The decoding of the koala genome indicated the mechanisms of their adaptation to feeding on toxic eucalyptus shoots and the antibiotic properties of their milk.

03.07.2018

Other life sciences

Available prosthesis

A simple and inexpensive prosthetic foot can be adjusted to the height and weight of the patient so as to achieve the most natural gait.

03.07.2018

Genetic engineering

Immunotherapy: a new player

The use of natural killers in immunotherapy of solid tumors will make treatment more accessible and safer.

03.07.2018

Your health

Right to attempt

In the USA, terminally ill people were allowed to use experimental drugs. And what can Russians do in such a situation?

02.07.2018

Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of a heart attack

Scientists from Russia have created a gene therapy that restores the work of damaged areas of the heart after a heart attack.

02.07.2018

Cellular technologies

Give birth after cancer

The technology of infertility treatment is based on the transplantation of follicles on a prepared frame of connective tissue.

02.07.2018

Biomedicine

Everyone has their own treatment

Personalized and precision medicine is becoming the main direction of the development of medical science and practice.

02.07.2018

Other life sciences

Psyche and immunity

British scientists have shown that autoimmune diseases increase the risk of developing psychosis – with some important exceptions.

02.07.2018

Your health

Not just obesity

The risk of developing diabetes begins to grow even with relatively low concentrations of aerosols and harmful substances in the air.

02.07.2018

Your health

About water and physical education

Nutritionist Elena Motova – about how much water to drink and what kind of sports load is optimal for a person.

02.07.2018

New in Gerontology

Plateau of mortality

The study of demographic data showed that the chances of living another year remained the same – 45-50% – after reaching 105 years.

29.06.2018

Your health

Coffee: The Curse of four cups

Let's figure out why they write so much about coffee, and whether it's worth starting to drink it in order to improve health.

29.06.2018

Your health

What you should know about choosing a blood glucose meter

How to choose a high-quality glucose meter, not to make a mistake with the purchase of test strips, as well as about the correct storage of the device.

29.06.2018

Biomedicine

Metformin protects against radiation

Metformin works as a "harvesting machine", contributing to the removal of dysfunctional cells from the tissues of irradiated animals.

29.06.2018

Grants and competitions

Biostart-2018

EFKO Group of Companies is launching its own business accelerator for technology startups, Biostart.

28.06.2018