According to the authors of the new invention, patients with an artificial heart or an auxiliary blood pump will be able to gain greater freedom of movement than before with the help of the new system.
In three Tanzanian villages, scientists are experimentally luring malaria-carrying mosquitoes into traps using scented socks, "where they are poisoned and eventually die."
British scientists have stated that the risk of dehydration is a myth, the Daily Mail reports. According to traditional medical opinion, drinking plain water should prevent kidney disease and obesity, journalist Sophie Borland reminds.
Scientists from Queen Mary College, University of London, have managed to find a protein that tells our internal clock whether it is daytime or the dead of night outside.
Statistically, people who suffer from contact allergies are less susceptible to certain types of malignant tumors, including brain, breast and skin cancer.
A joint study by American and Australian scientists found that salt is addictive, and in the case of a deficiency of this substance, the same genetic and neurological mechanisms are triggered as in nicotine, heroin or cocaine addiction
Human embryos with genetic defects can automatically correct errors in their own DNA, promoting the growth of normal cells and minimizing the activity of those cells that have the wrong number of chromosomes.
In our body, ethanol turns into acetaldehyde, which behaves quite aggressively towards DNA. Two groups of proteins protect genes from the harmful substance: one of them neutralizes acetaldehyde itself, the second is engaged in repairing damaged DNA.
Research by scientists from Stanford University (USA) suggests that in most cases the causes of autism spectrum disorders are not genetic, but can be attributed to environmental influences.
