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Virtual Reality in oncology

Virtual reality technology is used in various fields of activity. In oncology, it allows doctors to get inside the tumors and individual cancer cells of the patient.

18.07.2016
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Low-calorie diet and intestinal microflora

The intestinal cells of nematodes contained in a low-calorie diet are characterized by elevated levels of autophagy, which significantly improves their health.

15.07.2016
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Optic nerves can regenerate

With the help of gene therapy and visual stimulation, American scientists managed to partially restore the vision of mice after damage to the optic nerve.

14.07.2016
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World Tumor Bank

Major global cancer research organizations have launched a project to produce models of human tumors, with characteristics as close as possible to the originals.

13.07.2016
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Where does cancer begin

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have for the first time identified the primary cancer cell from which a malignant tumor grows – basal cell carcinoma.

11.07.2016
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Bacteria rotate the microrotors

Scientists' calculations show that the flow created by bacteria can generate constant mechanical energy due to the rotation of the array of micro-rotors.

11.07.2016
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Sappers, take off!

If the researchers' plans come to fruition, then in two years the squadrons of flying bio-cyborg sappers will go on their first reconnaissance mission.

11.07.2016
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How to help helpers?

Scientists from the Institute of Allergy and Immunology in La Jolla (USA) have discovered a protein from the cytokine group that plays a crucial role in the maturation of follicular T-helpers.

08.07.2016
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Neutrophils weave a web

The DNA network for catching and destroying bacteria appears with the participation of many neutrophils, so the question arises how they interact with each other.

07.07.2016
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Pleasure with benefits

Israeli scientists have found that stimulating the brain's pleasure center enhances the immune response in mice. This may explain the effectiveness of placebo in the treatment of infections.

06.07.2016
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Soft exoskeletons

Pneumatic actuators can be used as exoskeleton muscles. They can apply the same efforts as electric motors, only they will weigh several times less.

06.07.2016
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The Future of medicine

An excerpt from the book by Professor of genomics Eric Topol about individual predictions of diseases, artificial intelligence in modern medicine and forecasts of epidemics.

06.07.2016
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Itaconate is a potential anti–inflammatory

Scientists from the USA, Canada, Germany and Russia have found a substance capable of suppressing the excessive activity of macrophages – one of the varieties of cells of the immune system.

05.07.2016
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Is death so irreversible?

The cells in the dead body continue to work actively, desperately trying to survive. This article will tell you about the thanatotranscriptome and whether Charon transports in both directions.

05.07.2016
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Non-functional MRI

A thorough study of the methodology of research using functional magnetic resonance imaging invalidates the results of an entire branch of science.

05.07.2016
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Scientists organized "cell races"

An international group of biologists conducted a "cell race" to deepen knowledge about the mechanisms of regulation of chemotaxis and stimulate work on this topic.

24.06.2016
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A new target for the treatment of muscle degeneration

It is possible that stimulation of mitofuzin-2 activity is a potential strategy for relieving the symptoms of sarcopenia and another phenomenon of muscle tissue atrophy – cachexia.

23.06.2016
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Investing in early cancer diagnosis

Moscow Seed Fund together with the RVC Biofund invested 16 million rubles in the RTM Diagnostics project for the development and implementation of new radiothermometry technologies.

22.06.2016
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Peristaltic pump for the aorta

When current pulses are applied to the device by magnetic induction, its rings contract, making peristaltic movements. This helps to remove blood into the aorta, unloading the myocardium.

21.06.2016