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Prolonging youth

Aging Hours

Is it possible to turn the hands of this clock back, that is, to "rejuvenate" the cells, preserving their functions? What about rejuvenating the whole body? Recent experiments provide answers to these questions.

12.11.2014
Other life sciences

Will Sestrin help in the treatment of diabetes?

Protein Sestrin 3, which plays an important role in the regulation of molecular pathways that control glucose production and liver sensitivity to insulin, may play a significant role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

11.11.2014
Genetics

GWATCH – a backbone for working with genomes

The GWATCH genomic browser is an open–access Internet platform hosted on the St. Petersburg State University server for automatic data analysis in order to detect genes responsible for complex human diseases.

10.11.2014
Various

Breakthrough Prize – 2014

On November 9, the ceremony of awarding the largest (in monetary terms) scientific Breakthrough Prize was held. 12 scientists received three million dollars each.

10.11.2014
Various

"Successful aging" should become a global priority

Unless effective strategies are developed to address the problems of an aging population, the growing burden of chronic diseases will have a very strong impact on the quality of life of older people.

10.11.2014
Other life sciences

Will verapamil help with diabetes?

Experiments on mice and human cells have demonstrated the ability of the antihypertensive drug verapamil to cure type 1 diabetes mellitus. Clinical trials of this approach will begin in the near future.

10.11.2014
Cellular technologies

When will an artificial heart become a reality?

Biophysicist Konstantin Agladze, a specialist in cardiac tissue engineering, talks about the current state and prospects of artificial tissues and organs.

07.11.2014
Nanotechnology

Nanosecurity: are you going the right way, comrades?

In many of the more than 6,000 articles analyzed in the review, the authors neglect the basic rules of toxicological studies, and it is impossible to draw any acceptable conclusion about the toxicity of nanoparticles from their results.

07.11.2014
Cellular technologies

Will embryonic stem cells help Parkinsonics?

Dopaminergic neurons from human ESCs started working in the brains of rats and restored their motor functions. The authors hope that the success of preclinical trials makes it possible to plan the start of clinical trials.

07.11.2014
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy in oncology

Previously, when patients were diagnosed with cancer, it seemed like a miracle to overcome the disease. But even today, medicine can safely resist the disease using a powerful weapon – gene therapy.

06.11.2014
New in Gerontology

The senile brain lacks chaperones

In the brain cells of both healthy and suffering from various (especially neurodegenerative) diseases of aging people, there is a decrease in the expression of genes of protective proteins – chaperones.

06.11.2014
Other life sciences

Medical laboratory in a home medicine cabinet

The wireless system with the help of miniature sensors will allow for comprehensive monitoring of the health status of patients at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases at home, including blood analysis.

06.11.2014
Other life sciences

Patch-biosensor

The unique patch is able to collect and transmit medical data in almost real time based on the analysis of the patient's sweat. In order to find out the results, you only need a smartphone.

05.11.2014
Innovative Russia

Made in Russia: Three-dimensional bioprinter

Russia has entered the race to create the perfect machine for organ printing: the first domestic 3D bioprinter called FABION was presented at the Open Innovations International Forum.

05.11.2014
Your health

Try the rabbit droppings…

Alternative medicine can be not only useless, but also dangerous. When does it make sense to convince people who firmly believe in the miraculous properties of beaver jet and homeopathy, and how to do it correctly?

05.11.2014
Genetics

The mysteries of the Y chromosome

Scientists have repeatedly predicted the imminent end of the Y chromosome, but it still holds – as befits a real male chromosome.

05.11.2014
Other life sciences

For athletes, resveratrol is useless and even harmful

Taking resveratrol alters the body's normal response to high-intensity physical activity. At the same time, resveratrol not only does not increase the effectiveness of training, but on the contrary, it neutralizes their effect on the body.

05.11.2014