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Other life sciences

Suppress the immune system

For scientists who develop treatment methods based on therapeutic viruses, excessive activity of the immune system is extremely undesirable.

23.01.2017
Various

The phenomenal Macchiarini

Paolo Macchiarini's career path is similar to the trajectory of a ballistic missile: the Italian's fame soared to cosmic heights, and then he was waiting for a rapid flight down.

23.01.2017
Other life sciences

Cardiogram for Instagram

The telemedicine future, in which smartphone diagnostics and remote consultation in many cases can replace a real visit to the doctor, is just around the corner.

23.01.2017
Nanotechnology

A new approach to the manufacture of medical implants

Superhemophobic material is practically not recognized by the body as foreign. This material can be used for the manufacture of surgical implants with a low risk of rejection by the body.

23.01.2017
Other life sciences

Antitumor drug turns white fat into brown

The antitumor drug bexarotene turns white fat into brown, which has a positive effect on the metabolism of mice even when they are kept on a high-calorie diet.

23.01.2017
Cellular technologies

When will we grow a new liver

How human organs are "grown" in the laboratory, whether they will be able to replace donor ones, when such technologies will become massively available and what mini-organs are needed for.

20.01.2017
Various

Genome Editing and US laws

The FDA has published draft rules governing the use of animals whose genome has been edited using CRISPR and other advanced technologies.

20.01.2017
Genetic engineering

An electric switch of gene activity has been created

Scientists believe that due to its simplicity and variability, this design can find application in the medical field and in the field of biotechnology within a couple of years.

20.01.2017
Cellular technologies

Gut organoid, turned inside out

In addition to stem cells from the material left over from artificial insemination procedures, induced pluripotent stem cells were used in organoid cultivation.

19.01.2017
Other life sciences

Soft robot sleeve will help the heart to pump blood

An international group of scientists has developed and successfully tested an implantable soft robotic device on animals, which, by hugging the heart, promotes its contractions.

19.01.2017
Genetic engineering

Web from a bioreactor

The researchers obtained 1,000 meters of spider fiber from a liter flask with GM bacteria. Its only drawback is that it is less durable than the natural prototype.

19.01.2017
New in Gerontology

We sit and grow old

The telomeres of women who sat 10-13 hours a day, on average, were 170 "letters" shorter than normal, which corresponds to about 9 years of additional biological age.

19.01.2017
Other life sciences

Smartphone taught to genetically diagnose cancer

The new system makes it possible to detect mutations associated with certain types of cancer with an accuracy almost equal to stationary laboratory equipment.

18.01.2017
New in Gerontology

New signs of brain aging discovered

Scientists from America and the UK managed to characterize changes in the expression of more than 100 genes associated with aging in ten regions of the brain.

18.01.2017
Various

Petition of the doctors of the Karolinska Clinic

We can expect that the proceedings in Russia will begin when the petition arrives at the relevant departments. Perhaps, in this case, questions will arise not only to Paolo Macchiarini.

18.01.2017