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Other life sciences

Search for pests by DNA

Test strips allow you to determine the presence and number of coral-eating starfish by the content of their DNA in seawater.

04.09.2020
Other life sciences

Swallow the electrical stimulator

A prototype capsule for electrical stimulation of the stomach wall is packed in a soluble shell and enters the stomach when swallowed.

04.09.2020
Genetics

Evolution of the "milk" gene

About 100 generations ago, most Europeans could not digest lactose. After 3000 years, the picture changed to the opposite.

04.09.2020
Biomedicine

Effective and safe

It has been proven that the BCG vaccine effectively protects the elderly from respiratory infections.

03.09.2020
Biomedicine

Fecal therapy of alcoholism

A pilot clinical study has shown that transplantation of bacteria isolated from another person's feces helps to overcome cravings for alcohol.

03.09.2020
Other life sciences

Incorrect blood clots

The key mechanism of thrombosis in COVID-19 makes traditional blood thinning drugs ineffective.

03.09.2020
Biomedicine

Gel for ulcers

Chinese scientists have developed and tested a bioadhesive hydrogel on pigs that promotes the healing of stomach ulcers.

03.09.2020
Biomedicine

Not just honey

Melittin, the active component of bee venom, can cause one hundred percent death of cancer cells with minimal impact on healthy ones.

03.09.2020
Cellular technologies

Farms for lymphocytes

Hydrogel media created using a 3D printer mimic the lymph nodes in which T cells multiply.

02.09.2020
Prolonging youth

Another geroprotector

Alpha-ketoglutaric acid helped the mice avoid age-related diseases and severe old age and extended their life by about 10%.

02.09.2020
Genetics

Almost no difference

The coronavirus is quite conservative, and its variants should be equally recognized by the vaccines being developed.

02.09.2020
Your health

Diabetes: heredity or BMI?

Body mass index is a much more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetic predisposition.

02.09.2020
Other life sciences

Running away from stress

Mice that were allowed to run in the wheel after stress became calmer due to increased synthesis of the neuropeptide galanin.

02.09.2020
Other life sciences

Viral weakening of the placenta

Immunologists have found out how the Zika virus penetrates to the embryo through the placenta. Specially provoked inflammations help him in this.

01.09.2020
Biomedicine

Healing Pain

Activation of pain receptors using imiquimod, a substance that triggers inflammation, accelerated wound healing in mice.

01.09.2020
Note to the businessman

Jump into the last car

If you haven't had time to invest in one of the companies developing the coronavirus vaccine, it's not too late to do it now.

01.09.2020
Other life sciences

Host versus Graft

The recipient's tissue T cells may play an unexpected role in the graft-versus-host reaction.

31.08.2020
Nanotechnology

Film in the intestine

A synthetic coating of the small intestine can deliver medications or improve digestion.

31.08.2020