Breakthrough microfluidic technology strengthens BRICS momentum in biomedical innovation Scientists in St. Petersburg have developed a high-precision microchannel sensor capable of detecting reactive oxygen species (ROS) – key biomarkers associated with ageing and the development of cardiovascular and neurological diseases – with up to two times greater accuracy than conventional analytical methods. The research introduces a microfluidic device designed to significantly improve the speed, sensitivity and reliability of oxidative stress assessment, as reported by the Russian Academy of Sciences. Reactive…

Hyperspectral imaging breakthrough paves the way for satellite and drone-based early warning systems Researchers from the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, in collaboration with specialists from the All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, have developed an innovative methodology for detecting agricultural plant diseases at an early, asymptomatic stage. The approach is based on hyperspectral imaging data processed using artificial intelligence, enabling the identification of physiological changes in crops before visible signs of infection emerge. The technology could underpin the…

Russian doctors develop method to restore sense of smell in people with post-COVID syndromePreliminary results show that patients begin to recognise smells better from the seventh session Otorhinolaryngologists at the I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University) have developed an olfactory training programme for people with post-COVID syndrome. This was reported by the university’s press service. “Today, there are neither medicinal nor surgical treatment methods for patients with post-COVID loss of smell. Olfactory training is the only…

Physicists from Novosibirsk State Technical University, working jointly with neurophysiologists from the Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, have developed an innovative method of minimally invasive, highly selective infrared neural stimulation using a fibre-optic interface between the brain and a laser source. Neural stimulation techniques are widely used in physiology, fundamental medicine and clinical practice, ranging from electrical and magnetic methods to infrared and ultrasound approaches. The new approach proposed by Russian researchers offers a practical…

Scientists from the Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have created an innovative technology that significantly increases the accuracy of assessing the quality of petroleum products and specialised hydrocarbon fractions. This is reported by the official website of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The method takes into account error correlation at every stage of data processing, improving the efficiency of automated monitoring and…

Outside the dust and smoke of the fiery encounter US President Donald Trump and Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky had in the Oval Office, which has unavoidably been serially screened on TV and reflected in newspaper headlines, is a revolution that most miss of what is happening in America. Predictably, most readers of this diplomacy failure or lapse out of this Trump-Zelensky encounter have primarily apportioned it to rude Trump and cast him as having lost the manners of the Presidency to…

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Ethiopian Ambassador to Moscow Genet Teshome Girru discussed plans of cooperation between the countries in the field of health care and prospects of its development for the current year. This is reported on the website of the Russian Ministry. They agreed to increase comprehensive cooperation, including in the field of medical education. According to Murashko, 24 Ethiopian citizens are now studying in Russian universities. He added that the Russian leadership is ready to expand…

During an expedition to the Kola Peninsula in the Murmansk region (Russia), archaeologists of the Institute of History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered four settlements of the Late Neolithic Age (II-I millennia B.C.) belonging to the ancient Scandinavian Gressbakken culture. Excavations on the territory of the Kola Peninsula have been going on for the last few years. Archaeologists work in hard-to-reach places, which can be reached only by special transport. This is reported by…

During Russia’s presidency in BRICS in 2024, the role of the group’s countries as a sustainable and demanded format of multilateral interaction based on the sovereign equality of countries and consideration of each other’s interests was confirmed. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova at a briefing. She pointed out that 250 meetings were held during the year, at which BRICS participants discussed almost all areas of interstate cooperation. “The year of the…

More than 2.5 thousand guests attended the IX International Kremlin Charity Cadet Ball. Gostiny Dvor gathered pupils of cadet schools, representatives of youth organisations, as well as young people from 35 countries, including Venezuela, Vietnam, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Mexico, UAE, and Ethiopia. Diplomats from the embassies of Belarus, China, Guinea, Nigeria, Panama, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Turkmenistan, were guests of honour. This year’s it is dedicated to the “Year of the Family” announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The…