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The big neuron

The goal of the BigNeuron project is to create a reliable and as accurate as possible three–dimensional reconstruction of thousands of connections that each individual neuron forms.

13.04.2015
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The Changing Face of Death

With all the inevitability of death, its causes are constantly changing, and those diseases that are now perceived as a death sentence will not necessarily retain their ominous status in a few years.

10.04.2015
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Glove for rehabilitation after stroke

The SCRIPT robotic glove works in combination with gaming computer programs and allows you to restore the mobility of the upper extremities in patients after a stroke.

09.04.2015
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Go further away

A small exoskeleton is worn on the legs and does not require power sources. The device saves up to 7% of the energy that the body spends when walking. The device weighs 300-500 g, so the advantage in energy is not canceled by carrying heavy loads.

08.04.2015
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Morbidity statistics by search queries

The analysis of queries entered by users into search engines will allow predicting the spread of non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, stroke and cardiovascular diseases.

07.04.2015
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Prosthesis with wireless control

American biotechnologists have created a unique prosthetic arm that connects to the brain through a simple "cap" for EEG and does not require implantation of electrodes into the cerebral cortex or other invasive medical procedures.

06.04.2015
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What do magnetic waves look like?

A solid-state compass chip that transmits signals to the cortex of a blind rat responsible for processing visual information allowed the animal to "see" geomagnetic fields.

06.04.2015
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Robosurgeons from Google

Google has announced a partnership with Johnson & Johnson, which aims to create an advanced robotic surgical platform.

02.04.2015
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Age by photo

Bioinformatics specialists from China have developed a program that calculates the calendar and biological age of a person by special reference points on a three-dimensional photograph of his face.

01.04.2015
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Iron muscles and nerves of steel

Not quite steel: when developing an artificial arm, scientists from Saarland University used wires made of nitinol, an alloy of nickel and titanium, as muscles. The same wires can play the role of sensors.

31.03.2015
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A long-forgotten recipe against super-microbes

The mixture, created according to the Old English clinic of the IX century, destroyed up to 90% of one of the antibiotic-resistant strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The same effect was given only by vancomycin.

31.03.2015
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Using artificial Hibernation to save lives

Mark Roth has found several compounds that can help in achieving the goal. In addition to toxic hydrogen sulfide and bromide, iodides have similar properties, which are much safer. Now the scientist is preparing to move on to clinical trials of artificial hibernation in humans.

27.03.2015
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Automatic laboratories

Laboratories in which all experiments are performed by robots will help biology to get out of the crisis of reproducibility of results. Moreover, by ordering experiments in automated laboratories, everyone will be able to do research in the field of natural sciences.

27.03.2015
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Smart heart, don't beat…

Unlike existing models, the bionic heart of BiVACOR does not simulate the pulsating work of a living heart, but provides constant flows of arterial and venous blood.

16.03.2015
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Overcome the barrier

With the help of ultrasound, medications and protective immune proteins can overcome the blood-brain barrier that prevents them from entering the diseased brain.

13.03.2015
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Virtualization of medicine

Soon doctors will work completely in virtual mode, relying on video technologies, medical devices connected to the Internet, electronic medical archives and a network of clinics, ensuring the most effective treatment of patients.

11.03.2015
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Where is the immunodeficiency virus hiding?

To identify hidden foci of the disease, the positron emission tomography method can be used in combination with radioactive tags in antibodies to the viral protein gp120.

11.03.2015
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Would you like to become a cyborg?

Scientists' enthusiasm for our cyborgized future does not always arouse enthusiasm among ordinary people. Moreover, a prosthesis is one thing, and it's quite another when they promise to implant something in the brain en masse.

11.03.2015
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Apple promises a revolution in medical research

The first five applications of the ResearchKit platform will become channels for transmitting medical information from iPhone users to medical scientists. Each application is dedicated to a specific disease: diabetes, asthma, Parkinson's disease, breast cancer, cardiovascular diseases.

10.03.2015