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Biomedicine

Checked in the "red zone"

Since spring, dozens of people in St. Petersburg have been using one of the freely available medicines in order not to get infected with coronavirus.

07.12.2020
Biomedicine

Microbes vs. super-microbes

The combination of two bacteriocins made methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus susceptible to penicillin.

07.12.2020
Biomedicine

The first three

Three conversations with the developers of three Russian coronavirus vaccines approved for human trials.

07.12.2020
Biomedicine

Superinfection

In hospitals where coronavirus is treated, a special microflora of bacteria resistant to drugs, in particular to antibiotics, has formed.

07.12.2020
Biomedicine

Trichoderma heals wounds

The experiment showed a high wound-healing activity of 1% gel based on carbopol and culture fluid of trichoderma fungus.

07.12.2020
Biomedicine

It's not contagious

Experiments on ferrets have shown that molnupiravir, developed for the treatment of influenza, quickly blocks the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to others.

07.12.2020
Genetics

There is no silver lining

Shortening of telomeres is associated with the development of age-related disorders, but also protects against cancer, probably due to the ability to stop cell division.

04.12.2020
Your health

Rapid tests for coronavirus

According to experts, the sensitivity of a self-made test is 100 times lower than that of a PCR test in a laboratory.

04.12.2020
Grants and competitions

Breakthrough into the future – 2020

The XV All-Russian Internet Olympiad "Nanotechnology – a breakthrough into the future!" continues the traditions of the Olympiad held since 2007.

04.12.2020
Biomedicine

Protection against resistance

The drug cholestyramine acts as an "anti-antibiotic", reducing the development of resistance to antibacterial drugs.

04.12.2020
Biomedicine

Don't wake up the sleeping cancer

The authors believe that more attention should be paid to controlling stress levels in patients undergoing cancer treatment and after it.

04.12.2020
Your health

It does not replace, but complements

The effectiveness of the drug can be compared with the benefits of regular exercise, although it will not work to replace one with another.

04.12.2020
Other life sciences

Biocompatible stents

Siberian scientists have developed a new technology for manufacturing tubes from biocompatible biodegradable polymers.

04.12.2020
Prolonging youth

Rejuvenation of memory

A new study shows a rapid recovery of cognitive abilities in old mice, accompanied by rejuvenation of the brain and immune cells.

03.12.2020
Other life sciences

PCR on a chip

With the help of a miniature device, tests can be carried out by citizens in the absence of highly qualified medical specialists.

03.12.2020
Genetic engineering

Old mice have rejuvenated their eyes

Reprogramming retinal neurons damaged by glaucoma can somehow return them to a young state without turning them into stem cells.

03.12.2020
Cellular technologies

Cells for cells

Researchers from Moscow State University have developed a method for obtaining a skeleton from donor stem cells for growing patient stem cells on it.

03.12.2020
Cellular technologies

New IVF record

In the USA, a girl was born from an embryo, which was frozen for 27 years. The previous record – 24 years – was set by her sister.

02.12.2020