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Cancer risk and microflora
In women with mutations in the BRCA1 gene and with ovarian cancer, an equally low number of vaginal lactobacilli was found.
12.07.2019- English version
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Biomedicine
Better than stitches
Local application of collagen powder effectively promotes skin healing by primary tension.
11.07.2019
Prolonging youth
Magic genes
A variant of the LAV gene found in people with a lifespan of more than a hundred years rejuvenated the cardiovascular system of mice.
11.07.2019
Biomedicine
How to cast a "magic bullet"?
Chemist Maxim Abakumov – about the causes of side effects of drugs, monoclonal antibodies and nanocontainers for drug delivery.
11.07.2019
Note to the businessman
Run to stay put
The words of the Black Queen also apply to the situation with the race of bacteria and the pharmaceutical industry.
11.07.2019
Genetics
The crooked mirror of life
An excerpt about hereditary breast cancer from a book by molecular biologist Maria Kondratova about cancer myths.
11.07.2019
Prolonging youth
A useful stressor
In the list of gormetins – candidates for ways to prolong life – there is another one, comparable in strength and mechanisms of action with calorie restriction.
11.07.2019
New in Gerontology
Why Alzheimer's Loves Old Age
Tau protein spreads more easily in the brain of older people, so the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease increases with age.
10.07.2019
Biomedicine
We'll do without a biopsy
A new method of urine analysis has been developed that helps diagnose prostate cancer and classify people into four risk groups.
10.07.2019
Nanotechnology
Theranostics: a new step
"Harmonic nanoparticles" react not only to ultraviolet, but also to infrared light that is safer for the patient.
10.07.2019
Biomedicine
Against most types of cancer
Researchers from the USA have identified a compound that blocks the oncogene MYC, which stimulates the growth of tumors in most cancers.
10.07.2019
Biomedicine
The cold virus will cure cancer
A virus strain capable of infecting and destroying cancer cells in patients with bladder cancer has been discovered.
09.07.2019
Nanotechnology
Cage Trap
Controlled by optical tweezers, a gear wheel less than a millimeter in diameter allows you to capture the cage without fear of destroying it.
09.07.2019
Genetics
Safe transplantation
The technique of quickly searching for genetic differences between the bone marrow donor and the patient will help make this procedure safer.
09.07.2019
Other life sciences
Antiviral microflora
The participation of intestinal bacteria in protecting the body from viruses affecting the respiratory tract has been demonstrated.
09.07.2019
Other life sciences
Work in a dream
The project, which uses the power of thousands of smartphones while they are charging, has helped to find hundreds of molecules with anti-cancer properties.
09.07.2019
New in Gerontology
Size doesn't matter
Instead of telomere length, Spanish scientists suggest using another indicator – the rate of telomere shortening.
09.07.2019
Other life sciences
Oncoeconomics
In 2019 alone, more than 600,000 Americans will die from malignant tumors. Cancer deaths cost the US $100 billion annually.
09.07.2019
Biomedicine
Stop the development of diabetes
To eliminate diabetes risk factors, it is enough to move two hydrogen atoms in one compound – an enzyme that creates ceramides.
08.07.2019
Prolonging youth
Regenerate the thymus gland
Australian scientists have made progress in rejuvenating the aging immune system by identifying the factors responsible for thymus reduction.
08.07.2019