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Biomedicine

Anticorrosive additives have found work in the therapy of tumors

The substance, which is usually used to prevent corrosion, leads to the depletion of cancer cells, removing oxygen from them, and at the same time it is safe for healthy tissues.

24.01.2017

Bioethics

Is euthanasia profitable?

Providing those in need with medical care during voluntary retirement in Canada will help save from 34.7 to 138.8 million US dollars annually.

24.01.2017

Other life sciences

Alternative to proton pump inhibitors

American scientists have developed micro-motors that neutralize acid in the stomach and release drugs at a given acidity value.

24.01.2017

Other life sciences

Will cerium dioxide accelerate wound healing?

To activate growth, scientists added a colloidal solution of cerium dioxide nanoparticles to the culture medium for cultures of primary fibroblasts taken from mouse embryos.

24.01.2017

Your health

About the benefits and harms of alcohol

No one particularly doubts that excessive alcohol consumption is harmful to health. But about moderate doses, battles have been going on for more than a year.

24.01.2017

Other life sciences

Therapeutic RNAs have learned to deliver to cells by ultrasound

Now MIT and Boston Children's Hospital employees are working on the creation of capsules for oral administration, which contain both the specified RNA and the source of ultrasound pulses.

23.01.2017

Other life sciences

Suppress the immune system

For scientists who develop treatment methods based on therapeutic viruses, excessive activity of the immune system is extremely undesirable.

23.01.2017

Various

The phenomenal Macchiarini

Paolo Macchiarini's career path is similar to the trajectory of a ballistic missile: the Italian's fame soared to cosmic heights, and then he was waiting for a rapid flight down.

23.01.2017

Other life sciences

Cardiogram for Instagram

The telemedicine future, in which smartphone diagnostics and remote consultation in many cases can replace a real visit to the doctor, is just around the corner.

23.01.2017

Nanotechnology

A new approach to the manufacture of medical implants

Superhemophobic material is practically not recognized by the body as foreign. This material can be used for the manufacture of surgical implants with a low risk of rejection by the body.

23.01.2017

Other life sciences

Antitumor drug turns white fat into brown

The antitumor drug bexarotene turns white fat into brown, which has a positive effect on the metabolism of mice even when they are kept on a high-calorie diet.

23.01.2017

Cellular technologies

When will we grow a new liver

How human organs are "grown" in the laboratory, whether they will be able to replace donor ones, when such technologies will become massively available and what mini-organs are needed for.

20.01.2017

Other life sciences

Computer analysis of the severity of heart disease

The authors of the new work proposed using artificial intelligence in order to estimate the possible life expectancy of patients with pulmonary hypertension.

20.01.2017

Various

Genome Editing and US laws

The FDA has published draft rules governing the use of animals whose genome has been edited using CRISPR and other advanced technologies.

20.01.2017

Genetic engineering

An electric switch of gene activity has been created

Scientists believe that due to its simplicity and variability, this design can find application in the medical field and in the field of biotechnology within a couple of years.

20.01.2017

Other life sciences

Take care of your head with a predisposition to Alzheimer's

In combination with genetic factors, concussion may be associated with an accelerated rate of cerebral cortex atrophy and memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.

20.01.2017

Cellular technologies

Gut organoid, turned inside out

In addition to stem cells from the material left over from artificial insemination procedures, induced pluripotent stem cells were used in organoid cultivation.

19.01.2017

Other life sciences

Soft robot sleeve will help the heart to pump blood

An international group of scientists has developed and successfully tested an implantable soft robotic device on animals, which, by hugging the heart, promotes its contractions.

19.01.2017

Other life sciences

Micro-strokes may be associated with the development of dementia

A micro stroke is a type of stroke that lasts only a few minutes. A new study has found that micro-strokes are much more dangerous than is commonly believed.

19.01.2017

Other life sciences

Caffeine prevents the development of chronic inflammation

Age-related inflammatory status can cause cardiovascular and other diseases; consumption of caffeinated products partially reduces this risk.

19.01.2017