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Genetic engineering

Gene therapy instead of a pacemaker

The minimally invasive gene therapy approach makes it possible to transform non-specialized cardiomyocytes into cells that generate electrical impulses necessary to maintain rhythmic contraction of the heart muscle.

18.07.2014
Genetic engineering

Nematodes 007

The creators of non-intoxicating nematodes hope to develop a drug that appears in James Bond films and allows you to drink without getting drunk. The same tool will help to remove not only intoxication, but also alcohol dependence.

17.07.2014
Other life sciences

Senile dementia is moving from rich countries to poor ones

In developed countries, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in the elderly is gradually decreasing. At the same time, in developing and poor countries, the incidence of all forms of senile dementia will grow in the near future.

17.07.2014
Other life sciences

The AIDS epidemic: the beginning of the end?

Specialists of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for the first time talked about the possibility of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

17.07.2014
Your health

Prevention of Alzheimer's disease

In addition to hereditary predisposition, sedentary lifestyle, smoking and depression have the greatest impact on the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease. And all of them can be dealt with to minimize the risk.

16.07.2014
New in Gerontology

Cellular aging: from physiology to pathology

Physiological aging of cells does not cause aging of the body. First of all, it is a mechanism for removing unnecessary cells, but it can also act as a "double-edged sword" for the body.

16.07.2014
Your health

Another mechanism linking stress and obesity

Stresses that occur during the day before eating high-calorie and fat-rich foods can slow down metabolism and possibly contribute to the appearance of fat deposits.

15.07.2014
Biomedicine

Microchip for differential diagnosis of diabetes

A portable device based on a biochip will make it possible to reduce the cost and speed up the differential diagnosis of the type of diabetes mellitus, as well as to study the processes underlying its development.

15.07.2014
Other life sciences

About love, gluttony and other drugs

The neurochemical processes that occur with drug addiction are similar to those that occur with romantic love, Internet addiction or a tendency to overeating.

15.07.2014
Other life sciences

What is huntingtin for?

Mutation in the huntingtin gene leads to the development of severe neurodegenerative disease. But the normal form of this protein is necessary for the proper adjustment of interneuronal connections in the developing brain.

15.07.2014
Biomedicine

With a kind word and a gun...

Plasters and medications in the fight against smoking can achieve more than just medications.

14.07.2014
Biomedicine

Targeted drugs in oncology

Biophysicist Nikolay Borisov – about personalized medicine, targeted medicines, classes of medicines and breast cancer.

14.07.2014
Your health

A horror story about palm oil

One of the typical horror stories, which are used for selfish purposes, was again voiced by the media a few weeks ago. They began to scare us with palm oil, which is supposedly very harmful and dangerous.

14.07.2014
Healthy skepticism

Redheads, don't worry, you won't die out

The plot about the "disappearance of the red gene" as a result of global warming is a hyped sensation advertising genetic testing. Red hair isn't going anywhere.

11.07.2014
Genetics

What mutations lead to lung cancer in non-smokers?

A Russian participant in the project to create a genetic atlas of cancer spoke about the study of the molecular picture of a type of lung cancer that is not associated with smoking – lung adenocarcinoma.

11.07.2014
Biomedicine

Antitumor drugs in your first aid kit

An increasing amount of data suggests that widely used inexpensive drugs exhibit antitumor effects and can be used as part of complex cancer therapy.

11.07.2014