A study of the genomes of more than 425 thousand people has proved the influence of testosterone levels on the appearance and development of a number of serious diseases.

12.02.2020

Nanotechnology

Exactly in the cage

Scientists have found a way to noninvasively release a drug from polymer carriers inside cancer cells.

12.02.2020

Other life sciences

From the camera to the brain

Following the first patient, five more volunteers suffering from blindness will receive a bionic eye.

12.02.2020

Genetic engineering

So that there is no relapse

A new target for multiple myeloma immunotherapy, which destroys stem cancer cells and prevents tumor recurrence, has been tested.

11.02.2020

Nanotechnology

Chemobrionics in action

The new method allows you to create structures that can be used for bone regeneration.

11.02.2020

Prolonging youth

Immunity against brain aging

With age, a certain type of immune cells accumulates in the brain, the activation of which improved memory and learning in old mice.

11.02.2020

Biomedicine

Prognosis of macular degeneration risk

The risk of developing blindness can be predicted long before the first symptoms appear by observing the blood test indicators

11.02.2020

Cellular technologies

Live Yarn

Fibroblast filaments can be used to "repair" various tissues and organs – for example, stitching wounds, as well as creating valves or vessels.

11.02.2020

Other life sciences

Instead of a syringe and a pump

The microneedles in the "smart" patch are made of a glucose-sensitive polymer, which contains insulin inside.

11.02.2020

Biomedicine

Cancer: who is to blame and what to do?

Interview with Alexander Panchin, Candidate of Biological Sciences, member of the RAS Commission on Combating Pseudoscience, winner of the Enlightener Prize.

11.02.2020

Nanotechnology

Platelet Couriers

Platelet fragments successfully deliver the drug to the infarction zone, allowing you to achieve the effect of treatment at a much lower dosage.

10.02.2020

Nanotechnology

Smartphone lab assistant

A compact device the size of a credit card connects to a smartphone and diagnoses infectious diseases from a saliva sample.

10.02.2020

Genetic engineering

Mutational substitution

A new method of gene therapy allowed mice blind from birth to partially regain their sight. It will be tested on humans in the coming years.

10.02.2020

Healthy skepticism

Delusions beyond the conceivable

At the Demidov readings, Eduard Rossel said that foreign baby food is dangerous – through it, human genes can be "regulated".

10.02.2020

Genetic engineering

Ordered to survive

Modified CAR-T lymphocytes were able to multiply in tumors, and all their "offspring" retained the edited genes.

10.02.2020

Other life sciences

Activator for macrophages

Putrescine may be a potential drug against atherosclerosis and possibly other conditions associated with chronic inflammation.

10.02.2020