Genetics
How alcohol Leads to cancer
Alcohol metabolite acetaldehyde can damage DNA in stem cells, which increases the risk of cancer.
19.01.2018- English version
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Biomedicine
No – blood clots, yes – normal clotting
The "blood vessel on a chip" helped to find a new effective anti-inflammatory drug.
18.01.2018
Genetics
Prostate cancer: when to start being afraid?
A new polygenic scale has been developed to predict the time of prostate cancer development in men.
18.01.2018
Genetics
"Longevity Protein" works with a partner
The Klotho protein does not directly protect organs from aging, but only helps another molecule, FGF23, to perform this function.
18.01.2018
Other life sciences
The Cyborg Stingray
The robot ramp, which is only 10 millimeters long, consists of four layers. The main layer is the living cells of the heart muscle.
18.01.2018
Your health
The safest way to lose weight
Surgical treatment reduces the risk of death by 2 times compared to the fight against obesity with the help of diet and lifestyle changes.
18.01.2018
Biomedicine
An old new friend
Beta-blockers used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases increase the effectiveness of immunotherapy in patients with melanoma.
17.01.2018
Various
Sapiosexuals
Almost 10% of people are "sapiosexuals", i.e. they consider intelligence to be the most attractive sexual feature of a partner.
17.01.2018
Biomedicine
A shot in the brain will protect you from cocaine addiction
Cocaine addiction develops due to a protein produced by immune cells in the brain.
17.01.2018
Your health
Over - salted brain
Excessive salt intake provokes changes in the immune system in the intestine, which entail degradation of cognitive functions.
17.01.2018
Genetic engineering
CRISPR for gene therapy: surmountable difficulties
Can we assume that the data on the immunogenicity of Cas9 put an end to gene therapy with the CRISPR system?
16.01.2018
Genetics
I would like to learn how to turn on these genes…
Analogs of genes that allow lampreys to repair a damaged spine and severed spinal cord have also been found in humans.
16.01.2018
Biomedicine
Eat and not get fat
An experimental anti-obesity drug reduces adipose tissue by increasing metabolism in lipocytes and does not suppress appetite.
16.01.2018
Other life sciences
Don't feed the mice fast food
Even after switching to a normal diet, the immune system in mice continued to be in a hyperactive state.
16.01.2018
Note to the businessman
Pharmacy for venture
A venture investor in biotech has two ways to secure his investments: to buy more expensive at late stages or to reduce risks on his own.
16.01.2018
Other life sciences
How Bacteria Control Our Genes
Microflora can influence the activity of genes with the help of short fatty acids, such as butyric acid.
15.01.2018
Genetic engineering
Microbes and broccoli against colorectal cancer
In mice with colon cancer, a "diet" of GM bacteria and broccoli reduced the number of tumors by 75%.
15.01.2018
Your health
It's better not to try
Data from surveys involving 216,314 people showed that more than 60% of people who have ever tried smoking become smokers.
15.01.2018
Cellular technologies
Joint restoration
Phase III of clinical studies of the cartilage tissue regeneration technique with the use of donor stem cells has begun.
15.01.2018
Note to the businessman
Venture Biotech
How biotechnologists learn to "hack microorganisms" and why investors invested almost $1 billion in such startups last year.
15.01.2018