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Other life sciences

Bandage-kirigami

A new type of bandage, thanks to incisions on the surface, can withstand more than 100 cycles of flexion-extension of the joint.

29.03.2018
Biomedicine

A new class of antibiotics

Synthetic analogues of vitamin A are capable of destroying even the most tenacious colonies of "immortal" Staphylococcus.

29.03.2018
Other life sciences

Transfer electrodes

Electrodes for recording electrocardio, myo and encephalograms can be printed on an inkjet printer and pasted on the body.

28.03.2018
Other life sciences

Implant for the hippocampus

With its help, the effectiveness of episodic memory increased by more than a third in patients with neurodegenerative diseases.

28.03.2018
Nanotechnology

Healing nanofibers

Researchers in two publications consider the issues of wound healing using nanofiber bandages.

28.03.2018
Other life sciences

Medicine in "full scope"

Virtual reality technologies are used in many areas of medicine – from surgery to rehabilitation of patients after a stroke.

28.03.2018
Biomedicine

Silver against tumors

Scientists from South Africa have developed a new family of anti-cancer drugs based on complex silver compounds.

28.03.2018
Biomedicine

Destroy plaques

Antibodies to a protein contained in small amounts in amyloid plaques can stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

27.03.2018
Other life sciences

A window into the brain

After completion, the microendoscope will be able to show the activity of neurons in those areas of the brain where previously scientists could not penetrate.

27.03.2018
New in Gerontology

Aging, sleep and neurons

Long-term observations of the brain work of young and elderly rats did not reveal differences in the work of nerve cells that control sleep.

27.03.2018
Genetics

The danger of "non-genetic" mutations

Mutations in DNA regions that do not encode proteins, but regulate their activity, can cause neurological developmental disorders.

27.03.2018
Other life sciences

Gero Lifespan

Russian researchers have taught artificial intelligence to predict the probability of death according to the indications of a fitness tracker.

27.03.2018
Other life sciences

Electrogastrography

The new device allows you to get reliable data on the work of the stomach painlessly, non-invasively and without anesthesia.

26.03.2018
Other life sciences

Hunger cures chronic pain

Perhaps this is a surviving survival mechanism that allowed the hunter to chase prey, even if he is injured.

26.03.2018
Biomedicine

Changing the rules of the game

A new antibiotic capable of destroying superbugs has been successfully synthesized and used for the first time to treat infection.

26.03.2018
Biomedicine

Prevention of cancer recurrence

The drug, which is injected into the surgical wound after removal of the tumor, prevents its recurrence and metastasis.

26.03.2018
Other life sciences

Vibration response in prostheses

A group of scientists from the Cleveland Clinic has presented a new way to get feedback from prostheses based on vibration in the muscles.

26.03.2018