Articles

Genetic engineering

The Digger gene

Scientists have extended the life of mice and improved their physical condition in old age by inserting one of the genes of naked diggers into their DNA.

25.10.2018

Cellular technologies

Recover after radiotherapy

Specially grown hematopoietic stem cells helped mice recover faster from bone marrow irradiation.

25.10.2018

Healthy skepticism

Sociogenomics

Even if we leave aside the ethical side of the issue, experts have doubts about the scientific nature of this direction.

25.10.2018

Biomedicine

Ocean in a drop

The new test finds all 307 known bacterial pathogens and all their particularly dangerous varieties in a drop of blood or saliva.

24.10.2018

Prolonging youth

One hundred secrets of a long life

Journalists conducted a survey of 100 people who are over 100 years old to find out what they consider the secret of their longevity.

24.10.2018

Healthy skepticism

Beware – pseudoscience!

Bad research is not uncommon. Less often it happens that they are published in journals such as JAMA Internal Medicine.

24.10.2018

Other life sciences

Revolution in medicine and biology

The method of monomolecular fluorosequencing allows millions of individual protein molecules to be sequenced simultaneously.

24.10.2018

Genetics

5 things that define genes

How genes determine the amount of alcohol consumed, why early stress affects our behavior all our lives…

24.10.2018

Biomedicine

Immunotherapy against breast cancer

Encouraging news about the prolongation of the life of patients with aggressive breast cancer as a result of immunotherapy.

24.10.2018

Other life sciences

Extra calories are bad for the kidneys

Limiting the number of calories not only improves the health of the heart and blood vessels, but also significantly reduces the risk of kidney problems.

24.10.2018

Prolonging youth

Rejuvenating cocktails

The combination of three drugs made it possible to double the life expectancy of nematodes and fruit flies by 80%.

24.10.2018

Other life sciences

He is his own pulmonologist

A startup from ITMO has created a "smart stethoscope". Machine learning will help ordinary people monitor lung health.

24.10.2018

Genetics

Antidiabetic mutation

Scientists have discovered a mutation associated with a reduced risk of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

23.10.2018

Various

Games for science

Ordinary enthusiasts come to the aid of researchers. When there are really a lot of them, they are capable of incredible discoveries.

23.10.2018

Genetics

Not a day without mutation

The number of mutations in human cells increases tenfold with age, but they do not always lead to something bad.

23.10.2018

New in Gerontology

What does the "Horvath clock" show?

Analysis of genetic and epigenetic data allows you to calculate the approximate life span of a particular person.

23.10.2018

Exhibitions and conferences

Futuremed-2018

At the conference "The Future of Medicine" experts discussed the problems of medical business in the era of personalized medicine.

23.10.2018

Various

Breakthrough Prize 2019

The nine main laureates will share $22 million among themselves. In addition, an additional prize and the New Horizons Award will be awarded.

22.10.2018

Genetics

One million Chinese genomes

The first results of a genetic study of Chinese residents, covering more than 140,000 people, have been published.

22.10.2018

Cellular technologies

Brain to order

In a mammalian embryo, it is possible to replace its own brain with a new organ grown from the stem cells of another creature.

22.10.2018