Life Sciences

Other life sciences

Colonoscopy with intelligence

The new technique, borrowed from ophthalmology, will allow detecting colon cancer in seconds and with absolute accuracy.

13.12.2019

Cellular technologies

Dangerous Allies

Stem cells can stimulate the development of a tumor, and after irradiation transform into malignant cells and cause cancer.

13.12.2019

Biomedicine

Protection for the brain

Potential drugs against senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease slow down brain cell damage in healthy mice.

13.12.2019

Nanotechnology

Nanorobots in medicine

Professor of Physical Chemistry Pir Fischer – about nanorobots, the difficulties of working with them and the future of medicine.

13.12.2019

Cellular technologies

Tendon Healing

Tendon stem cells exist, and they will help to recover faster after injury.

12.12.2019

Other life sciences

Chip Neuron

A team of scientists from the University of Bath has developed an electronic device that, according to the developers, copies the behavior of neurons.

12.12.2019

Prolonging youth

Invest in Longevity

You can fight aging and push back the limit of maximum life expectancy if you invest more in science.

12.12.2019

Genetics

Selection of ideal DNA pairs

According to the scientist, this will reduce the number of children with hereditary diseases. Critics accuse him of creating a new version of eugenics.

12.12.2019

Cellular technologies

Brain organoids of different shapes

3D models of neural networks in the form of tori, cylinders, etc. will help to better understand how the brain and networks of nerve cells work.

12.12.2019

Nanotechnology

Nanocontainers for macromolecules

Self-assembling water-soluble nanocontainers deliver therapeutic proteins and gene editing tools to cells.

11.12.2019

Genetics

The cause of dementia

With the help of epigenetic editing, scientists have found a gene that is responsible for the development of mental retardation in WAGR syndrome.

11.12.2019

New in Gerontology

The new "aging protein"

CSB protein deficiency triggers the aging process. Its depletion is caused by potentially reversible epigenetic modifications.

11.12.2019

Other life sciences

Up to a single cell

The ConvPath method classifies different types of cells in a tumor and evaluates their spatial distribution.

11.12.2019

Other life sciences

When we become cyborgs

What are neurointerfaces made of, how are they used in medicine and is it possible to transplant a human brain into a cybernetic body?

11.12.2019

Genetics

A rare find

The discovery of a mutation associated with a rare genetic disease in a teenager made it possible to save his sister from problems with high blood pressure.

10.12.2019

Other life sciences

Snack on lactobacilli

Lactobacilli, which are part of probiotics and fermented milk products, restore the liver in case of damage caused by alcohol.

10.12.2019

Cellular technologies

Skin patch in situ

A unique experiment on bioprinting of skin implants was conducted at the P.A. Herzen Cancer Institute.

10.12.2019

Other life sciences

Study of Alzheimer's disease (2)

Biologist Evgeny Rogaev – about the history of studying Alzheimer's disease, the genes and mutations responsible for it, and attempts to find ways to treat it.

10.12.2019

Genetic engineering

Probiotic patch

The gel, created by scientists from Harvard, helps to maintain the barrier function of the intestine in the presence of inflammatory lesions.

10.12.2019

Other life sciences

Study of Alzheimer's disease (1)

Geneticist Evgeny Rogaev – about senile dementia, neurologist and psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer and genetic protein research.

09.12.2019