Genetics
Paanah here…
In the genome of the average resident of Russia, the genes of "indigenous" Russians occupy only the third place after representatives of Western Europe, Belarus and Ukraine.
16.03.2017- English version
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Other life sciences
Glowing bacteria will help measure radioactivity
Siberian biophysicists conducted an experimental study of the biological effect of low-dose gamma radiation. The test organism was the luminous bacteria Photobacterium phosphoreum
15.03.2017
Other life sciences
Three breakthrough technologies of 2017 according to MIT
This year, among ten different discoveries from various fields, three relate to healthcare: they relate to the treatment of paralysis, gene therapy and the atlas of human cells.
15.03.2017
Genetics
Cell model helped to find anorexia gene
An international team of scientists has created the first "cellular" model of anorexia nervosa and concluded that the disease is associated with increased expression of the TACR1 gene.
15.03.2017
Genetic engineering
Instead of complete blindness – "chicken"
The removal of the Nrl gene in mice doomed to complete blindness led to the transformation of rods into cone analogues. As a result, the mice lost their night vision, but retained their daytime vision.
15.03.2017
New in Gerontology
All geroprotectors in one database
The largest database of promising chemical compounds and drugs with geroprotective properties will help in improving existing and discovering new drugs in this category.
14.03.2017
New in Gerontology
The benefits of a "glass of water in old age" are shown
60-year-old men who have children lived on average two years longer, and 60–year-old women lived 1.5 years longer compared to people of the same age, but childless.
14.03.2017
Genetic engineering
Distance learning for biohackers
The French Center for Interdisciplinary Research, with the participation of other institutions, has launched free online courses in English on synthetic biology for everyone.
14.03.2017
Other life sciences
A three-dimensional DNA map has been created
Cambridge scientists have created the first three-dimensional map of the mammalian genome in a single cell. It shows how all the DNA of a mouse cell is folded inside the cell nucleus.
14.03.2017
New in Gerontology
The brain of "superstars" remains young in old age
Researchers have revealed one of the secrets of "superstars" – people whose intelligence in old age differs little from similar indicators of twenty-year-olds.
14.03.2017
Your health
A blood pressure monitor can warn about an increased risk of dementia
The study participants who suffered from orthostatic hypotension at the time of the first visit to the clinic had a 40% higher risk of developing dementia than the rest of the volunteers.
14.03.2017
Exhibitions and conferences
Pharma’s cool – 2017
The fourth annual Pharma's cool – 2017 educational program will open new horizons in the discovery, development and introduction of modern medicines to the market.
14.03.2017
Other life sciences
Bioengineering future
About 30 years ago, a mobile phone cost $4,000 and weighed a kilogram. In 20-30 years bionic prostheses, implantation of chips and artificial organs will be available in almost any clinics.
13.03.2017
Genetic engineering
Elite flash drive
The gene chain can record 60 times more information than today's carriers. However, we are unlikely to copy music or photos into DNA.
13.03.2017
Your health
Infertility treatment and cardiovascular diseases
During the observation period, cardiovascular diseases were diagnosed in women for whom infertility treatment did not help, 2.5 times more often than in those for whom it was successful.
13.03.2017
Other life sciences
How to please a vampire…
The main role in the fact that malaria mosquitoes prefer infected people is played by their smell, but the mechanism of its appearance has not been disclosed. Until recently.
13.03.2017
Nanotechnology
A "robot amoeba" has been created under the control of DNA
The development is a platform that can be equipped with specified functions by adding sensors, drug tanks or other components to the liposome.
13.03.2017
Prolonging youth
Rejuvenation of the bone marrow niche against aging
The aging of hematopoietic stem cells of the bone marrow is aggravated by the aging of their microenvironment. This process can be partially reversed by increasing the concentration of the protein osteopontin.
13.03.2017
Your health
Drugs for impotence have reduced mortality after a heart attack
In men treated with phosphodiesterase inhibitors, mortality was 33%, and the frequency of hospitalizations for heart failure was 40% less than in the rest.
13.03.2017
Other life sciences
Alcohol spoils the reward system
Under the influence of alcohol, dopaminergic neurons transmit stimuli associated with it as "useful", regardless of whether they coincide with the expected result or not.
10.03.2017