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Biomedicine

Special purpose virus

The smallpox vaccine virus has saved humanity from smallpox, but it is too early for him to "retire": scientists have high hopes for him in the field of cancer treatment.

28.10.2016
Innovative Russia

Spreading your wings

The First International Symposium "Engineering and Physical Technologies for Biomedicine" has ended at the National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI".

28.10.2016
Other life sciences

Sock sensor

proCover is a prototype of a smart sock that can detect pressure in different areas of the prosthetic foot and transmit this information to the user using vibration.

28.10.2016
Your health

Why is coffee invigorating?

Physiologist Vyacheslav Dubynin – about soft psychomotor stimulants, a reasonable amount of caffeine and adenosine receptors.

27.10.2016
Genetic engineering

Mosquitoes against mosquitoes

We are talking about a genetically modified variety of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are carriers of dangerous Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses.

27.10.2016
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of beta-tallasemia

American scientists have developed a method of genetic correction based on peptidonucleic acids, which effectively eliminated the symptoms of beta-thalassemia in mice.

27.10.2016
Genetics

Brittle X chromosome syndrome

In this article we will talk about one of the severe hereditary diseases – the syndrome of the brittle X chromosome - and about the difficulties of studying it.

26.10.2016
Other life sciences

Helpers of metastases

Trapping nets, which make neutrophil immune cells from their DNA, help metastatic tumor cells penetrate into healthy tissues.

26.10.2016
Prolonging youth

Muscle strength and mental strength

Australian scientists have for the first time shown a link between adaptation to power loads and brain functioning in people over 55 years of age with symptoms of mild cognitive impairment.

26.10.2016
Your health

5 myths about stress

Experts comment on popular myths and explain common misconceptions about the factors of stress and counteraction to it.

26.10.2016
Genetics

Racial immunology

Afromericans have stronger immunity against bacterial infections than their white fellow citizens. The reasons for this are mostly genetic in nature.

25.10.2016
Genetics

Why did snakes lose their legs

American researchers using CRISPR-Cas9 technology have proved the role of an enhancer mutation (a sequence in DNA that regulates gene activity) in the fact that snakes have no legs.

25.10.2016
Other life sciences

Hormones, part 2

Female sex hormones not only guide puberty and reproductive functions. They are associated with the work of the brain and the regulation of the immune and cardiovascular systems.

25.10.2016
Cellular technologies

Cardiogram "hearts on a chip"

Researchers from Harvard University have created the first "organ on a chip" with integrated sensors by printing it entirely on a 3D printer.

25.10.2016
Other life sciences

False targets for an antibiotic

British researchers not only explained the mechanism of staphylococcus resistance to daptomycin, but also identified a way to restore the effectiveness of the antibiotic.

25.10.2016
Your health

How does immunity work

The word "immunity" has become a kind of marketing tool when advertising medicines and medical services. But what is immunity really?

25.10.2016