Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Miniantibodies against coronavirus

The promising antibody component effectively blocks the reproduction of SARS-CoV-2, which is confirmed by animal experiments.

17.09.2020
Genetic engineering

Targeting the RNA

A modified genome editing system cured muscular dystrophy in mice by editing a pathological version of mRNA.

16.09.2020
Other life sciences

Optical biopsy

Russian scientists have developed a new method for diagnosing liver neoplasms based on optical technologies.

16.09.2020
Genetics

Neanderthal migrations

A Neanderthal man who lived about 80,000 years ago on the territory of Poland discovered genetic similarities with the North Caucasian population.

16.09.2020
Cellular technologies

Aorta made of polylactic acid

St. Petersburg scientists have developed a matrix that can be used as a vascular implant.

16.09.2020
Cellular technologies

Organ-on-the-vascular-network

Endothelial cells returned to a young state can form vessels based on signals coming from surrounding tissues.

16.09.2020
Biomedicine

Fast and on time

An express test for early detection of ovarian cancer is almost 5 times more effective than existing analogues.

15.09.2020
Biomedicine

Diagnosis and therapy

Russian scientists have proposed a new effective method for the diagnosis and treatment of precancerous condition of the cervix.

15.09.2020
Genetic engineering

Surrogate fathers

Sterile male farm animals will be able to transplant spermatogenic cells from males with valuable qualities.

15.09.2020
Genetics

Just one nucleotide

One of the variants of the TRPV1 pain receptor gene is completely absent in patients with chronic migraine.

15.09.2020
Cellular technologies

One is good, but three is better

Transplantation of clusters of three types of cells instead of one leads to better results for the recovery of the heart after a heart attack.

14.09.2020
Biomedicine

RNA against coronaviruses?

Researchers from the Higher School of Economics have discovered microRNA molecules potentially capable of suppressing the replication of all human coronaviruses.

14.09.2020
Biomedicine

An antibiotic will help fight HIV

The antibiotic concanamycin A suppresses the work of a protein that helps the virus hide from the immune system.

14.09.2020
Other life sciences

Why do men need estrogens?

For the manifestation of normal sexual behavior, the male brain must convert part of the "male" hormones into "female" ones.

14.09.2020
Biomedicine

Make cancer starve

The new drug may improve the quality and life expectancy of patients with pancreatic cancer.

11.09.2020
New in Gerontology

Mosaic aging

A team of scientists has determined the rate at which telomeres are shortened in cells from different types of human tissues.

11.09.2020
Biomedicine

Not worse than antibodies

The protein developed with the help of a computer is tightly connected to the thorny processes of the coronavirus and prevents it from infecting cells.

11.09.2020
Biomedicine

From smallpox to coronavirus

There are about 100 registered vaccines for 30 diseases. Half of them are from viral infections, the second – from bacterial.

11.09.2020
Nanotechnology

Plastic instead of chemotherapy

The "death net" kills cancer cells in culture in an average of four hours and does not affect healthy cells.

11.09.2020