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Robots in surgery: a new application of Da Vinci

The innovative transoral technique uses the capabilities of the Da Vinci robotic surgical system with a program specially developed by scientists from the University of California at Los Angeles for neck and head operations.

15.12.2014
Biomedicine

Triple Whammy on Diabetes and Obesity

A new experimental drug with unprecedented effectiveness cured laboratory animals of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as associated disorders of fat metabolism.

15.12.2014
Cellular technologies

Own stem cells will restore the cornea

Applying your own stem cells to the area of damage to the cornea of the eye prevents the formation of scars and restores clarity of vision.

15.12.2014
Cellular technologies

Meniscus from own stem cells on a biodegradable frame

A new method of knee joint meniscus replacement consists in the implantation of a personalized three-dimensional framework that releases growth factors that stimulate the regeneration of articular connective tissue.

15.12.2014
Genetic engineering

Biofactory plants

Geneticist Alisa Vyacheslavova – about medical proteins, edible vaccines and the practice of their use.

12.12.2014
New in Gerontology

Brain development and aging are a single process

Scientists from Norway have identified a network of brain structures responsible for intelligence and episodic memory, which changes with age in a mirror way: later than other areas reaches a peak of development (by the age of 40) and begins to degrade earlier.

12.12.2014
Cellular technologies

The "source of youth" of stem cells

Metabolic features help stem cells maintain their DNA in the "unpacked" state necessary for constant renewal.

12.12.2014
Other life sciences

Top 10 Medical Innovations according to the Cleveland Clinic (10)

An experimental drug – an inhibitor of angiotensin receptors and the enzyme neprilysin – reduces the incidence of death from cardiovascular diseases and hospitalization due to heart failure by 20% compared to the results of traditional therapy.

11.12.2014
Other life sciences

Top 10 Medical Innovations according to the Cleveland Clinic (4)

The use of new drugs of the PCSK9 inhibitor class makes it possible to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood to unprecedented low values: by 50-60% when used individually and by 75% when used in combination with statins.

11.12.2014
Other life sciences

Top 10 Medical Innovations according to the Cleveland Clinic (1)

Thanks to the work of reanimobiles equipped with everything necessary for emergency diagnosis of stroke, patients receive the necessary treatment in the shortest possible time, which in many cases helps them to fully recover.

11.12.2014