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Other life sciences

New pressure sensor

A biodegradable piezoelectric sensor can be useful for tracking the dynamics of lung diseases, brain edema and other diseases.

22.01.2018
Genetics

Viral gene transfer

Researchers describe a new way of transmitting information between neurons that has similarities to viruses.

22.01.2018
Prolonging youth

Don't forget about memory

Can memory training improve thinking in older people with cognitive impairments?

22.01.2018
Biomedicine

Poison for spermatozoa

A dangerous toxin isolated from the poison that Africans used to lubricate arrows for hunting may become the first contraceptive in history for men.

19.01.2018
Other life sciences

New secrets of the "longevity protein"

A detailed study of the Klotho protein has provided data that will allow the development of new treatments for various diseases.

19.01.2018
Genetics

The human Longevity Gene

Humans live longer than animals of similar size due to a special gene device associated with the suppression of cellular stress.

19.01.2018
Genetic engineering

Lymphocyte puller

The ultrasound system allows remote control of CAR-T lymphocytes, prompting them to recognize and kill cancer cells.

19.01.2018
New in Gerontology

Promising age

This newly proposed criterion measures how old people are, not from the moment of birth, but from the moment of death.

19.01.2018
Biomedicine

Accelerated courses for CAR-T cells

A new approach to strengthening patient-specific T cells outside the body may increase the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy.

19.01.2018
Genetics

How alcohol Leads to cancer

Alcohol metabolite acetaldehyde can damage DNA in stem cells, which increases the risk of cancer.

19.01.2018
Other life sciences

The Cyborg Stingray

The robot ramp, which is only 10 millimeters long, consists of four layers. The main layer is the living cells of the heart muscle.

18.01.2018
Your health

The safest way to lose weight

Surgical treatment reduces the risk of death by 2 times compared to the fight against obesity with the help of diet and lifestyle changes.

18.01.2018
Biomedicine

An old new friend

Beta-blockers used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases increase the effectiveness of immunotherapy in patients with melanoma.

17.01.2018
Various

Sapiosexuals

Almost 10% of people are "sapiosexuals", i.e. they consider intelligence to be the most attractive sexual feature of a partner.

17.01.2018
Your health

Over - salted brain

Excessive salt intake provokes changes in the immune system in the intestine, which entail degradation of cognitive functions.

17.01.2018