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Genetic engineering

Gene therapy instead of pills?

Pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca has announced the launch of a research program aimed at developing a new generation of medicines designed to treat many diseases of a genetic nature.

29.01.2015
Other life sciences

All proteins on one site

The interactive "Atlas of Human Proteins" brings together all the available data on the proteins of the human body and their number in different tissues and cells. This product is very promising for the search for new drugs that can balance the metabolism disrupted by the disease.

29.01.2015
Other life sciences

If nothing helps from hypertension…

One of the alternative ways to reduce blood pressure is to install a miniature shunt between an artery and a vein in the upper thigh.

29.01.2015
Your health

Demand a flexible schedule from the management!

The participants of the experiment, whose work schedule was flexible, spent only 8 minutes longer on sleep than their colleagues from the control group. But they noted an improvement in both sleep quality and overall well-being. If it affected the quality and productivity of labor, it was for the better.

28.01.2015
Healthy skepticism

As G.Onishchenko surprised the academicians

Gennady Onishchenko amazed academics with stories about oil microbes attacking dolphins, and Americans poisoning themselves with anthrax, and Africa with the Ebola virus. According to him, control over GMOs can save from all this.

28.01.2015
New in Gerontology

Common medications are the cause of dementia?

In elderly patients who took high doses of anticholinergic drugs (for example, allergy remedies, urinary incontinence and some antidepressants), the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease was higher by 54 and 63%, respectively, compared with those who did not take them.

28.01.2015
Genetics

Longevity Gene Increases Brain Size

Carriers of a certain variant of the KLOTHO "longevity gene" have an enlarged region of the brain involved in planning and decision-making. This allows them to retain the best cognitive abilities until old age.

28.01.2015
Other life sciences

HIV in vitro

The laboratory system developed at the Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics of Moscow State University makes it possible to study the reproduction and pathogenesis of HIV in lymphatic tissues under controlled conditions.

27.01.2015
Note to the businessman

"Virtual nutritionist" is looking for partners

The Skolkovo resident company "Center for Healthy Nutrition" announced the transition of the online service "Virtual Nutritionist" to the stage of commercialization. The development has been completed, and the company has started the selection of partners.

27.01.2015
Other life sciences

3D printer as a cure for all diseases

For medicine, the spread of 3D printing technologies opens up limitless possibilities for the treatment of diseases and injuries that previously caused a person's lifelong disability or even led to his death.

27.01.2015
Note to the businessman

Blockbusters and promising R&D novelties of 2015

It is expected that 2015 will be quite a favorable period for pharmaceutical companies. This will be facilitated by a large number of R&D novelties that can reach the status of blockbusters by 2020.

26.01.2015
Your health

Contraceptives and brain cancer: a justified risk

According to the head of the study, "... although we found a statistically significant association between the use of oral contraceptives and the development of glioma, the benefits of their use significantly outweigh the potential risk."

26.01.2015
Healthy skepticism

Bubble gum or science?

The effectiveness of chewing gum in the fight against pathogenic bacteria has been proven. True, readers are tormented by vague doubts…

26.01.2015
Other life sciences

Temporary lengthening of telomeres slows down cell aging

The experimental technique made it possible to increase the telomere length of cultured human skin and muscle cells by more than 10%. This makes the cells immortal (and potentially malignant), but postpones their physiological aging.

26.01.2015
Bioethics

Torment the patient with treatment or let him die in peace?

A test to determine whether elderly patients will die within 30 days after admission to the hospital will give them a chance to calmly go home and say goodbye to their loved ones. In addition, the introduction of such a survey will avoid wasting money on treatment.

23.01.2015
Various

The paradox of stem cells and the paradoxes of Russian science

On February 9, Sergey Kiselyov, Chief Researcher of the Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, will make a report on the topic "The Paradox of Stem Cells" at the ProScience Theater. On the eve of his speech, the scientist spoke about his scientific path, the connection of genetics with philology, Putin and state financing.

23.01.2015
Nanotechnology

Nanorackets in the stomach

For the first time, scientists have used nanobots with chemical micro-motors to deliver drugs inside a living organism.

23.01.2015
Other life sciences

How technology will absorb Medicine

2014 was the inflection point of the technology absorption curve of medicine. Today, it is still unknown which technological advances will actually have an impact on humanity, and which will remain nothing more than "cool" scientific experiments. However, it is obvious that we have entered the era of acceleration and we are waiting for both great prospects and great dangers.

23.01.2015