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Other life sciences

Almost one and a half times faster

The prototype exoskeleton is attached to the lower leg and increases the speed of movement by about 40% compared to the usual one.

26.04.2021
Your health

Eat more fish!

High levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in tissues and blood can reduce the likelihood of death from all causes by an average of 13%.

26.04.2021
Genetic engineering

Not to darn, but to change the whole

The CRBR method does not correct a separate section of DNA, but inserts a new fully functional copy of the gene instead of the mutated one.

26.04.2021
Biomedicine

The reason is cellular "garbage"?

Scientists hope that the medicine with which they saved mice from Alzheimer's disease will be able to be used by humans.

23.04.2021
Genetics

The poisonous chromosome

The short life of men was associated with the "toxic" effect of the Y chromosome. However, so far biologists have studied this only by the example of fruit flies.

23.04.2021
Cellular technologies

Against the effects of stroke

To achieve the effect, a single injection was needed, and the result was preserved even after the removal of stem cells.

23.04.2021
Genetics

Without OTC

Cancer cells do not need quality control mechanisms for DNA repair during division, otherwise all new cells would have to die.

23.04.2021
Your health

HIV – truth and myths

How scientists are looking for a cure for HIV, what is antiretroviral therapy and why in the XXI century it is worth to stop being afraid of an HIV diagnosis.

22.04.2021
Your health

Bad habits and how to deal with them

Dr. Alexey Utin – about the mechanisms of action of toxic substances on the body, as well as the fight against addiction.

22.04.2021
Cellular technologies

Just one growth factor

Irish scientists have presented a biomaterial that provides a one-step approach for the restoration and vascularization of large bone defects.

22.04.2021
Various

Humanity is not easy to kill

How exactly will our species die out? Is it time to get used to eating insects? Will there be enough antibiotics for everyone? Is there a conspiracy of pharmacists?

22.04.2021
Cellular technologies

Retina on the grid

The new biocompatible substrate makes it possible to grow the retina, like a camera matrix, from "pixels" containing individual receptors.

22.04.2021
Nanotechnology

Microgrid with medicines

A micro-sized polymer mesh implanted into a niche after removal of a brain tumor kills the remaining cancer cells.

21.04.2021
Biomedicine

Restoring an erection

The new drug promotes the regeneration of the nerves responsible for erection, damaged by surgery for prostate cancer.

21.04.2021
Genetic engineering

Mice to study coronavirus

An important property of these mice is safety. They will not be infected with coronavirus before activation, and they can be kept in a regular vivarium.

21.04.2021
Genetics

Breakthrough in paleogenetics

After deciphering the DNA of Neanderthals obtained from the soil of caves, scientists restored the genomes of two species of bears using the same method.

21.04.2021
Your health

What is the power?

Perhaps the normalization of vitamin D in the elderly will preserve muscle strength and reduce age-related muscle weakening.

20.04.2021
Nanotechnology

Minutes instead of days

MagicDNA can create much more complex DNA robots and nanodevices than has ever been possible before, in a very short time.

20.04.2021
Biomedicine

Spin, wheel

It happens that the same substance turns out to be multifunctional, and interferes with different chemical processes in different areas.

20.04.2021