"Wet computer": the brain in a test tube
A "wet computer" based on elements that mimic some properties of living brain neurons will be able to work in liquid media – for example, inside the body.
12.01.2010A "wet computer" based on elements that mimic some properties of living brain neurons will be able to work in liquid media – for example, inside the body.
12.01.2010A decrease in the content of methionine in a high-calorie diet led to an increase in life expectancy without harm to reproductive functions.
03.12.2009otik," it says, "but yoghurts have nothing to do with it."
18.02.2008According to Chinese researchers, their research will help shed light on the phenomenon of "Asian longevity". The results of their colleagues' work also confirm the more frequent occurrence of mitochondrial haplogroup D4 in Japanese over the age of 100 years.
22.09.2009Anyone over the age of 16 for 160 pounds (approximately $ 250) can independently conduct a paternity test. Just do not forget: "in much wisdom there is much sorrow; and whoever multiplies knowledge multiplies sorrow."
25.08.2009DNA analysis of patients' stools makes it possible to detect different forms of cancer more accurately than previously thought.
03.06.2009A simple genetic test will help determine the degree of tolerability of immunosuppressive therapy in patients with transplanted kidneys. The test allows you to determine the individual dose of drugs for each patient, minimizing side effects.
26.05.2009The quality of medical examinations conducted at a distance with the help of modern means of communication is not much inferior to real visits of doctors.
18.05.2009Scientists from the University of Massachusetts have developed a new – oral – method of targeted delivery of small interfering RNAs (miRNAs). The method was tested on mice and showed excellent results in suppressing the inflammatory process, similar to what develops in humans with a number of diseases.
07.05.2009In patients taking statins, the probability of detecting prostate cancer was 3 times lower compared to those who did not take these drugs.
04.05.2009Participants of the project "Study of New England Centenarians" showed that older people whose parents lived to be a hundred years old, certain (and pleasant) character traits are more common.
09.04.2009Suspending clinical trials is a common action when a case of unexplained illness occurs.
10.09.2020By 2012, 10,000 stem cell samples should be harvested. Such a bank, according to doctors, will greatly simplify the treatment of hematological diseases – for example, leukemia.
17.03.2009The Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
09.10.2019Previously, in experiments, scientists managed to grow only the internal elements of teeth. New data opens the way to the artificial creation of "full-fledged" teeth covered with enamel. In addition, gene therapy opens up new opportunities for strengthening and restoring damaged tooth enamel, as well as the prevention and treatment of caries.
25.02.2009A new method for determining the effectiveness of antiseptic drugs against biofilm forms of bacteria has already been patented.
20.05.2019The trip will be the first step towards the implementation of the cooperation program for 2009 within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between RUSNANO and the Ministry of Employment and Economy of Finland.
10.02.2009A biosimilar of eculizumab, the most expensive drug in the world, has been created in Russia.
25.03.2019Siberian scientists have found protein targets for the development of drugs against cancer of the rectum, lungs and intestines.
15.11.2018Most studies on the efficacy and safety of phytotherapy during menopause do not meet the criteria of evidence-based medicine. The use of herbs can even have adverse health effects. But the popularity of phytotherapy has grown after the publication of works proving the relationship between the use of hormone replacement therapy with breast and ovarian cancer.
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