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- English version
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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
Prolonging youth
Reducing the activity of the gene increases the duration of a healthy life
Mice of the new line, having only one copy of the Myc gene instead of the usual two, live 15% longer than normal animals and maintain good health until old age.
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
Cellular technologies
Stem cells specializing in fracture healing
A new type of stem cells – osteochondroreticulocytes – self-renew and give key bone and cartilage cells, including osteoblasts and chondrocytes. When transferred to the fracture area, they contribute to the restoration of the bone.
22.01.2015
Other life sciences
Immunity is a matter of profit
Life experience determines the state of our immunity almost more than heredity.
22.01.2015
Other life sciences
Will suppressing alternative telomere lengthening help in the fight against cancer?
Inhibition of the ATR protein, which plays an important role in one of the mechanisms of "immortality" of cancer cells – alternative telomere elongation (ALT) – can be used as a new treatment strategy for patients with ALT-positive cancer.
22.01.2015
Other life sciences
Help defeat childhood cancer
When processing the results of the Help Fight Childhood Cancer project, more potential mechanisms for the treatment of neuroblastoma were found than expected. In the near future, the second phase of the project will be launched, in which it is expected to expand the list of childhood cancers.
22.01.2015
Various
African Ebola is more important for the Ministry of Health than Russian AIDS
The development of domestic vaccines against HIV infection has been suspended due to lack of funding. But the Russian authorities intend to allocate $40 million to fight Ebola in West Africa.
21.01.2015
Various
Old age: a disease without treatment
Vladimir Maksimov, head. the laboratory of molecular genetic studies of therapeutic diseases of the Novosibirsk Research Institute of Therapy and Preventive Medicine - about the genetics of aging and the possibility of inventing a "time machine" for an aging body.
21.01.2015
New in Gerontology
Living longer doesn't mean living better
Genes that increase life expectancy cannot significantly increase the so-called healthy life expectancy, which indicates the need to assess the health status of model organisms when studying the mechanisms of their aging.
21.01.2015
Your health
WHO does not get tired of warning…
Non-communicable diseases are the biggest threat to public health. And Russian men are subject to them to a much greater extent than women and the male population of Western European countries. Why?
21.01.2015
Biotechnologies - into life
Center for Neonatal Genodiagnostics in St. Petersburg
In St. Petersburg, for the first time in Russia, genetic testing of severe hereditary diseases in newborns will begin using high-performance genomic analysis technologies.
21.01.2015
Other life sciences
Is the cause of macular degeneration hydroxyapatite crystals?
One of the important factors provoking the development of age–related macular degeneration are tiny accumulations of hydroxyapatite - calcium phosphate formed in the retinal tissue.
21.01.2015
Your health
Gadgets should be washed!
The hundred and first time that smartphones are much dirtier than toilets.
21.01.2015
Exhibitions and conferences
Archimedes – 2015
The XVIII Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies "Archimedes" will be held from April 2 to 5, 2015 in Moscow, in Pavilion No. 4 of the Sokolniki Convention and Exhibition Center.
20.01.2015
Your health
Scientists have proved the harm of giving up drinking
Among former alcoholics, abstinence from alcohol in adulthood and in old age led to the fact that they became 17-19% more susceptible to heart problems.
20.01.2015