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The most advanced technologies in the service of medicine are a key to raising the average life expectancy and improving people’s quality of life.
\nIn this section we write about the ways innovations help doctors to provide treatment to people and prevent dangerous diseases, as well as to improve and enrich what nature has endowed us with. New medicines, treatment and medical research methods, as well as information about biotechnology and its integration with traditional technologies - you will find all about it here.

The elixir of immortality: is there any chance that humans could live forever?

articles | Sep 22, 2022 | Med & Bio | 63

Humanity has been trying to unravel the secret of eternal life for ages. Sages, alchemists, philosophers and poets have all attempted, in one way or another, to answer the question of why man inevitably withers and how to explain the phenomenon that different living beings have completely different lifespans.

Running away from old age: how to extend your life through sport

articles | Sep 21, 2022 | Med & Bio | 50

If you're under 30 and think you have at least another decade to look forward to while staying young and fresh, we have some bad news for you. The ageing process starts at 30, and by the time you turn 40, this process accelerates.

Much worse than covid: 8 of the deadliest viruses in human history

articles | Sep 07, 2022 | Med & Bio | 58

With the advent of COVID-19, scientists and many ordinary people began to take an active interest in virology.

Science against insomnia: scientific advice on how to fall asleep quickly and get a good night's sleep

articles | Aug 17, 2022 | Med & Bio | 69

According to research, about 40-45% of people experience occasional insomnia, and 60% complain of a chronic lack of sleep.

A slime robot that can help retrieve swallowed objects

news | Aug 11, 2022 | Med & Bio | 66

How often do children or animals accidentally swallow foreign objects that can only be retrieved with abdominal surgery?

The brain can reduce memory within hours

news | Aug 05, 2022 | Med & Bio | 60

There are special neurons that are responsible for this. They mark the boundaries of events in the memory stream. Then these boundaries become a stronghold.

The smart bandage that administers medicine itself

news | Aug 04, 2022 | Med & Bio | 56

Scientists from the Swiss Empa center, led by the Chinese researchers Fei Pan and Qun Ren, have developed an innovative bandage material that controls the course of an infection and, if it worsens, can administer medication.

How VR games can help you cope with agoraphobia

news | Jul 19, 2022 | Med & Bio | 61

Our editors have repeatedly written about how many opportunities are hidden in computer games, the scope of which stretches beyond recreational forms and even reaches as far as medicine.

Spiny mice can self-heal a damaged spinal cord

news | Jul 13, 2022 | Med & Bio | 59

Discovering a method for rapidly regenerating organs and tissues is a task that scientists worldwide have been struggling with over many years.

A new cell type with regenerative properties is discovered in the lungs

news | Jul 12, 2022 | Med & Bio | 70

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have found a new kind of cell that develops in human bronchioles and plays a crucial role in the respiratory system.

Microplastics discovered in human blood

news | Jul 11, 2022 | Med & Bio | 76

It is virtually impossible to imagine the current world without plastic. It is almost ubiquitous: plastic is used in food production, everyday items, and even clothing.

Scientists find 100 cases of humans transmitting their virus to animals

news | Jul 08, 2022 | Med & Bio | 65

Since the COVID-19 pandemic and the theory that bats carry the coronavirus, many scientists have become interested in how disease arises and develops in the animal-human relationship.