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Nanotechnology

Will DNA nanoparticles help you quit smoking?

Scientists from the University of Arizona have created a nicotine-containing artificial "virus" that can be used as a vaccine that adjusts the immune system to fight nicotine.

11.07.2013
Healthy skepticism

Sensational discovery of gerontologists

The study, which began 20 years ago and continues to this day, has allowed us to obtain previously unknown data: as people age, they feel worse and become more helpless!

11.07.2013
Nanotechnology

Nanodetectors for artificial skin are becoming more sensitive

Sensors based on gold nanoparticles still lose to human skin, but they register a mechanical load of several hundredths of a gram, a temperature change within one degree and fluctuations in relative humidity up to one percent.

10.07.2013
Genetic engineering

Immunity from the test tube

With the help of genetic engineering, it will be possible to design antibodies that do not exist in nature with unique, predetermined properties aimed at treating certain diseases.

10.07.2013
New in Gerontology

The rate of aging is determined in the womb

In the future, a blood test for biomarkers of aging will determine the level of age-related changes relative to the biological age of a person, assess the risk of developing senile diseases and develop new approaches to their prevention.

10.07.2013
Other life sciences

The system needs to be changed!

New research, especially in genomics, provides a huge amount of information that modern databases cannot process. Therefore, it is necessary to think about creating a fundamentally new global information system.

10.07.2013
Various

Life expectancy: lies, blatant lies…

Forbes columnist Clem Chambers is sure that the increase in life expectancy is a lie. And explains who benefits from it, and who – on the contrary.

09.07.2013
Biotechnologies - into life

Made in Zelenograd

NIOBIS company became one of the first startups of the Zelenograd Nanocenter, and today its project in the field of electrostimulation of cell growth on nanostructured surfaces is preparing to find serious investors.

09.07.2013
Biomedicine

Alzheimer's disease: another promising approach

Increasing the expression of the Scara1 protein is a promising approach to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. This could potentially lead to the development of methods to use the immune system to delay the progression of the disease.

09.07.2013
Biomedicine

Cancer diagnosis: glucose + MRI

Glucose will tell us about the activity of different areas of a cancerous tumor: the more intensively cells divide, the more sugar they absorb, and the difference in glucose concentrations in tissues can be detected using a conventional MRI scanner.

09.07.2013
Healthy skepticism

Myths about herbal medicine

Scientific phytotherapy is an important direction in official medicine. However, there is also traditional herbal medicine, which has many supporters. This article will cover several myths about herbal medicine.

08.07.2013
Genetic engineering

Big sport: from genetic selection to gene doping

A new era is beginning in Russian sports: genetic technologies are being introduced to train athletes. An example to follow is China, where champions were "raised" for the 2008 Olympics…

08.07.2013
Genetics

In Vitro fertilization: choose healthy embryos

The technology of preimplantation genetic screening, which allows, among other things, relatively quickly and inexpensively to detect chromosomal abnormalities in embryos obtained as a result of IVF, has successfully passed the first test.

08.07.2013
Exhibitions and conferences

Waiting for the FEBS-2013 Congress

Alexander Gabibov, President of the Russian Society of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told about how Russia won the right to host the 38th Annual Congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) and what scientists expect from it.

05.07.2013
Biomedicine

The resurrection of beta cells

There are cells in the pancreas of mice that can be transformed into insulin-producing beta cells; this transformation can be carried out at any age and several times. It remains for scientists to prove that this method is applicable to the human body.

05.07.2013
Healthy skepticism

Bigfoot turned out to be a possum

A fierce dispute arose between a veterinarian from Texas, who allegedly proved the existence of a bigfoot, and a journalist who conducted an independent study.

05.07.2013
Various

Stem cell treatment: another falsification

As it turned out, in the application for patenting the stem cell treatment technique, Vannoni used photographs from the publications of other scientists. The clinical trials planned by the government have been canceled.

04.07.2013