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The City of old men

If the experiment is successful, such projects will be implemented in other areas of rapidly aging Japan to make its infrastructure friendlier for the elderly.

Almost an intestine made of stem cells

A fragment of the intestine grown from induced pluripotent stem cells contains a mucous membrane, muscles and nerve endings and is capable of peristalsis.

A magic net for weak hearts

Russian nanotechnologists are waiting for British investments

A British-Russian venture forum on attracting investments in Russian nanotechnology is being held in London.

Human Skin Plant

Do you want to become a co-investor of Rusnano?

Rusnano's approach makes it possible to make infrastructure projects cost–effective, therefore attractive to co-investors.

The information center will help orphans

The All-Russian Information Center on Rare Diseases and Medicines- "orphans" (orphan drugs) has been opened in St. Petersburg. A rare disease is considered to occur less often than in 5 people per 10,000.

Cloned customs officers took up posts

"During the training, these dogs have shown that they can detect drugs better than ordinary bloodhounds," said a customs officer at Incheon Airport, where three of the six bloodhounds were assigned to serve.

A superfood for weight loss?

In an experiment on rats, a peptide hormone recently discovered in the centers of the brain that control appetite turned out to be significantly more effective than existing weight loss drugs.

Cancer diagnosis and treatment: "4-in-1" nanoparticles

The researchers connected fluorescent dye, RNA fragments and peptide fragments to iron oxide nanoparticles. The task of peptides is to identify tumor cells, RNA fragments suppress the work of a number of genes characteristic of cancer cells, killing them. Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles play the role of contrast for MRI, and fluorescent dye allows you to observe cancer cells using microscopy.

Growing artificial organs: sheep instead of bioreactors

Scientist Yutaka Hanazono shows a journalist a sheep involved in the experiment. There is a small trace of the operation on her belly, and behind it is a "spare" pancreas grown on the basis of chimpanzee stem cells.

The brain-computer interface allows you to transmit thoughts

Such an interface can significantly improve the quality of life of many disabled people, giving them the opportunity to communicate online no worse than healthy people.

Don't get old, don't get sick, don't breathe...

Scientists significantly reduced the level of the VHL-1 signaling protein and found that this not only increased the resistance of worms to hypoxia (which they tried to achieve), but also significantly slowed the aging of nematodes.

"Subtle vibrations" as an antiviral agent?

Leather Doll: Japanese approach

To demonstrate the effectiveness of their new method of forming three-dimensional biological structures from individual cells, Japanese scientists have grown a doll from living cells.

A new hope for balding

A substance used in perfumery to imitate the smell of sandalwood stimulates human hair growth.

Prevention of the consequences of smoking

CDDO-imidazole effectively prevented respiratory tract damage in "smoking" mice. The results obtained will allow us to begin studying the effectiveness and safety of its use for the prevention of lung diseases in humans.

The International Nanotechnology Forum will be an annual

The International Nanotechnology Forum in Moscow will be held annually. This was stated on December 5 by Anatoly Chubais, CEO of the state corporation Rusnano, closing the forum.

Gene therapy of retinitis pigmentosa: the first patient

Scientists from Oxford University with the help of innovative gene therapy were able to restore the vision of a patient who went blind due to an incurable hereditary disease.

Virtual Ambulance

It is planned to create similar virtual simulators for obstetricians, physiotherapists and other medical specialists.