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Prolonging youth

Bone cell hormone restored memory to old mice

An increase in the concentration of the hormone osteocalcin produced by bone cells in the blood reverses the process of age-related memory deterioration.

30.08.2017
Exhibitions and conferences

Invest in medicine!

On October 6, 2017, the I International Medical Investment Forum will be held at the Congress Center of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.

30.08.2017
Nanotechnology

Double blow to the tumor

A combination of two well–known cancer treatment methods – immunotherapy with antibodies and thermophototherapy with gold "nanostars" - was successfully tested on a mouse model.

30.08.2017
Biomedicine

Vitamin C against leukemia

The authors of the work are going to conduct experiments not on a mouse model, but with real cases of leukemia, and find out what other types of blood cancers vitamin C can work against.

30.08.2017
Other life sciences

How to control the brain from a distance

With the help of a remote magnetic field, you can turn on and off different zones in the brain, but for this, however, the brain itself needs to be slightly modified and magnetic nanoparticles introduced into it.

30.08.2017
Prolonging youth

SENS: Where are we now?

One of the authors of this article had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Aubrey de Gray and ask him one of the most important questions about SENS: where are we now?

30.08.2017
Biomedicine

The Apocalypse is canceled

The main saviors of human civilization today and even more so tomorrow are small six–legged animals, rummaging through garbage and carrion.

29.08.2017
Other life sciences

Microbots in the stomach

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have successfully tested micro-motors to protect and release drugs in the stomach.

29.08.2017
Biomedicine

A heart attack without a scar on the heart

After testing carbacycline on mice with myocardial infarction, the scientists noted that PPARδ stimulation improves cardiac function and minimizes scar tissue formation.

29.08.2017
Various

Be simpler!

The De-Jargonizer program divides words into three frequency groups and uses a simple formula to calculate how much the text can be understood by a wide audience.

29.08.2017
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have managed to test the new method so far only on cell lines, but the results look promising from the point of view of therapy of still incurable diseases.

29.08.2017
Prolonging youth

Translating the biological clock

Stem cells of mice transferred to a low-calorie diet aged more slowly. But scientists do not recommend repeating this experiment on yourself at home.

29.08.2017
Genetic engineering

Piglets for transplantologists

Cloning pigs without endogenous retroviruses will facilitate the cultivation of pig organs suitable for human transplantation and make them safer.

29.08.2017
Various

DNA with malicious code

Researchers from the University of Washington using a popular open-source program for DNA analysis infected their computer with malware.

29.08.2017
Cellular technologies

Tissue nanotransfection

So the developers called a new technology that allows you to directly transform skin cells into other types of cells and use them to treat various diseases.

29.08.2017
Your health

Aging is inexorable

Aging should be treated as a genetic pathology, because it is the biggest source of pain and suffering in our universe.

29.08.2017
Other life sciences

Diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

In type II diabetes, clusters of amyloid protein form in the cells of the pancreas, which are probably the cause of the death of β-cells.

29.08.2017
Nanotechnology

Ultrathin biosensors

Graphene sensors with a thickness of less than 0.5 microns can be applied to the skin in the same way as "transfer tattoos" and used to remove physiological indicators.

28.08.2017