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Other life sciences

Alzheimer's disease: the missing link found

The Scripps Institute has found a link between the toxic effects of beta-amyloid and tau protein and warns against euphoria about metformin.

15.04.2013
Cellular technologies

Cocktail for the heart

The protein cocktail developed by the specialists of the Mayo Clinic makes it possible to transform bone marrow stem cells into cardiopoietic stem cells, the introduction of which improves heart function in patients with heart failure.

15.04.2013
Other life sciences

A brain that can be seen through

The technology for creating a transparent brain was called Clarity. With its help, you can examine each neuron in detail without damaging the structure of the brain at all. If you add a fluorescent marker, you can see the RNA in its present place.

12.04.2013
Grants and competitions

Training at the Weizmann Institute

The Weizmann Institute of Science announces a set of master's, postgraduate and postdoctoral programs at Feinberg Graduate School in the main areas of physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, information technology.

12.04.2013
Biomedicine

RNA interference against cancer

The results of the first phase I clinical trial of the drug, which is based on the phenomenon of RNA interference, indicate the safety and potential effectiveness of drugs of this class.

12.04.2013
Your health

About the benefits of iodized salt

The idea of using iodized salt as a way to prevent goiter, mental retardation, fertility disorders in women, and many other problems was formulated at the beginning of the XX century. The USA, Switzerland, and Austria quickly began work on tracking and correcting iodine deficiency conditions.

12.04.2013
Biomedicine

Two-stage immunotherapy for ovarian cancer

According to the results of the phase I clinical trial, 75% of patients with the last stages of recurrent ovarian cancer responded to the new two-stage immunotherapy. At the same time, one of them went into full remission.

12.04.2013
Nanotechnology

Nanobiotechnology in Russia

Discoveries that could radically change our lives in the foreseeable future are being made today at the intersection of sciences: biology and mathematics, chemistry and physics, medicine and nanotechnology.

11.04.2013
Genetic engineering

Combination therapy of hereditary color blindness

In experiments on dogs, scientists have successfully applied a combination of two therapeutic approaches to treat a hereditary disease that leads to "chicken blindness".

11.04.2013
Cellular technologies

Current ovarian model

Artificial ovaries from endocrine cells encapsulated in biocompatible material are a promising alternative to hormone replacement therapy.

11.04.2013
Other life sciences

A reliable trap for circulating cancer cells

The system consists of two chips – the first catches and removes erythrocytes and platelets from the blood sample, and the second catches leukocytes, leaving only cancer cells circulating in the bloodstream in the sample.

11.04.2013
Your health

We change sodium to potassium

If you reduce salt intake and at the same time increase the potassium content in the diet, this can have a very beneficial effect on health.

11.04.2013
Healthy skepticism

I would like your worries…

Activists-defenders of the foreskin are going to obstruct the famous American Oprah Winfrey, who is meeting with her fans in three Canadian cities this week.

11.04.2013
Various

Medicine on the threshold of Renaissance

Comprehensive Internet technologies, robots, three-dimensional printing, portable devices, cloud computing, mobility and much more promise to open a new era in the development of medicine. In other words, a bright future awaits her.

10.04.2013
New in Gerontology

The gene for premature aging

Mutations in the ATRX gene, which is necessary for telomere replication, cause cognitive impairment, developmental abnormalities and increase the likelihood of developing brain cancer. Researchers from the University of Western Ontario have uncovered the mechanism of this pathology.

10.04.2013
New in Gerontology

Do transposons contribute to age-related neurodegeneration?

The number of transposons ("jumping genes") and their activity in the brain of fruit flies increases with age and correlates with the severity of neurodegeneration. It remains to find out what is the cause and what is the effect.

10.04.2013
Other life sciences

Brain: cartography and "reverse engineering"

Even a layman can easily imagine what resources should be spent in order to make a complete map of the human brain with all its numerous structures – and establish their purpose.

10.04.2013
Prolonging youth

Academician Vladimir Skulachev: "We forced the body not to age"

To help a person cope with senile eye diseases, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.Skulachev needed 10 years, tens of millions of dollars and young scientists, whom he returned from abroad.

10.04.2013