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Prolonging youth

Rejuvenation Molecule

Beta-hydroxybutyrate released during fasting or a low-calorie diet slows down the aging of blood vessels and the development of age-related diseases.

12.09.2018
Biomedicine

Not only harm

Marijuana and its drugs quickly and effectively relieve the symptoms of a wide range of diseases, including pain and insomnia.

12.09.2018
Genetics

How people became runners

Probably the only mutation led to the development of the endurance of ancient people and their ability to run long distances.

12.09.2018
Cellular technologies

Brain organoids on the conveyor belt

A protocol has been developed for the rapid and cheap creation of "mini-brains" – models for studying the real properties of the human brain.

11.09.2018
Genetics

Stop the Argonaut

Blocking the synthesis of Argonaute 2 protein in the liver can stop the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as fatty liver disease.

11.09.2018
Genetics

How metastases grow

Scientists at Stanford University Medical School have come to understand the key mechanism of the metastasis process.

11.09.2018
Other life sciences

Anti-cancer implant

Scientists from Waseda University managed to create a wireless implant to fight cancer.

11.09.2018
Genetic engineering

Pros and cons of CRISPR

The international congress "CRISPR–2018" dedicated to this method of genomic editing has opened in Novosibirsk.

11.09.2018
Your health

The most harmful of NSAIDs

Diclofenac users experienced an average of one more heart attack than those who used ibuprofen or naproxen.

10.09.2018
Genetic engineering

Plasmids to help gene therapy

Genetically engineered plasmids help to avoid the development of dangerous immune reactions during gene therapy.

10.09.2018
Other life sciences

Accurate to the protein

The new fluorescent microscope makes it possible to examine even individual protein molecules in a living cell faster and more accurately.

10.09.2018
Biomedicine

Antioxidants against heart attack

Myocardial infarction leads to activation of the vascular endothelium and thereby increases the risk of repeated vascular catastrophe.

10.09.2018
Other life sciences

Cardiograph T-shirt

The CARDIOSKIN device allows monitoring 15 ECG channels for a period of several days to several weeks.

10.09.2018
Genetic engineering

Gene editing in the human body

Researchers from Sangamo Therapeutics have published the results of gene therapy for a severe hereditary disease.

10.09.2018
Biomedicine

Phenomenal result

Immunotherapy and a new adjuvant to the melanoma vaccine made it possible to achieve one hundred percent survival in mice.

10.09.2018
Cellular technologies

Skin without a bioreactor

Skin from stem cells can be obtained not in the laboratory, but directly on the surface of open wounds.

07.09.2018
Other life sciences

More than we thought

The number of hematopoietic (and possibly other) stem cells in humans is several times greater than previously thought.

07.09.2018
Cellular technologies

Cardiomyopathy in vitro

The Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS uses stem cells to study hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

07.09.2018
Other life sciences

Anti-cancer protein Complex

Normally, it does not allow brain stem cells to multiply too much, but its breakdown can provoke the development of cancer.

07.09.2018