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Other life sciences

The secret of longevity of blind people

In blind people, unlike mice and humans, the percentage of naive T cells practically does not decrease until the very old age.

14.09.2018
Genetics

All the genes will be visiting us

Polygenic analysis will reveal the probability of diseases, the level of intelligence and other hereditary predispositions.

13.09.2018
Cellular technologies

Regeneration of beta cells

Trials of a drug for restoring insulin-producing beta cells in patients with type 1 diabetes have begun.

13.09.2018
Other life sciences

Dementia from obesity

According to scientists, the reason for this lies in the abnormal activity of immune cells that begin to attack neurons.

13.09.2018
Cellular technologies

Stem cells on guard of smiles

With the help of stem cells, scientists were able to start the regeneration of injured teeth.

13.09.2018
Various

Equally, but not fairly

The US Court of Appeals recognized two competing groups of scientists as equal creators of CRISPR technology.

13.09.2018
Your health

Healthy lifestyle instead of pills

A lifestyle change for 16 weeks reduced the pressure in hypertensive patients and allowed them to reduce the dose of drugs or abandon them.

13.09.2018
Cellular technologies

Therapeutic stem cells

Nerve stem cells derived from skin cells produce an antitumor drug and destroy a brain tumor.

12.09.2018
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