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Other life sciences

Embolization of arteries against obesity

Bariatric embolization of the arteries, which leads to a decrease in blood flow in the stomach region producing the hunger hormone ghrelin, is safe and promotes progressive weight loss.

06.04.2016
Genetic engineering

In the EU, TKID gene therapy was allowed

The European Medicines Agency has approved the use of gene therapy for the treatment of children with severe combined immunodeficiency, for whom it was not possible to find a bone marrow donor.

05.04.2016
Other life sciences

Where do radicals come from?

An international group of scientists with the participation of a researcher from Moscow State University showed under what conditions the body releases more superoxide, a dangerous form of oxygen capable of destroying DNA.

05.04.2016
Cellular technologies

iMSC will revolutionize medicine

Induced multipotent stem cells (IMSCS) obtained from adult cells are able to repair damage to various tissues without the risks associated with the use of other types of stem cells.

05.04.2016
Cellular technologies

Bioengineered ovary

Ovarian bioprostheses printed with a 3D printer and populated with oocytes allowed mice to conceive, carry and give birth to healthy cubs.

05.04.2016
Cellular technologies

Bio-pen for writing with stem cells

BioPen will provide orthopedic surgeons with the ability to form stem cell implants with unprecedented precision to fill cartilage tissue defects.

04.04.2016
Your health

How to treat the liver

Bella Lurie, member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, head of the hepatological center " <url>" – on how to remove fat from the liver, how to prevent the formation of cirrhosis and whether to be afraid of viral hepatitis.

04.04.2016
Other life sciences

Tau protein and memory: new data

The results of a new study suggest that the KIBRA protein may be the missing link between tau protein and memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.

04.04.2016
Other life sciences

Life - saving slush

In a cave near Krasnoyarsk, scientists have discovered bacteria that can become a source of new antibiotics.

04.04.2016
Cellular technologies

Real artificial leather

Japanese biologists for the first time created a full-fledged artificial skin using reprogrammed stem cells and so-called embryoid bodies that they grew from these cells.

04.04.2016
Other life sciences

Gel for male contraception

The gel injected into the vas deferens provides long-term and potentially reversible contraception, but so far only in rabbits.

01.04.2016
Genetic engineering

Programming language for DNA

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a DNA programming language that will allow a person without advanced knowledge of biology to create bacteria with the desired properties.

01.04.2016
Various

Washing is no longer required

The nanocoating developed by Australian researchers allows the fabric to self-clean whenever light rays hit its surface.

01.04.2016
Your health

Embryos-smokers

Smoking during pregnancy leads to changes in the work of more than six thousand DNA sites as a result of the appearance of special chemical "tags" on the surface of proteins in which our genetic code is packed.

01.04.2016
New in Gerontology

Biomarkers of aging

Biologist Alexey Moskalev – about the signs of aging, biological age and the study of centenarians.

31.03.2016
Bioethics

To die comfortably

American scientists conducted a review of the literature on death and dying, and as a result identified 11 main signs of a good (as comfortable as possible for a person) death.

31.03.2016
Various

Almost like a living thing

Sophia differs from the previous androids of Hanson Robotics by significantly improved facial expressions and speech communication skills. However, there was an annoying embarrassment with speech communication at the presentation…

31.03.2016