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Cellular technologies

Safe Test

An analogue of human skin will help in testing medicines and modeling dermatological diseases.

17.12.2018
Other life sciences

In exceptional cases

You will not get Alzheimer's disease or mad cow disease by touching a sick person or otherwise contacting them.

17.12.2018
Genetic engineering

We are not afraid of pestivirus

Genetic modification allowed Chinese biologists to obtain pigs resistant to the lethal viral plague for them.

17.12.2018
Biomedicine

May the force be with us

In this publication we will try to clarify the issues: what is immunotherapy, how it works and who it can help.

17.12.2018
Other life sciences

"Genetic" placebo and nocebo

Two unusual psychological experiments were conducted at Stanford University under the guise of genetic testing.

14.12.2018
Genetic engineering

Amplifier instead of scissors

Scientists from the USA have developed a new technology for strengthening CRISPRa genes (a – activation), in which DNA does not need to be cut.

14.12.2018
Biomedicine

Fibroin against brain injuries

Experiments on rats have shown that this material is biologically compatible and promotes the speedy regeneration of nervous tissue.

14.12.2018
Biomedicine

Not just caffeine

One of the substances contained in coffee, together with caffeine, can contribute to the fight against neurodegenerative diseases.

13.12.2018
Other life sciences

Stimulation without trepanation

The miniature implant will allow recording an encephalogram and conducting deep brain stimulation without opening the skull.

13.12.2018
Your health

To your health!

Italians who consume small portions of alcohol are much less likely to be hospitalized than full teetotallers or alcoholics.

13.12.2018
Biomedicine

Wasp venom against bacteria

The modified wasp venom peptide successfully copes with bacteria resistant to traditional antibiotics.

13.12.2018
Genetics

A new cause of stomach cancer

The loss of just one protein can trigger stomach polyps, and then cancer. And there is no way to compensate for this condition yet.

13.12.2018
New in Gerontology

Aging is curable

It should and, very importantly, can be successfully treated in order to delay the development of classic age-related diseases.

12.12.2018
Various

Science-2018: first results

Of the 10 most important scientific events of 2018, selected by the editors of the Naked Science portal, 4 (and maybe 5) :) they belong to the field of life sciences.

12.12.2018
Other life sciences

Designer kids are a matter of time

But many methods of reproductive medicine that have been successfully used for a long time allow us to take care of the health of future children.

12.12.2018
Your health

Men – you can

A low-salt diet is useful only for women, since excess salt in the body of men does not lead to the development of hypertension.

12.12.2018
Nanotechnology

Anti-cancer spray gel

The experiment showed that the drug stops the re-growth of cancer cells preserved after surgery.

12.12.2018
New in Gerontology

And it's hard to breathe

The reason for the age-related decrease in the activity of T-lymphocytes may be a violation of their ability to cellular respiration.

11.12.2018
Cellular technologies

Stay embryonic

The Regina protein stimulates "stem" genes in mouse embryonic cells, delaying their specialization.

11.12.2018