRISPR-Cas9 system.

26.04.2016