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Origin of neurons revealed using tiny marine organisms

Components of brain cells formed in shallow water about 800 million years ago, researchers find

MIT has developed a portable ultrasound to diagnose breast cancer

MIT has developed a miniaturized ultrasound scanner that allows imaging at any time

Scientists have explained why most people who lose weight gain it back on again over time

As people develop obesity, their brains stop responding to satiety signals, which means they start eating even more

AI has been taught to predict heart disease

Researchers analyzed abdominal aortic calcinosis using a machine learning algorithm

Russia patented the underlying robot ultrasound technology

The robotic complex can work in conjunction with any ultrasound machine that has the ability to save data in DICOM-format

"Upgrade" at the cellular level

Artificial organelles, if filled with a suitable set of enzymes, can also work in other human cells – and this opens up opportunities for a new type of anti-cancer therapy.

A Russian company will conduct cancer drug trials in the United States

The Russian biopharmaceutical company Incuron has received FDA approval for clinical trials of the drug for the treatment of patients with progressive malignant tumors.

Transplanted neurons can "get infected" with parkinsonism

Antibiotics – resign! They will be replaced by natural substances

Russian biotechnology will show you Kuzma's mother

Russian companies and research institutes will be among the main participants of the International Forum-Exhibition on Biotechnologies BIO International Convention.

Buy an innovation!

Russian business is not motivated to consume innovations. This opinion was expressed by the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation Sergey Katyrin, speaking at the international economic forum in Strasbourg, France.

Short-term stress impairs memory and learning ability

Insulin synthesis can be seen in the eyes

One such molecule is similar in shape to a ring with four spokes, which can individually occupy several different positions (which can be interpreted as binary zeros and ones). 16 molecules also make up a ring, with the 17th "sister" in the center, and together form a molecular machine capable of encoding over 4 billion combinations in the position of its parts.

Advanced Mongolian nanotechnology

Nanotechnology was named among the most promising areas of cooperation with Russian scientific centers at the Convention of the Mongols of the World.

Global pharmaceutical market: we are waiting for changes!

Unfortunately, the advice "Rest, rest is the best medicine" is not suitable for the heart. And if you wrap a sick or tired heart with an elastic exoskeleton?

Useless healthcare

The American healthcare system uselessly spends about a third of its budget. Due to fraud alone, it loses up to $200 billion. per year.

Mice had their lives extended. A queue for a person?

During the experiment, geneticists managed to extend the life span of mice by 20% and reduce the number of age-related diseases by blocking the production of the protein S6 Kinase 1 (S6K1).

Cancer treatment: an encouraging result

Researchers from the Sydney biotech company EnGeneIC cured cancer with drugs in a "wrapper" from the membrane of bacteria. Scientists plan to start testing on cancer-stricken volunteers within a month.

Urine analysis instead of biopsy

After kidney transplantation, the patient has to undergo a painful biopsy procedure every six months, or even more often. The Russian Scientific Center of Surgery has developed a method for determining the danger of rejection of a transplanted kidney by protein markers in urine.

Another gene regulator of cholesterol levels

Vladimir SHABALIN, Director of the Gerontology Research Institute, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, knows all the secrets of aging and life extension and willingly shares them.