Biomedicine

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"London patient" recovered

The decisive factor, apparently, was the complete replacement of the patient's own T-lymphocytes with donor ones.

11.03.2020
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The faster, the better

The new generation sequencing technique reduces the time for determining the causative agent of sepsis to 5-6 hours from the moment of taking a blood sample.

10.03.2020
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Microflora helps oncologists

The intestinal microbe Bifidobacterium accumulates in tumors, turning tumors that do not respond to anti-CD47 therapy into sensitive ones.

10.03.2020
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Telomerase inhibitor: details

The NU-1 molecule covalently and irreversibly binds to cancer cell telomerases and inhibits them.

05.03.2020
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Differential diagnosis

The concentration of phosphorylated tau protein 181 in the blood will distinguish Alzheimer's disease from other forms of dementia.

05.03.2020
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Telomerase inhibitor

A study by American scientists shows that there is a way to suppress the critical mechanism of immortality of cancer cells.

04.03.2020
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The genetic switch

The inclusion of CAR-T cells when exposed to blue light made it possible to destroy skin tumors in mice without harming healthy tissue.

04.03.2020
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Inhalations against fibrosis

The secret of lung stem cells delivered to the respiratory tract through a nebulizer restored damage in pulmonary fibrosis in mice and rats.

03.03.2020
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Another benefit of vaccinations

Viruses to which tumor proteins are attached cause a strong immune response if the patient was vaccinated against this virus in childhood.

03.03.2020
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Cancer and heart disease

Half of the deaths of cancer patients are caused by cardiotoxicity of treatment as a result of exposure to some type of therapy.

28.02.2020
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A cure for Huntington's chorea?

The discovery could be the first step towards creating a cure for a neurodegenerative disease that is currently incurable.

28.02.2020
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We will find any pathogens

The startup Karius finds DNA of pathogens in the blood, including unknown ones, faster and more efficiently than standard medical tests.

27.02.2020
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Amyloid and heart

Determination of the concentration of beta-amyloid in the blood of patients can show the likelihood of developing cardiac diseases.

27.02.2020
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Long before the symptoms

An international team of scientists has identified a biomarker that will diagnose bladder cancer 10 years before the first symptoms.

25.02.2020
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Antibiotic from the car

Using a machine learning algorithm, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified a powerful new antibiotic.

21.02.2020
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Biomarker of liver cancer

The new biomarker is informative for the diagnosis of precancerous liver diseases, as well as malignant tumors in the early stages.

21.02.2020
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Wait twenty years

In the coming decades, cervical cancer may disappear completely in developed countries. The United States is likely to be the first among them.

17.02.2020
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Surveillance of Parkinsonism

Monitoring the patient's condition by biomarkers in the blood will help to effectively adjust the existing supportive therapy.

14.02.2020
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New test for Alzheimer's disease

Diagnostics is performed by a drop of blood and with high accuracy identifies the main biomarkers of the disease.

13.02.2020