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Biomedicine

Antibiotic from poison

The venom of Mexican scorpions contains non-poisonous substances that effectively fight bacterial infections.

13.06.2019
Other life sciences

Blood group zero from the second

Two enzymes of an intestinal bacterium, when used together, can turn an erythrocyte of group A into an erythrocyte of group 0.

13.06.2019
Various

HYIP in "Nature"

There is a persistent myth about Russia that bears take vodka from infants here. Now these babies are also genetically modified."

13.06.2019
Genetic engineering

Antisense therapy

After the use of antisense oligonucleotides, the level of alpha-synuclein in mice decreased by 81%.

13.06.2019
Various

Award for a walk

As part of the experiment, companies and governments pay citizens for a healthy lifestyle, and it works.

11.06.2019
Biomedicine

A multifaceted medicine

The drug for type 2 diabetes has shown its effectiveness against cardiovascular diseases and kidney problems.

11.06.2019
Cellular technologies

A living patch for the heart

A month after the infarction, the left ventricle of the heart in rabbits was restored without the development of pathological heart rhythms.

11.06.2019
Biomedicine

Postponement of sentence

The course of immunotherapy delayed the onset of type 1 diabetes in the participants of the clinical trial by an average of two years.

11.06.2019
Genetics

Not like everyone else

Of the 207 genes associated with aging and longevity, 23 in bats do not work in the same way as in other long-lived mammals.

11.06.2019
Your health

Is there or is there not?

The authors of the meta-analysis found no evidence that eating breakfast leads to weight loss, and skipping it leads to gaining kilograms.

10.06.2019
Biomedicine

Diabetes and vitamin D

Taking large amounts of fish oil or other forms of vitamin D does not protect a person from developing type 2 diabetes.

10.06.2019
Healthy skepticism

Fortune-telling on gene grounds

This is how medical geneticist Evgeny Ginter responded about the plans of the Ministry of Defense to determine the suitability for service in certain branches of the armed forces by analyzing genes.

10.06.2019
Genetics

"Varicose veins genes"

Scientists have identified nine genes and two proteins that varicose veins are associated with and that can become targets for drugs.

10.06.2019
Other life sciences

Learning is light!

A high level of education has a positive effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular system.

07.06.2019
New in Gerontology

Turning age

In cultures of myocytes of people over 50, candidates for geroprotectors normalized the activity of 46% of "aged" genes.

07.06.2019
Genetics

Such different mutations

Cells of normal tissues contain a mosaic of mutations that continue to develop throughout life.

07.06.2019