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Other life sciences

Implant with shape memory

The new polymer composite based on polylactide takes the old form at 45 ° C, which is acceptable for short-term exposure.

14.09.2021

Various

Mass screening

A large-scale study of a blood test for 50 types of cancer is being launched in the UK with the participation of 140 thousand volunteers from 50 to 77 years old.

14.09.2021

Controversial

How does obesity begin?

The authors of the new study claim that the causes of obesity are not related to the amount of food consumed, but to its composition.

14.09.2021

Other life sciences

A tumor identical to a natural one

The SpheroidPicker robotic system uses artificial intelligence to create spheroids of a given size from cancer cells.

13.09.2021

Cloning

Camels from a test tube

For cloning a "beautiful" camel, rich clients are willing to pay from 200 to 400 thousand dirhams (from 4 to 8 million rubles).

13.09.2021

Prolonging youth

Plans for old age

Classics of gerontology and Nobel laureates will solve the problem: how to turn back the age of individual cells without harming the health of their host.

13.09.2021

Genetics

Telomerase Controller

One of the sequences of "junk" DNA actually has a certain function – it enhances the activity of the telomerase gene.

13.09.2021

Other life sciences

Cysteamine against atherosclerosis

British and Dutch researchers have found that the antioxidant cysteamine reduces atherosclerotic plaques.

13.09.2021

Cellular technologies

Bioengineered pancreas

Double macro capsules with beta cells continuously regulate the level of glucose in the blood.

10.09.2021

Healthy skepticism

10000000000000 Zimbabwean dollars

Ten trillion rubles in the cancelled currency were received by the laureates of the 31st Nobel Prize.

10.09.2021

Your health

Get off the couch!

We hear about a sedentary lifestyle throughout our lives, but hardly anyone is able to specifically explain the meaning of this term.

10.09.2021

Various

Breakthrough Prize 2022

The winners of the 2022 prizes in the field of life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics have been announced.

10.09.2021

Biomedicine

Anti-cancer microRNAs

American and German doctors tested a mixture of mRNA encoding four cytokines for the treatment of cancer in two mouse models.

10.09.2021

Genetics

Negative selection

Scientists have reason to believe that the evolution of intelligence in modern people is not directed in the direction that we would like.

10.09.2021

Cellular technologies

Mini-brain with parkinsonism

Parkinson's disease was modeled on organoids. This will help to study new methods of treatment and test drugs.

09.09.2021

Other life sciences

Anti-burn foam

British biologists have studied the ability of foam produced by Tungar frogs to release the antibiotic rifampicin within a few days.

09.09.2021

Genetics

Who doesn't smoke…

Scientists have divided lung cancer in non-smoking patients into three groups based on typical mutations and their number.

09.09.2021

Genetic engineering

From a greenhouse and a bioreactor

Nanovaccines from COVID-19 based on cowpea mosaic virus and bacteriophage Q beta have been successfully tested on mice.

09.09.2021

Prolonging youth

The main killer

While we know too little about aging – but we already know something important and we already know how to do something.

09.09.2021

Prolonging youth

Senolytics for prevention

Long-term use of senolytics from a young age prevented senile degeneration of intervertebral discs in mice.

08.09.2021