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Biomedicine

Against all strains of influenza A

A molecule that prevents the flu virus from entering the cell can protect against many strains of the virus at once.

13.03.2019
Other life sciences

Safe catheters

The new coating for catheters is capable of destroying bacteria, preventing them from creating colonies in the form of biofilms.

13.03.2019
Cellular technologies

A stab in the heart

Russian doctors have learned how to treat complex cardiac pathologies, including the consequences of heart attacks, with the help of stem cells.

12.03.2019
Genetic engineering

CRISPR vs. Alzheimer's

Mutations in the DNA of mature neurons in the brains of mice with a model of Alzheimer's disease have mitigated the symptoms of the disease.

12.03.2019
Other life sciences

Useful mushrooms

Psilocybin increases creativity and empathy during administration and prolongs these effects for a week.

12.03.2019
Genetics

Experts are at a loss

The diabetes test from 23andMe does not work well for the most vulnerable groups of the population and does not give any new information to the rest.

12.03.2019
Genetics

Faster, better, cheaper

The innovative technique is based on CRISPR's ability to track down genetic fragments of a specific virus or strain.

12.03.2019
Genetics

Fortune-telling by genes

It will take decades for genetics to learn how to predict a child's IQ or the strength of a marriage using DNA.

12.03.2019
Cellular technologies

Modest successes

Methods of using stem cells in most cases do not go beyond laboratories and clinical trials.

11.03.2019
Genetics

Race and intelligence

The statement of Nobel laureate James Watson about the difference in the intelligence of whites and blacks secretly warms the soul of many.

11.03.2019
Your health

The benefits of fasting

Even if you are indifferent to Christian traditions, it is not superfluous to find out how the human body reacts to the rejection of meat.

11.03.2019
Other life sciences

Not just from diabetes

Insulin helps the intestinal cells to connect firmly with each other and prevent the passage of bacteria that can cause inflammation.

11.03.2019
Genetic engineering

AquAdvantage sailed to the USA

The FDA has allowed the producer of GM salmon, approved in 2015, to import fish roe from Canada to the United States for cultivation and sale.

11.03.2019
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of leprosy

Chimeric receptor therapy promises a new method of treating leprosy even in the late, severe stages of the disease.

11.03.2019
Other life sciences

Better than gauze

Oxidizing substances, which are formed under an electric bandage, kill microbes that prevent the wound from healing.

11.03.2019
Your health

Have a drink at night

Eating protein shakes before going to bed before going to bed improves muscle gain without increasing the amount of fat and without harming sleep.

11.03.2019
Your health

This sweet, sweet poison

In their attitude to sugar, people rush to two extremes. And they miss.

07.03.2019
Biomedicine

Forty times more efficient

An experimental drug for the treatment of glioblastoma was tested on human tumor cells and mouse models.

07.03.2019
Genetics

CRISPR against myodystrophy

American researchers have achieved an increase in the amount of dystrophin up to 90% of the norm in mouse models and in human myocytes.

07.03.2019