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Your health

Thyroid gland: functions and diseases

Endocrinologist Olga Smirnova – about how the thyroid gland works, what functions it performs and why it is impossible to consume too much iodine.

26.07.2017
Other life sciences

Programmable necroptosis

The results of a new study may change the current approach to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, as scientists have discovered another factor in the death of brain cells.

26.07.2017
Cellular technologies

Antibodies from a test tube

British and American scientists have developed a method for the simple and rapid production of specific human antibodies in vitro – in the culture of B-lymphocytes.

26.07.2017
Healthy skepticism

5 myths it's a shame to believe in in 2017

There are several scientific myths that scientists and popularizers of science are tired of commenting on. We chose five that are frighteningly common.

26.07.2017
Other life sciences

Memory in an inaccessible archive

Alzheimer's disease does not completely destroy memories: activation of damaged neurons with a laser restored memory in mice with a model of the disease.

26.07.2017
Healthy skepticism

190 million pounds a year

Representatives of NHS England believe that it is better to save on ineffective and harmful "medicines", and with this money to buy really effective drugs.

25.07.2017
Genetics

Ghostly Relative

The gene of one of the proteins got into the human genome about 150,000 years ago as a result of crossing with a "ghost" species of hominids. Our common ancestors separated 1.5−2 million years ago.

25.07.2017
Other life sciences

Ribosomes were imprisoned for self-reproduction

They spend 20% of their "working time" on the synthesis of ribosomal proteins and RNA polymerase molecules, which synthesizes new ribosomal RNA molecules.

25.07.2017
Biomedicine

In a tumor on a ride

Albumin protein molecules can be used to deliver miRNA molecules to cancer cells, causing them to kill themselves or stopping their reproduction.

25.07.2017
Your health

Global obesity

The global obesity epidemic has become a serious challenge for the health system, which imposes an additional burden on the economies of developed countries.

25.07.2017
Various

Cancer treatment got rid of gray hair

The hair of a cancer patient suddenly darkened against the background of taking modern drugs. Doctors are not ready to comment on this situation yet.

24.07.2017
Your health

Take care of your heart, emirs!

Scientists from Saudi Arabia, the United States and the United Arab Emirates have shown that high income and living in rural areas are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

24.07.2017
Note to the businessman

The prospects of epigenetics are questionable

Roche did not want to license its leading candidate drug for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and solid tumors from the Spanish Orizn Ginomix.

24.07.2017
Prolonging youth

Harvard is reversing aging

George Church explains the incredible possibilities for the reversal of human aging, which can reach their potential earlier than many expected.

24.07.2017
Healthy skepticism

Genomics brought to the point of absurdity

A geneticist from Stanford is trying to help people notice the amazing absurdity of many "scientific" genetic tests present on the market today.

24.07.2017
Your health

Don't be afraid of street lights

An international group of scientists has concluded that the prevalence of artificial lighting sources does not worsen the quality of sleep of urban residents.

24.07.2017
Controversial

Prevention of dementia: speculative tips

The article published in the British journal Lancet is provocative: the authors admit that they are building a theory based on statistical modeling.

24.07.2017
Bioethics

Ethics of chimeric eggs

Scientists should recognize that the creation of such chimeras is not associated with moral problems, and begin to actively consider the opportunities provided.

21.07.2017