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Other life sciences

DNA transistors

Anatoly Sokolov, an employee of Stanford University, together with fellow physicists, developed a method for producing carbon transistors based on DNA strands.

09.09.2013
Biotechnologies - into life

Russian drugs will be no worse and cheaper than imported ones

The first three domestic drugs based on monoclonal antibodies, which will treat cancer of the blood, lymph nodes, mammary glands and lungs, will go on sale next year. Their price will be 30% lower than imported ones.

09.09.2013
New in Gerontology

How mitochondria age

In a young cell, pairs of protein complexes of ATP synthase are located close to each other and, due to this, bend the mitochondrial membrane, forming folds. Over time, there are fewer such pairs, and instead of a complex structure, the membrane turns into a relatively smooth two-layer bubble.

09.09.2013
Other life sciences

You can lose weight with the help of bacteria...

...with one condition: microorganisms that contribute to thinness are able to displace less useful fellows only if a healthy and not excessively high-calorie diet is observed.

06.09.2013
Prolonging youth

Vaccination against old age?

Now the tests of "Antistarin" on animals are continuing. Then the developers plan to start its release as a veterinary remedy and hope that in the future the results of research will allow us to start treating people.

06.09.2013
Nanotechnology

Nano-3D microscope: made in Russia

Russian nanobiotechnologists, combining several well-known microscopy methods, have designed a device that allows to study the three-dimensional structure of objects at the nanoscale level.

06.09.2013
Genetics

Disabling the "sonic hedgehog" helped mice with Down syndrome

A single administration of a drug blocking the signaling pathway of the sonic hedgehog protein to newborn mice with Down syndrome ensures the formation of a full-fledged cerebellum in animals and improves their mental abilities.

05.09.2013
Prolonging youth

Arecoline restores strength to aging muscles

The alkaloid contained in the leaves and fruits of the areca palm "rejuvenates" worms by improving the condition of their motor neurons and, accordingly, slowing down muscle aging.

05.09.2013
Grants and competitions

Postgraduate studies at the University of Basel

Institute of Biomedical Research named after Friedrich Mischer announces the recruitment of young specialists to study under the international postgraduate program with a PhD degree from the University of Basel (Switzerland).

05.09.2013
Prolonging youth

Rejuvenating Video Games: Another controversial experiment

After two weeks of playing, the ability to solve several tasks at once in people aged 60-85 reaches the level of untrained twentysomethings. However, the data obtained do not answer the question: can this method prolong active life?

05.09.2013
Your health

Cholesterol itself is not so terrible

Taking pills with elevated cholesterol levels should be when you are not all right with blood pressure, overweight, smoking and other risk factors, including just old age.

05.09.2013
Cellular technologies

Myelinating cells of the highest quality

Having developed a technology for producing functional brain cells that produce myelin, which forms the insulating shell of neurons, scientists have brought the use of stem cells in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other myelopathies, as well as spinal cord injuries, closer.

04.09.2013
Biomedicine

Doping for lazy people

Under the influence of the drug SR9009, mice exhibit effects that are usually the result of intensive and systematic sports: rodents lose weight, their muscle volume and strength increase, they become able to run longer distances...

04.09.2013