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New in Gerontology

The main predictor of longevity

It turned out to be a physical function– the ability to go grocery shopping or do housework, not illness.

03.10.2022
Genetics

For paleogenetics

Svante Paabo received the Nobel Prize for discoveries in the field of extinct hominid genomes and human evolution.

03.10.2022
Biomedicine

Oncolytic herpes

Scientists have genetically modified a strain of herpes simplex virus and turned it into an effective weapon against various forms of cancer.

03.10.2022
Genetics

Periodic Triplet system

LETI scientists have created a "Periodic Table" to systematize the elements of the genetic code.

03.10.2022
Other life sciences

Professor White's heads

Canavero had a famous predecessor — neurosurgeon Robert White, who thought about a head transplant in the middle of the twentieth century.

03.10.2022
New in Gerontology

Autoimmune Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease may be an autoimmune disease, and beta-amyloid mistakenly damages normal brain cells.

30.09.2022
Other life sciences

Fasting against Alzheimer's

Short cycles of a low-calorie diet reduce inflammation and prevent cognitive disorders in mice with Alzheimer's.

30.09.2022
Biomedicine

Do not rush to rejoice

The third phase of the clinical trial of the drug for Alzheimer's disease has ended successfully, but experts are in no hurry to express optimism.

30.09.2022
Biomedicine

Instead of mammography

A new generation liquid biopsy can become a diagnostic tool for early detection of breast cancer and other types of cancer.

30.09.2022
Other life sciences

Tablet with motor

A robotic tablet for oral delivery of drugs that are usually administered through injections has been tested on pigs.

30.09.2022
Other life sciences

Sleep, it's useful!

Lack of sleep negatively affects immune cells, increasing the risk of inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases.

29.09.2022
Other life sciences

How lymphocytes age

Until now, it was believed that T-killers, like any other cells, begin to work worse with age, but, apparently, everything is not so unambiguous here.

29.09.2022
Genetics

They're not sloppy

A rare anomaly – "unruly hair syndrome" – can develop at the age of 3 months to 12 years.

29.09.2022
Bioethics

Ecofrendley-funeral

Several US states have approved a new type of burial — composting of the human body.

29.09.2022
Genetics

Cancer and epigenetics

Turning certain genes on and off in cancer cells can help in the treatment of cancer.

28.09.2022
Genetics

Grandfather's inheritance

Epigenetic signs are transmitted not only from parents, but also through several generations — "from grandparents to grandchildren."

28.09.2022
Various

Brain laziness

In most cases, the mind prefers the shortest path to the solution of the problem, even if the result is likely to be erroneous.

28.09.2022
Genetics

Former enemies have become allies

Viral genes incorporated millions of years ago into the host genome subsequently became part of the innate immune response in mammals.

28.09.2022