Life Sciences

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With caution, but without panic

This is how WHO recommends taking news about the "London" strain of coronavirus, until data on its high pathogenicity and danger have been confirmed.

22.12.2020
Biomedicine

Fire support

Microbubbles, exploding, increase the sensitivity of cancer to radiation, reducing tumor growth and improving the overall survival of patients.

21.12.2020
Prolonging youth

Aging therapy

In laboratory worms, the drug metolazone, on average, almost doubled the period of active old age and, in general, extended life by a quarter.

21.12.2020
Cellular technologies

On the way to the Chimeras

Scientists have implanted the stem cells of a recipient pig into the embryo of another pig and grown a perfectly suitable new liver for it.

21.12.2020
Biomedicine

Gaining altitude

What can actually be said about the "height" of the readiness and effectiveness of the Russian HIV vaccine.

21.12.2020
Biomedicine

The weak point of the tumor

European scientists have developed a drug that blocks mitochondrial metabolism and deprives cancer cells of access to energy.

21.12.2020
Biomedicine

Too good immunity

Biologists have identified one of the causes of inflammation when infected with coronavirus – microRNA, which controls the immune response to viruses.

18.12.2020
Biomedicine

Remove excess copper

A drug that regulates the circulation of copper in the brain leads to positive changes in the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

18.12.2020
Biomedicine

Garage "Pfizer"

Three biohackers created their own alternative vaccine in a month and a half, injected it themselves and found antibodies to the coronavirus in their blood.

18.12.2020
Cellular technologies

Biohybrid retina

The first biohybrid implant consisting of silk fibroin, retinal cells and auxiliary mesenchymal cells has been developed.

17.12.2020
Cellular technologies

Eight genes are enough

Scientists hope that thanks to the new method of obtaining eggs, it will be possible to solve most of the problems associated with infertility.

17.12.2020
Biomedicine

Not just for potency

The results of the largest study of the role of testosterone in preventing type 2 diabetes have proved promising.

17.12.2020
Biomedicine

Defensins will help antibiotics

Antimicrobial peptides of humans have been proposed to be used together with antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections.

17.12.2020
Genetics

How is melanoma formed

The analysis of mutations in individual cells allowed us to determine which of them lead to malignant transformation of melanocytes.

17.12.2020
Nanotechnology

Cheaper than silver

New materials with bactericidal and viricidal effects can be used to create various medical products.

16.12.2020
Other life sciences

Siberian Health

In Siberia and the Urals, the number of patients with positive tests for antibodies to coronavirus exceeded 50%.

16.12.2020
Other life sciences

Electricity against high pressure

Italian scientists have proposed to treat hypertension with the help of electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve.

16.12.2020
Genetic engineering

Two birds with one stone with one inhibitor

By inhibiting a group of enzymes responsible for the development of neurodegenerative diseases, it is possible to protect neurons and stimulate their growth.

15.12.2020