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Early diagnosis of parkinsonism

With the help of the new system, the authors were able to correctly diagnose Parkinson's disease in 19 out of 20 cases and exclude the disease in all those who were healthy.

01.09.2016
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Don't clone mammoths!

They will have nothing to eat; mammoths will quickly become infected with various infections; the revival of mammoths will lead to a violation of the ecological balance in nature.

26.08.2016
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Quit it before it's too late!

Alcohol consumption is a direct cause of the development of seven types of cancer, scientists from New Zealand said. At the same time, even moderate drinkers are in danger.

22.07.2016
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Joints do not recover

During life, new collagen in cartilage is practically not formed even in people who are subjected to high physical exertion or have suffered some diseases.

20.07.2016
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Biomedical experiments on the ISS

Among other cargo, the Dragon spacecraft will deliver equipment to the International Space Station for conducting three experiments in the field of life sciences.

20.07.2016
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Mutations of Americans

Biologists analyzed the genomes of the indigenous peoples of America and Eurasia to identify features in the genetic changes of the populations under consideration.

18.07.2016
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Web instead of Kevlar

Spider web body armor will not be stronger than Kevlar. Their advantage is their lightness and flexibility, allowing them to protect not only the trunk, but also the limbs.

14.07.2016
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Alzheimer's Vaccine

The dementia vaccine has already been tested on cell cultures and mice. Human testing of the vaccine is expected to begin in the next two to three years.

14.07.2016
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Homozygous "red" gene is also dangerous

The presence of only one variant of the gene that determines red hair color in brunettes and brown-haired men, which does not manifest itself in the phenotype, significantly increases the chances of developing skin cancer.

13.07.2016
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Coming soon: "The hand of Skywalker"

The American company Mobius Bionics, a developer of innovative medical equipment, announced the release of the LUKE arm bionic prosthesis at the end of 2016.

13.07.2016
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Insurance and genetics

A round table meeting "Insurance and medical Genetics" was held in Moscow yesterday, during which experts tried to find common ground between these two areas.

08.07.2016
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What does glioma eat?

Scientists from the British University of Newcastle have made a breakthrough in understanding the causes of the growth of a deadly brain tumor – as it turned out, glioma cells use fats for their growth.

08.07.2016
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Siberian non-narcotic analgesic

An analgesic drug without narcotic side effects, which is being developed by Siberian scientists, is recognized as one of the hundred best inventions of Russia by the end of 2015.

08.07.2016
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Who would you like to clone?

On the day of a kind of anniversary – the 20th anniversary of the birth of Dolly the sheep - the RT TV channel website conducted a survey to find out who they would like to clone if there was such an opportunity.

05.07.2016
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Bioengineered muscles have strengthened

Scientists from the University of Southern California have developed a way to grow muscle fibers – longer, wider and more developed than those that have been able to grow before.

05.07.2016
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A million for hemophilia gene therapy

UCL Technology Investment Fund will invest 1 million pounds in the company Freeline Therapeutics develops and commercializes gene therapy for blood diseases, in particular, hemophilia.

01.07.2016
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Reconstruction of the pancreas

Insulin-producing cells derived from human cells injected into mice react to glucose levels and migrate to the pancreas, reconstructing it.

29.06.2016