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Implantable radio chips in rolls
A team of Korean scientists has developed and demonstrated flexible silicon-based circuits with a high level of integration designed for biomedical wireless communications.
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Genetic engineering
Gene therapy of heart failure: clinical studies have begun
Gene therapy is not aimed at eliminating symptoms and temporarily relieving the condition of a patient with heart failure, but directly at treating the disease itself.
07.05.2013
Biomedicine
Antiheroin vaccine successfully tested on rats
If the vaccine performs as well in clinical trials as in rat trials, it may become a standard treatment for heroin addiction, the authors of the experiment believe.
07.05.2013
Genetics
A scientist from Germany discovers the secrets of the "Denisovites"
Dr. Svante Paabo, Head of the Paleogenetics Group at the Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology. Max Planck – about the difficult relationships of different groups of the species Homo Sapiens.
07.05.2013
Various
The Skolkovo scandal is gaining momentum
Alexey Beltyukov, Senior Vice President of Skolkovo, who recently became a defendant in a criminal case on the transfer of stock money to State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev, has been temporarily suspended from work.
07.05.2013
Cellular technologies
Liver-on-a-chip in Korean
Researchers from South Korea have developed a three-dimensional model of the liver that can reproduce the features of the cellular signaling system in this organ.
06.05.2013
Cellular technologies
Ear-radio receiver
Potentially, devices like an auricle with a receiving antenna can be used not only to "expand the auditory range into the radio frequency range", but also, for example, for remote monitoring of the state of prostheses.
06.05.2013
Cellular technologies
Cell transplantation has made up for the lack of brakes in the brain
Stem cells are opening up new prospects for clinical use. Scientists from the University of California were able to use them to cope with epilepsy, which is poorly amenable to drug therapy.
06.05.2013
Theories of aging
The source of aging
While the search for the "source of youth" continues, the "source of aging" – an area of the brain called the hypothalamus – may have already been found.
06.05.2013
Biomedicine
Biology: lead from the front edge
With the help of experts "Gazeta.Ru" deals with the areas of biological research that were included in the top ten "front edge" studies (front research) selected by the Thomson Reuters media company in 2013.
06.05.2013
Biomedicine
Breast milk albumins increase the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics
Alpha-lactalbumin isolated from female breast milk "returns memory" to the most malicious and antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. The discovery of American scientists will help to win the fight against nosocomial infections.
06.05.2013
Cellular technologies
Cyborgs inside us?
"Cyborg cells", to the surface of which nanoparticles with special properties are attached, can be controlled at a distance using a magnetic field.
06.05.2013
Your health
Why our skin needs sunscreen cosmetics so much
Excessive enthusiasm for tanning (and not only natural, but also artificial – in a solarium) leads to photo-aging of the skin, the early appearance of wrinkles and age spots.
30.04.2013
Various
Telemedicine News
The program for the introduction of integrated care and telemedicine will be the first in the study of organizational and structural processes necessary for the successful provision of such services on a large scale.
30.04.2013
Controversial
Generals – they are also generals in England
The report of Her Majesty's Ministry of Defense "Global Strategic Trends for the period up to 2040" describes what monsters British soldiers will soon turn into. Terminator is resting…
30.04.2013
Cellular technologies
Bioengineered trachea saved a child's life for the first time
This is the first case in the world when a child received a bio-artificial trachea using tissue engineering, created on the basis of non-absorbable nanofibers and stem cells isolated from his own bone marrow.
30.04.2013
Cloning
Mammoth Rebirth: Have you thought about the consequences?
The method of restoring extinct species causes a skeptical reaction of experts, but environmental, ethical and even legal problems that may arise when releasing restored species are already being discussed in the press.
30.04.2013
Nanotechnology
LEDs for injection
Using microscopic LEDs with wireless power instead of electrodes will avoid tissue injuries and give scientists the opportunity to obtain more reliable results.
30.04.2013
Genetic engineering
Why do we need fluorescent animals?
By inserting a fluorescent protein gene into DNA together with some other gene, it is possible to monitor where and with what intensity the embedded genes are expressed (that is, they ensure the synthesis of their corresponding proteins).
29.04.2013
Cellular technologies
Guidance system for stem cells
In in vitro experiments, stem cells coated with a hyperbranched polymer were attached to a "section of inflamed tissue" twice as often as unmodified cells. The authors hope to make the system even more efficient by changing the structure of the polymer.
29.04.2013