Genetics
Evolution and genes
Regulatory fragments were found in the genome, which developed rapidly after the separation of our ancestors from the great apes.
25.11.2022- English version
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Biomedicine
Blood + AI = diagnosis
A new blood test using artificial intelligence detects liver cancer with 88% sensitivity and 98% specificity.
24.11.2022
Biomedicine
Protection against Zika fever
Antibodies isolated from the blood of women infected with the Zika virus, but who have given birth to healthy children, can neutralize this pathogen.
24.11.2022
Other life sciences
Virtual Eternity
It is not yet possible to fully recreate a person's personality, but the authors hope that the technologies of "digital immortality" will be improved.
24.11.2022
Other life sciences
Liver cancer: who is to blame?
The malignancy of hepatocytes is caused by two proteins that inhibit the synthesis of acetyl-coenzyme A, which is important for cellular metabolism.
24.11.2022
Exhibitions and conferences
Regenerative Medicine at MSU
The V National Congress on Regenerative Medicine has started its work in Moscow.
24.11.2022
Biomedicine
Partial protection
Activation of the TAAR1 receptor may partially improve memory and prevent the development of psychoses in mice with Alzheimer's disease.
24.11.2022
Genetic engineering
A new record
The FDA has approved the first therapy against hemophilia B from UniQure. The drug will become the most expensive in the world with a price of $ 3.5 million.
24.11.2022
Prolonging youth
Against cancer and sarcopenia
Antibodies against the CD47 membrane protein not only fight cancer, but also restore the muscle mass of old mice.
23.11.2022
Other life sciences
Instead of hypothermia
Before operations that require stopping blood flow, the patient is put into a state of hypothermia. Japanese researchers have proposed an alternative technique.
23.11.2022
Other life sciences
We are going without hands
Paralyzed people using the brain-computer interface were able to control a wheelchair in a hospital ward.
23.11.2022
Cellular technologies
Pacemakers from cardiomyocytes
Scientists from the University of Houston reprogrammed cardiomyocyte cells into Purkinje fiber cells.
23.11.2022
Genetics
Aging and the economy
People born during the Great Depression of the 1930s in the United States have markers of accelerated aging.
23.11.2022
Other life sciences
Bionic Ear
Perm Polytechnic University is developing an ear prosthesis that allows restoring both the bone conduction of sound and the aesthetics of the lost organ.
22.11.2022
Genetics
"Genes of myopia"
Five genes have been found, variants of which increase the risk of myopia in people of European origin with higher education.
22.11.2022
Genetics
Diabetes and bile acids
Bile acids act as signaling molecules that control various functions in the body, including blood sugar levels.
22.11.2022
Cellular technologies
Organoids with Usher syndrome
Retinal organoids give hope for the creation of methods for the treatment of genetic visual disorders.
22.11.2022
Cellular technologies
Treat not only the head
Restoration of the intestinal epithelium can reduce the risk of dementia after a stroke by reducing the amount of molecules toxic to neurons in the bloodstream.
22.11.2022
Other life sciences
Double blow to the brain
The carriage of the APOE e4 allele together with amyloid deposits in the brain contributes to the accumulation of tau protein.
21.11.2022
Genetic engineering
Three out of fourteen
Treatment of one of the forms of Leber's amaurosis with CRISPR-Cas9 slightly improved vision in only a small part of patients.
21.11.2022