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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.

Scientists create a light exoskeleton for jogging

news | Aug 21, 2019 | Med & Bio | 14

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 | 25

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 | 24

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 | 15

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 | 27

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 | 28

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 | 17

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 | 31

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 | 33

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 | 28

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.

Gene therapy returns sight to blind mice

news | Jul 16, 2019 | Med & Bio | 30

A team of genetic engineers achieved such impressive results by applying a new reactivation technology for the Cngb1 gene, which destroys the retina when it is ‘switched off’. This is the first such case in history.

New technologies to help provide assistance in space

news | Jul 12, 2019 | Med & Bio | 22

Injuries are a highly likely occurrence in space, but given the conditions, providing first aid to astronauts is a true challenge. Researchers from Dresden Technical University have come up with a solution to the problem.

The human heart will beat without oxygen

news | Jul 08, 2019 | Med & Bio | 34

Scientists from The University of Manchester are currently working on teaching the big pump to work without any oxygen. This idea was inspired by ordinary turtles.

Japanese Scientists Manage to Grow Artificial Brain

news | Jul 02, 2019 | Med & Bio | 67

The basis for the organ was pluripotent stem cells that can differentiate into any type of cell in the body.

3D printing will help bald people get their hair back

news | Jun 27, 2019 | Med & Bio | 53

For a successful hair transplant operation, the patient needs healthy hair follicles. But how can completely bald people get them? Scientists from Columbia University have started printing them using a 3D printer.

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Mars exploration: fantasy versus harsh reality

articles | Aug 19, 2019 | Science & Education | 15

Mars is a promising object for future colonizers, as well as a possible refuge in the event of a global catastrophe on Earth. So far, there are too many difficulties for relocation, but companies working in this area promise to solve them

The downfall of Galaxy Fold, the idea crisis and the future of smartphones

columns | Apr 26, 2019 | Gadgets | 50

Samsung has cancelled the release of Galaxy Fold. Why do engineers, designers and users rarely see eye to eye, and what can we expect from the mobile industry in the future?