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Your health

Omega-acids for cancer prevention

Fatty fish prevents the development of adenocarcinomas – malignant tumors of glandular tissues that occur, for example, in the mammary gland, prostate, colon and other parts of the gastrointestinal tract.

14.11.2014
Genetic engineering

Genomic Tape Recorder

By changing the genome of E. coli, American scientists have managed to turn bacteria into analog storage devices.

14.11.2014
Other life sciences

From HIV to cancer

Knowledge of the mechanism that underlies the effects of interleukin-37 allows us to study the work of IL-37 and, possibly, immune dysfunction underlying a wide range of diseases.

13.11.2014
Controversial

Hospital of the future: breakthrough or manilovshchina?

Billionaire Patrick Soon-shon is working on an IT system that, according to his plan, will help doctors defeat most diseases. Skeptics consider the project almost a scam. Adherents – a grandiose breakthrough in medicine.

12.11.2014
Other life sciences

A four-handed game

The brain-computer-Internet-computer-brain interface allowed one person to control the movements of another.

12.11.2014
Biomedicine

Starve the tumor?

Several courses of injections of a chemical compound created by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Nottingham can stop the development of malignant tumors.

12.11.2014
Note to the businessman

Choosing a venture

Biotechnologies, medicine, mobile applications, IT and new generations of robots and drones – what should far-sighted investors invest in?

12.11.2014
Other life sciences

Genetic telepathy

Scientists have developed a technology that allows you to "turn on" genes with the help of thought. The invention will find application in medicine.

12.11.2014
Prolonging youth

Aging Hours

Is it possible to turn the hands of this clock back, that is, to "rejuvenate" the cells, preserving their functions? What about rejuvenating the whole body? Recent experiments provide answers to these questions.

12.11.2014
Other life sciences

Will Sestrin help in the treatment of diabetes?

Protein Sestrin 3, which plays an important role in the regulation of molecular pathways that control glucose production and liver sensitivity to insulin, may play a significant role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

11.11.2014
Genetics

GWATCH – a backbone for working with genomes

The GWATCH genomic browser is an open–access Internet platform hosted on the St. Petersburg State University server for automatic data analysis in order to detect genes responsible for complex human diseases.

10.11.2014
Various

Breakthrough Prize – 2014

On November 9, the ceremony of awarding the largest (in monetary terms) scientific Breakthrough Prize was held. 12 scientists received three million dollars each.

10.11.2014
Various

"Successful aging" should become a global priority

Unless effective strategies are developed to address the problems of an aging population, the growing burden of chronic diseases will have a very strong impact on the quality of life of older people.

10.11.2014
Other life sciences

Will verapamil help with diabetes?

Experiments on mice and human cells have demonstrated the ability of the antihypertensive drug verapamil to cure type 1 diabetes mellitus. Clinical trials of this approach will begin in the near future.

10.11.2014
Cellular technologies

When will an artificial heart become a reality?

Biophysicist Konstantin Agladze, a specialist in cardiac tissue engineering, talks about the current state and prospects of artificial tissues and organs.

07.11.2014