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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.

A new cancer treatment method is created

news | Sep 27, 2019 | Med & Bio | 16

An international team of scientists has created a new cancer treatment method. The therapy’s main advantage is that it has practically no effect on the healthy cells, which means that more conditions can be treated.

Scientists Find a Method to Kill HIV

news | Sep 27, 2019 | Med & Bio | 26

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found a way to kill “dormant” human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Scientists Create a Compact Device to Stimulate Hair Growth

news | Sep 24, 2019 | Med & Bio | 25

Electrotrichogenesis is a traditional method of hair growth stimulation using an electric field. The main disadvantage of devices based on this principle is their large dimensions. Luckily, scientists were able to create a device that is small but effective.

Chicago company prints miniature human heart

news | Sep 10, 2019 | Med & Bio | 32

3D printing of tissues for transplant organs is one of the most promising areas in contemporary medicine. American company BIOLIFE4D has recently made another advancement in this area by creating a miniature copy of a human heart with the same structure as the real organ.

An Indian surgeon performs the first ever remote heart surgery

news | Sep 09, 2019 | Med & Bio | 31

The sensational event would not have occurred but for the robot-surgeon CorPath GRX. The device was operated by Dr. Tejas Patel from the Institute of Cardiology in Ahmadabad 35 km away from the operating room.

Scientists create a light exoskeleton for jogging

news | Aug 21, 2019 | Med & Bio | 27

Scientists at Harvard University and the University of Nebraska have developed an ultra-lightweight skeleton. Despite its compact size, the exoskeleton is extremely efficient.

How to use a Rubik’s cube in science?

news | Aug 16, 2019 | Med & Bio | 33

A group of Chinese and American scientists gave a new life to the Rubik's cube by discovering how to diagnose different diseases with the help of the cube.

Orion implant will restore eyesight for vision impaired patients

news | Aug 12, 2019 | Med & Bio | 48

Second Sight Medical Products has introduced a prototype of an artificial eye for different types of vision, including infrared imaging.

New type of protein will give cells consciousness

news | Aug 08, 2019 | Med & Bio | 25

An important discovery was made by scientists from universities in California and Washington: they have developed a new artificial protein that interacts with cells to give them some amazing qualities.

Ancient garfish might hold the key to limb regeneration

news | Aug 01, 2019 | Med & Bio | 34

Scientists at Michigan State University are seriously researching the topic of limb regeneration. In the course of their research, they have taken an interest in a particular animal - the garfish.

French scientists restore eyesight for macular degeneration patient

news | Jul 29, 2019 | Med & Bio | 43

Macular degeneration is a group of illnesses that involves the loss of photoreceptors in the central area of the patient’s retina, resulting in blindness. However, several patients’ eyesight was recently restored with a bionic eye.

Electrical stimulation will accelerate our reflexes to fantastic speeds

news | Jul 24, 2019 | Med & Bio | 24

Scientists from Sony Corporation and the University of Chicago are working on a system of electric muscle stimulation, which will allow people to respond much faster to what is happening around them.

New tattoo inks to help you monitor your health

news | Jul 22, 2019 | Med & Bio | 36

Biometric patterns will now change color in response to key changes in your body.

This device uses electricity to restore heart tissue

news | Jul 19, 2019 | Med & Bio | 41

Electrical impulses have been used to cure a wide range of illnesses for some time. A recent invention is an implant that uses this method to restore heart tissue.

Elon Musk Updates on the Progress in Neurocomputer Interface Development

news | Jul 17, 2019 | Med & Bio | 40

It was two years ago that the billionaire registered Neuralink, the company intended to engage in the development of brain-computer interfaces. Today, its long-awaited presentation was held, at which the company's management spoke about their achievements.

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