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Mutation is the cause of vibrational urticaria

The skin of patients with this rare hereditary disease begins to turn red in response to mechanical vibrations, for example, when working with a drill, lawn mower; in some cases, even a simple rubbing with a towel causes a skin reaction.

05.02.2016

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Experiments on the birth of children from three parents have been recognized as ethical in the United States

To participate in the first experiments, only women with clearly confirmed mitochondrial abnormalities will be selected and only male embryos will be implanted – they will not be able to transfer mitochondria to their descendants.

04.02.2016

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A previously unknown genetic syndrome associated with obesity is described

Patients suffering from this disease develop obesity and have mental and behavioral problems. Scientists from the University of Manchester found out that the disease is associated with a deletion on the sixth chromosome.

04.02.2016

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Japanese scientists have created a prosthetic tongue

Scientists from Okayama University are testing an artificial language on four volunteers – a unique prosthesis that will return the ability to speak to patients.

03.02.2016

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Synthetic opioids are better than morphine

In doses providing an analgesic effect equal to morphine, the synthesized peptides showed an unprecedented low level of negative side effects.

02.02.2016

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Editing of embryonic genomes – only under license

The condition of the regulatory service when issuing this license is compliance with ethical standards of research and the inadmissibility of implantation of genetically modified embryos to women.

01.02.2016

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A sermon on bioethics

With regard to the protection of life, science should by no means prevail over man: with such an admonition, Pope Francis addressed the Italian Bioethics Committee at an audience on January 28.

29.01.2016

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The best in the world – in Siberia

Siberian State Medical University is recognized as the world's best center for the quality of clinical trials of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

28.01.2016

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Would you like to buy an ear?

Japanese scientists claim that artificial ears can be grown to order and transplanted to a person in the next five years. They recently grew a human auricle on the back of a rat.

28.01.2016

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Will cord blood help with HIV infection?

The Spanish National Society of Transplantologists has announced a program of HIV infection therapy by transplantation of specially selected umbilical cord blood samples. Treatment of the first patient is scheduled for January 2016.

28.01.2016

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Chinese Exclusive

Chinese scientists have developed a new bioengineered liver that will help patients with liver failure to wait for the transplantation of this organ.

27.01.2016

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When and from what will you die?

At the start of the interactive chart, the entered age of the user changes every second and the statistical probability of dying from one reason or another is calculated. When the age of 100 is reached, the simulation stops.

26.01.2016

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"In case of my death, I ask you to donate my organs"

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a donor card during the opening of the XII symposium of the Polish Transplantation Society and urged Poles to do the same.

25.01.2016

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Animal donors are waiting for approval

The UK government intends to allow the cultivation of human organs in the bodies of animals, in particular, pigs and sheep, in the coming week.

12.01.2016

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Life sciences-2015

In this article, we will analyze the events of 2015 according to Science and Nature, which relate to the field of life sciences.

28.12.2015

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The printed thyroid gland functions no worse than the real one

3D Bioprinting Solutions company has announced the successful completion of a unique experiment on printing an organ construct of the mouse thyroid gland. The printed thyroid gland is not rejected and functions.

17.12.2015

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The "plug" for bullet wounds received approval

The Commission for the Control of Medicines and Nutrients has approved the use of a "plug" for XSTAT 30 bullet wounds in civilian medical institutions and in first aid.

14.12.2015

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And the men didn't know…

I wonder how much of a grant researchers from the University of Sydney spent to once again name six factors that increase the likelihood of early death?

11.12.2015

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Cancel aging

Lecture by Maxim Skulachev, a leading researcher at the Faculty of Biology of Moscow State University, on whether it is possible to stop human aging and why the struggle for eternal youth has turned into a pursuit of technological progress.

09.12.2015

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Gene therapy of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: the first successes

According to the data presented at the congress of the American Society of Hematology, four boys suffering from a rare hereditary disease had a significant improvement in their health after treatment.

08.12.2015