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Genetic engineering

Gene therapy helped macaques with parkinsonism

The authors of the new study created a new experimental treatment method - gene therapy - and showed its effectiveness on mice and crab-eating macaques modeling Parkinson's disease

08.11.2023

Genetics

The mechanism by which the heart causes the brain to lose consciousness has been uncovered

Scientists have identified a genetic pathway that connects the heart to the brain and controls fainting spells

07.11.2023

Your health

Popular dietary supplement clears plaque from blood vessels

Manganese has been shown to destroy plaques in the blood vessels of mice and prevent their formation

07.11.2023

Your health

How to get rid of diabetes without medication

Tomsk scientists have published the results of a large-scale experiment to find ways to effectively reduce blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

03.11.2023

Your health

You can detect cancer before symptoms by taking a simple and cheap blood test

In a new study, scientists have developed a highly sensitive blood test that detects a key protein produced by cancer cells

03.11.2023

Your health

A way to reverse a disease that destroys joints has been found

Osteoarthritis has been linked to depletion of articular cartilage stem cells

02.11.2023

Your health

A dangerous change immediately after drinking is a harbinger of imminent death

Sudden palpitations after drinking alcohol or the day after a celebration is a warning sign

01.11.2023

Gerontology

Scientists have found a possible basis for anti-aging therapies

Researchers were able to reprogram the transcriptional switch of yeast cells

01.11.2023

Your health

The "dangerous paradox" of sunscreen

"False sense of security" increases risk of developing skin cancer

30.10.2023

Genetic engineering

A tiny turbine has been assembled from DNA

Using DNA origami technology researchers have created a tiny molecular nanoturbine, it spins in different directions with the help of salt

27.10.2023

Your health

Survey reveals top flu treatment mistakes

A survey conducted among 1,100 Muscovites showed the main mistakes made by people who caught the disease

26.10.2023

Your health

How to get away from hypertension and dementia

Nordic walking has been called the most beneficial of all activities for people of all ages

26.10.2023

Nanotechnology

Implantable fiber optics used to block and investigate pain

Engineers have developed soft implantable optical fibers that apply light to nerves to investigate the causes of pain

25.10.2023

Nanotechnology

AI socks will warn of dangerous distress in patients with dementia or autism

SmartSocks are equipped with sensors that send data to artificial intelligence software

24.10.2023

Your health

Chlorinated water carries cancer risks in men

Water chlorination contributes high concentrations of byproducts whose ingestion is associated with a high risk of colorectal cancer in men

23.10.2023

Nanotechnology

Nanomotor created from DNA: it makes pulsating movements

The miniature device works like a million times smaller hand expander - a hand strength trainer

20.10.2023

Your health

Why men have more heart attacks

In 90% of cases, the cause of myocardial infarction is atherosclerosis, a disease in which cholesterol plaques form on the walls of blood vessels

19.10.2023

Your health

It has been found out which pressure dangerously affects brain function

A new study has emphasized the importance of considering systolic and diastolic blood pressure as a risk factor for dementia

19.10.2023

Your health

One fungus changes the brain and it's like Alzheimer's disease

Previous studies have linked fungi and chronic neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease

18.10.2023

Your health

Walking from Alzheimer's

Scientists have discovered which exercises reduce the risk of dementia

17.10.2023