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Genetics

Protein landscapes for medical genetics

Studying the "fitness landscapes" of various proteins gives geneticists the opportunity to start searching for the effect of mutation interactions in complex polygenic diseases.

13.05.2016
Other life sciences

Zika fever: suspicions confirmed

Confirmation in laboratory animals of the effect of the Zika virus on embryo development should facilitate the search for a vaccine or other treatment methods.

13.05.2016
Biomedicine

How Visomitin Works

Scientists have found out why small doses of "Skulachev ions" give a pronounced therapeutic effect, despite the presence of large amounts of natural antioxidants in the mitochondria.

13.05.2016
Your health

The diet is useful not only for fat people

The decrease in the average body mass index from 25.1 to 22.6 slowed down a number of genetic processes associated with aging in the participants of the experiment and improved the quality of life. Including sexual :)

13.05.2016
Other life sciences

Dr. Watson is a virologist

With the help of the IBM Watson supercomputer, scientists have found a macromolecule that can help in the fight against viruses due to a unique triple-action mechanism.

13.05.2016
Other life sciences

Hippocampus and Alzheimer's: new data

Scientists from the Gladstone Institutes have established how the most important genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease - a pathological variant of the apolipoprotein E gene – causes memory loss.

12.05.2016
Other life sciences

How to water the microflora?

The diversity of intestinal microflora increases with the consumption of not only vegetables, fruits and yoghurts, but also coffee, tea and wine.

12.05.2016
Various

Death from treatment

Medical errors, if taken into account, will take the third place among the main causes of death after diseases of the cardiovascular system and cancer.

12.05.2016
Nanotechnology

Rejuvenating nanofilm

With the help of a transparent, invisible and wash-resistant elastic polymer coating, its developers have successfully corrected the external signs of aging and moisturized the skin.

12.05.2016
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy against a rare brain disease

The first clinical studies of the method of treatment of a rare genetic brain disease – adrenoleukodystrophy have been successfully completed.

12.05.2016
Other life sciences

Homemade pancreas

More than 50 people, without waiting for the appearance of such devices on the market, assembled and programmed artificial pancreas for themselves or for their children.

12.05.2016
Other life sciences

Drones for transplantologists

Very soon, lungs, liver and other organs for transplantation can be ordered with express delivery. Right now, a program is being developed in the United States to send organs by drones.

11.05.2016
Other life sciences

Isolation of RNA without toxic reagents

MSU scientists have developed a new method for isolating RNA from viruses, bacteria, plants and animals using harmless ammonium trichloroacetate instead of the toxic substances currently used.

11.05.2016
Other life sciences

Three-dimensional computed tomography

Augmented reality technology allows doctors to study the internal structure of patients in an interactive three-dimensional environment.

11.05.2016
Other life sciences

A roboticist sews better than a doctor

To test the robot surgeon, an operation was performed to impose an intestinal anastomosis. A detailed examination of the stitches showed that the robot coped with the operation even better than a human.

11.05.2016
Your health

Myths about cancer prevention

Oncologist Ilya Fomintsev – about why cancer markers are useless for the diagnosis of early cancer and whether it is worth relying on modern medicine in everything.

11.05.2016
Other life sciences

Variety is good for memory

In mice in cells with a large number of objects, neurons in the brain region responsible for the formation of new memories grew faster and formed more dendrites than in animals in empty cells.

11.05.2016