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Cellular technologies

BBB: instructions for dummies

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a recipe for creating a model of the hemato-encephalic barrier.

13.11.2017
Other life sciences

Phosphates should be in moderation

The probability of myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease is lowest among patients with an average level of phosphates in the blood.

13.11.2017
Various

The future of micro robotics

Robotics specialist Sergey Fatikov – about the diversity of micro- and nanorobots, their scope of application and development prospects.

13.11.2017
Biomedicine

Anti-cancer sea cucumber

The property of a substance from the Far Eastern sea cucumber (cucumaria) to kill tumor cells was revealed by a group of international scientists.

13.11.2017
Other life sciences

Cellular tragedies, part 1

The life of a cell is eventful no less than that of a human. It is full of dangers and, like any life, ends sooner or later.

10.11.2017
Your health

Spiked neurons are not restored

Alcohol consumption leads not only to the death of existing nerve cells, but also to a slowdown in the formation of new ones.

10.11.2017
Nanotechnology

Biosensors for the youngest

By the glow of semipermeable microscopic capsules, scientists assessed the state of health of the embryos of danio rerio fish.

10.11.2017
Bioethics

A rat with a human brain

Implantation of human brain organoids into the brains of rats takes ethical disputes to a new level.

10.11.2017
Other life sciences

A new word in virology

The weakest survive: the antiviral drug sofosbuvir selectively destroys the most dangerous viruses.

10.11.2017
Genetics

Aller genes

The researchers found five DNA sites where disorders are most common in people with allergies to peanuts, eggs and cow's milk.

10.11.2017
Other life sciences

Killer Weapons

An in-depth study of the activity of T-killer lymphocytes may open up a new approach to the fight against antibiotic resistance.

10.11.2017
Genetic engineering

Golden potatoes

A portion of mashed potatoes from it will give the child about half of the daily norm of vitamin A and a third of the required amount of vitamin E.

09.11.2017
Prolonging youth

Useful stress

Mild stress, which reduces the efficiency of mitochondria, can stop the programmed aging processes of the body.

09.11.2017
Other life sciences

New skin

German doctors have grown transgenic skin for 80% of the body of a child suffering from a rare hereditary disease – epidermolysis bullosa.

09.11.2017
Biomedicine

Stop glycolysis

A combination of drugs aimed at inhibiting the CDK8 oncogene and glycolysis can significantly reduce the chances of developing tumors.

09.11.2017
Biomedicine

Anticancer thrombolytic

Norwegian researchers have shown that the anticoagulant warfarin is able to reduce the risk of cancer among patients over 50 years old.

08.11.2017
Other life sciences

Atherosclerosis and microflora

According to the results of a new study, atherosclerosis is associated more with bacteria than with improper nutrition.

08.11.2017