Scientists decided to weigh cancer cells to assess the tumor growth rate. By measuring the cell mass and growth rate before RNA sequencing, we can understand whether the cancer will respond to the therapy chosen by the doctor.

Scientists of the Hong Kong University have presented a device that can reduce the risk of carcinogenesis during the cultivation of neural stem cells. This can significantly advance the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, Xinhua reports.

Gout is a metabolic disorder. Accumulation of urate crystals in the form of sodium monoaurate or uric acid occurs in the joints and various tissues of the body resulting inflammation and pain. Scientists of the University of Alabama have associated gout with dementia, Psych Central reports.

With the support of the pharmaceutical company “Ananta Medicare”, on November 16, 2018, a scientific and educational event “Regional Summit. Perinatal risk 2018 "was held for obstetricians and gynecologists in Kropyvnytsky. Kropyvnytsky perinatal center is the first medical institution in Ukraine where newborns with low body weight are rescued. During its existence, 1300 children were born with a critically low weight. The newborn with lowest body weight of 680 grams was saved here. Some of these saved children have already gone to school.

On November 26, 2018, a seminar on the etiology, pathogenesis, modern treatment of urolithiasis, and the use of phytocomposition-based products for the prevention of urinary stones re-formation was held for general practitioners and family practitioners in Zaporizhia. The seminar was attended by family doctors of Zaporizhzhia and Zaporizhzhia region.

On October 31, 2018, a scientific-practical seminar “Multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of internal diseases” was held in the teleconference format. The seminar was held in Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Uzhgorod, Chernivtsi. The seminar was attended by doctors of different specialties: general practitioners, family doctors, gastroenterologists, cardiologists, pediatricians and others.

On November 7-8, 2018, a scientific-practical conference “From New Scientific Concepts in Gastroenterology to a Specific Patient” was held in Poltava (dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the birth of Dr. med. Prof. Degtyareva I.I.). This event was attended by doctors of various specialties: general practitioners, family doctors, gastroenterologists, pediatric gastroenterologists and pediatricians.