A large asteroid, dubbed the "planet killer" by scientists, is moving towards Earth. According to scientists, on June 27, it will fly to us at a distance of 6.6 million km. The asteroid was recognized as one of the largest space objects that have approached our planet over the past 125 years.
In the course of a study conducted by scientists from the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London, an unusual method of restoring vision was discovered.
The first trials of a revolutionary vaccine against all types of cancer were conducted in Russia, and it showed good results. This was told by the head of the N. F. Gamalei Center, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Ginzburg.
Scientists at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found evidence that beneficial nutrients can slow down brain aging. The results of the study are published in the magazine npj Aging.
Specialists of the Volgograd State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation have developed a unique gel for regeneration, which allows you to completely restore bone tissue, including after large shrapnel and bullet wounds.
Researchers from Stanford University have found that people living in homes with gas stoves regularly inhale harmful substances, primarily nitrogen dioxide NO2. This can lead to the development of asthma in children, as well as early death, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances.
Cough is a common reason to prescribe antibiotics, especially if it is clear that the infection in the respiratory tract is bacterial. But, as a study by scientists from Georgetown University School of Medicine shows, antibiotics may not affect the duration of cough.
Scientists from the University of Bristol in the UK have for the first time identified the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and the spread of viruses. The study showed that high levels of CO2 make viruses more viable.
For a long time, it was believed that vitamin D deficiency only affects bone health and causes seasonal mood swings. However, new research has shown that its deficiency can have much more serious consequences, including the development of incurable diseases.
Russian scientists have invented a way to extract gold using bacteria. Representatives of two federal universities from Krasnoyarsk and Yakutsk, as well as the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, took part in the development.