Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Haptoglobin against stroke

The introduction of an additional amount of protein circulating in the blood can protect neurons from damage after a brain hemorrhage.

23.10.2019
Prolonging youth

A new class of senolytics

Cardiac glycosides, drugs that in small doses stimulate the contraction of the heart muscle, can work as senolytics.

23.10.2019
Other life sciences

From a single cell

A new method of obtaining antibodies from single B-lymphocytes will significantly reduce the time and cost of creating vaccines.

23.10.2019
Cellular technologies

Meat similar to natural

Rabbit and cow muscle cells grown on gelatin frames mimic the texture and consistency of meat.

23.10.2019
Genetics

Cancer and microorganisms

Thanks to the identification of bacteria and viruses associated with various types of cancer, new vaccines may be developed in the future.

23.10.2019
Genetics

Cheaper and more efficient

Swedish scientists have developed a method for identifying aggressive tumors by changing the number of copies of genes and chromosomes.

22.10.2019
Biomedicine

Universal Flu vaccine

Encouraging results of phase 1 clinical trial of the next universal vaccination against influenza virus have been published.

22.10.2019
Biomedicine

From sports to oncology

Creatine– a dietary supplement taken by athletes and bodybuilders, helps the immune cells of mice to accumulate and distribute energy to fight cancer.

22.10.2019
Genetic engineering

Search and Replace

The method of primed gene editing allows you to correct any type of mutations: from point substitutions to insertions or deletions.

22.10.2019
Prolonging youth

The MitoMysh Project

MitoSENS' strategy to prevent mitochondrial damage is one of the newest in the fight against aging.

22.10.2019
Cellular technologies

Almost real blastocysts

Structures resembling blastocysts derived from embryonic and somatic cells began to develop, although full-fledged tissues did not grow in them.

22.10.2019
Prolonging youth

Length matters

Mice with longer telomeres live on average 13% longer, have better health and do not suffer from cancer and obesity.

21.10.2019
Genetic engineering

Don't be afraid of genome editing

CRISPR/Cas9 makes 1000 times fewer "typos" when editing embryos than mutations during natural fertilization.

21.10.2019
Nanotechnology

Antiamyloid fullerenes

Researchers from ITEB RAS have discovered a new property of fullerene derivatives C60, which will help in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

21.10.2019
Genetic engineering

Tobacco is not for smoking

For the first time, Russian geneticists have grown plants that glow in the dark without adding any substances or ultraviolet irradiation.

21.10.2019
Genetic engineering

False start

The Nature report that the Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov started working with the eggs of a deaf woman does not correspond to reality.

21.10.2019
Nanotechnology

Antimicrobial mesh

Scientists from Australia and Japan have developed a mesh of nanofibers for the delivery of two antibacterial drugs in the treatment of wounds.

18.10.2019
New in Gerontology

Let the neurons rest

The level of neural activity affects life expectancy. A key role in this is played by a protein called REST ("rest").

18.10.2019
Biomedicine

Folding is a danger signal

Violation of the three-dimensional structure of β-amyloid can predict the development of Alzheimer's disease long before the first symptoms appear.

17.10.2019