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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
Other life sciences

Biological warfare

The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved the use of bacteria to control mosquitoes – pathogens of dangerous diseases.

08.11.2017
Nanotechnology

Caution – nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes longer than 15 microns used in the production of composite materials are as carcinogenic as asbestos.

08.11.2017
Other life sciences

Prions: diseases and treatment

Molecular biologist Byron Koi – about the structure of prions, prion diseases, their causes and treatment.

08.11.2017
Your health

Don't sleep at the wheel!

When the driver is tired, his attention is scattered, because the neurons do not respond to external stimuli as effectively as they should.

08.11.2017
Other life sciences

"Kissing hormone": new data

Stimulation of neurons with kisspeptin protein receptors in mice led to a decrease in anxiety and more active communication with females.

08.11.2017
New in Gerontology

Mitochondria in aging, part 1

A popular theory proposed a generation ago states that the cause of aging is oxidative damage originating in the mitochondria.

07.11.2017
Biomedicine

Cancer treatment and microflora

Taking antibiotics reduces, and the "correct" composition of the intestinal microbiota enhances the effectiveness of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer.

07.11.2017
Prolonging youth

Let's be friends

Strong social ties can stop the process of age-related neurodegeneration and deterioration of cognitive functions in older people.

07.11.2017
Genetics

Chromatin and aging

Chromatin activity modes are periodically switched in cells. With age, the ability to quickly change the "on" and "off" modes is lost.

07.11.2017