Genetics
To the brain through the intestines
The introduction of the glucocerebrosidase gene into the cells of the intestinal wall can be a good way to treat Parkinson's disease in the early stages.
19.02.2020- English version
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Your health
Only by appointment of a doctor
Doctors have published updated recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases with aspirin.
19.02.2020
Bioethics
Against prohibitions
The ban on patenting genomic editing technologies makes it difficult to conduct research in this area, Denis Rebrikov believes.
19.02.2020
Controversial
It's not about wrinkles
Surprisingly, the longer we study old age, the worse we can determine what it is.
19.02.2020
Other life sciences
From Alois Alzheimer's to the present day
Mark Mattson – about tau proteins, free radicals and the importance of physical activity to maintain cognitive skills.
19.02.2020
Healthy skepticism
The Seventh Commandment and cancer
The article that the number of sexual partners is associated with the risk of developing cancer raises many questions about the methods and conclusions used.
18.02.2020
Nanotechnology
Crotoxin in nanodoses
Encapsulated in silicon dioxide nanoparticles, the venom of the Brazilian rattlesnake has been learned to be used to treat chronic pain.
18.02.2020
Genetics
Genes from "garbage"
Genes resulting from mutations of "junk" DNA can be very useful and give their carriers important evolutionary advantages.
18.02.2020
Other life sciences
Which organ appeared first?
Biologist Dmitry Alekseev – about the evolution of human organs, the technology of studying DNA and intestinal bacteria.
18.02.2020
Other life sciences
"This is not even a pre-pandemic situation"
Interview with a member of the international group for the development of a vaccine against the Chinese virus – is it so scary and could it have been launched on purpose.
18.02.2020
Other life sciences
Did you call the cleaners?
In an emergency, the brain lets in external immune cells, which gather in the damaged area and begin cleaning.
18.02.2020
Cellular technologies
A time machine for cancer
A method has been developed to observe the beginning of the growth of pancreatic cancer cells and assess their tendency to germinate into other tissues.
17.02.2020
Nanotechnology
Better than animal models
Synthetic scaffolds for growing cells can replace animals when testing drugs for the treatment of cancer.
17.02.2020
Biomedicine
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
Genetic engineering
Fully synthetic
Bioengineers have learned how to write bacterial genome codes on a computer and synthesize long DNA molecules using them.
17.02.2020
Your health
It is useful, but it does not save you from obesity
10,000 steps a day is considered the gold standard for people who are trying to cope with a sedentary lifestyle.
17.02.2020
Other life sciences
Medicine of the future is on the threshold
Organ cultivation, gene therapy, genome editing, cloning, genetically modified organisms...
17.02.2020
Other life sciences
The "kissing hormone" was tested on people
Kisspeptin plays an important role in the formation of sexual arousal in men. Moreover, the lower the libido, the greater the effect of the injection.
17.02.2020
New in Gerontology
Biomedicine
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