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Cellular technologies

How to increase the yield of neurons

American scientists have developed a technology that allows to increase the efficiency of reprogramming iPSCs into neurons by an order of magnitude and increase their survival in the brain of mice.

21.03.2016
Your health

It's time for lunch

People who eat and sleep in a phase that does not meet the requirements of their biological clock are at higher risk of developing obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

21.03.2016
Other life sciences

In search of lost memories

Memories forgotten due to Alzheimer's syndrome can be returned if the so-called engram neurons responsible for accessing them are activated.

21.03.2016
Biotechnologies - into life

Between Scylla and Charybdis

The Federal Law on Cellular Technologies is intended to introduce the production of cellular drugs into the legal field, legalize the algorithm of their creation and preclinical testing, as well as the licensing procedure.

21.03.2016
Nanotechnology

Antimicrobial nanoparticles

Researchers from the University of Houston have developed a new technique for killing bacteria in a matter of seconds using gold nanodiscs and light.

21.03.2016
Other life sciences

The road to metastasis

A new study by MIT scientists shows how cancer cells take their first steps from the primary tumor to the blood vessels.

18.03.2016
Your health

A miser pays twice

More than half of the respondents admit their responsibility for health, and a third actively cares about it. But only 7% are ready to pay out of pocket for medical gadgets and telemedicine.

18.03.2016
Other life sciences

Cyborg Caterpillars

Miniature biorobots move with the help of rings of muscle tissue put on a flexible frame, which contract when stimulated by light.

18.03.2016
Cellular technologies

Implant against amyloid plaques

Implantation of a biocompatible capsule filled with cells producing antibodies against beta-amyloid prevents the development of Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model.

18.03.2016
Cellular technologies

Stem cells will cure osteoporosis

A single injection of donor mesenchymal stem cells completely cured mice of age-related osteoporosis.

18.03.2016
Genetics

Epigenetics of obesity

Overweight and blood sugar problems can pass from generation to generation without any mutations. And the reason for this is not in the habit of "mom's kitchen", but in epigenetic heredity.

17.03.2016
Genetic engineering

A genetically modified person

In those countries where experiments with preimplantation human embryos are not directly prohibited, new research projects seeking to look into the holy of holies will surely appear soon.

17.03.2016
Other life sciences

Breakthrough discovery in cancer research

Scientists have discovered the existence of mutations inherent in all cancer cells of the patient. This increases the effectiveness of immunotherapy and can make it even more personalized.

17.03.2016
Cellular technologies

Parthenogenic stem cells

Biologists from Israel and the USA have created a fundamentally new type of stem cells containing not a double, but a single set of chromosomes, as in eggs and spermatozoa.

17.03.2016
Other life sciences

"Cyborg patch" instead of heart transplantation

The bionic implant not only contracts like myocardial tissue, but also allows you to remotely regulate the heart rate and deliver the necessary medications to its tissue.

17.03.2016
Biomedicine

Cancer and immunity: a game of hide and seek

Scientists have discovered another target, the impact on which does not allow the cancer to escape from the immune response of the body. This target is the oncogene Myc.

16.03.2016
Biomedicine

Nanobombs against metastases

The results are so promising that the researchers plan to start clinical trials on cancer patients within a year.

16.03.2016
Cellular technologies

Heart from a bioreactor

It is not yet clear whether the bioengineered human heart will work in the body. But already now it can be used for the development and testing of new drugs.

16.03.2016