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Drug addicts were allowed to "file"

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Probuphine, the first implant for opioid addiction replacement therapy.

27.05.2016
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Cyborgs are among us

Cyborgs have been living next to us for many decades. These are ordinary people – but with pacemakers, prosthetic limbs, biosensors or hearing implants.

27.05.2016
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Microflora and brain

Prolonged use of antibiotics damages the intestinal microflora and disrupts the immune system, which negatively affects brain function.

24.05.2016
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Strangers as their own

Throughout its history, transplantation has been associated with a number of problems. Now the world is on the threshold of a new transplantology, which should bring deliverance from many barriers.

23.05.2016
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A pill for gray hair

The research of scientists from the Langon Medical Center, studying the molecular mechanisms responsible for skin and hair color, can turn the dream of such a pill into reality.

23.05.2016
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A tiny lung made of plastic

PuLMo (Pulmonary Lung Model) will allow you to evaluate the effect of toxins on the body, simulate lung diseases and predict the effectiveness and side effects of experimental drugs.

20.05.2016
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Robot with pipette

Unlike other robots working with pipettes and liquids, aBioBot is able to "see" and react to a situation thanks to a machine vision system.

19.05.2016
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Intestines on a chip

The HuMiX micro-flow chip simulates the anaerobic conditions in which microorganisms and intestinal epithelial cells exist.

19.05.2016
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Bio-glass for cartilage restoration

Elastic bio-glass has mechanical properties of cartilage tissue and the potential ability to stimulate the growth of cartilage cells, which makes it a promising material for the restoration of articular and intervertebral cartilage.

18.05.2016
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A new wound healing mechanism

The mechanism of wound-induced polyploidization consists in increasing the size of existing cells due to the growth of the sets of chromosomes contained in them to three or more.

18.05.2016
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Zika fever: suspicions confirmed

Confirmation in laboratory animals of the effect of the Zika virus on embryo development should facilitate the search for a vaccine or other treatment methods.

13.05.2016
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Dr. Watson is a virologist

With the help of the IBM Watson supercomputer, scientists have found a macromolecule that can help in the fight against viruses due to a unique triple-action mechanism.

13.05.2016
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Hippocampus and Alzheimer's: new data

Scientists from the Gladstone Institutes have established how the most important genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease - a pathological variant of the apolipoprotein E gene – causes memory loss.

12.05.2016
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How to water the microflora?

The diversity of intestinal microflora increases with the consumption of not only vegetables, fruits and yoghurts, but also coffee, tea and wine.

12.05.2016
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Homemade pancreas

More than 50 people, without waiting for the appearance of such devices on the market, assembled and programmed artificial pancreas for themselves or for their children.

12.05.2016
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Drones for transplantologists

Very soon, lungs, liver and other organs for transplantation can be ordered with express delivery. Right now, a program is being developed in the United States to send organs by drones.

11.05.2016
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Isolation of RNA without toxic reagents

MSU scientists have developed a new method for isolating RNA from viruses, bacteria, plants and animals using harmless ammonium trichloroacetate instead of the toxic substances currently used.

11.05.2016
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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