Life Sciences

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Cellular technologies

The price of liberalism

Patients have to pay for the non-interference of the state in the field of regenerative medicine.

01.10.2019
Bioethics

In edit mode

Supporters and opponents of genome editing talk about safety and the need for checks, but they don't seem to hear each other.

01.10.2019
Biomedicine

20 diagnoses in one analysis

The test is based on the assessment of methylation patterns of freely circulating DNA of cancer cells in the bloodstream.

01.10.2019
Other life sciences

Artificial sense of touch

Swiss scientists have developed an artificial skin that provides tactile feedback.

30.09.2019
Other life sciences

Balloon kyphoplasty

Mediatoma startup has registered a tool for minimally invasive surgery for spinal compression fracture.

30.09.2019
Genetics

Sorry, we made a mistake

The authors of the article on the link between the CCR5Δ32 mutation and an increased risk of death from all causes asked Nature Medicine to withdraw their work.

30.09.2019
Genetic engineering

Life counters

Widespread interest in telomeres is caused by the theory that cellular aging is a consequence of the shortening of telomeres with age.

30.09.2019
Genetic engineering

Ultrasound of gene expression

A fundamentally new method for detecting gene expression in a living organism has been developed.

30.09.2019
Biomedicine

The burden of fatherhood

Men who have used assisted reproduction methods are more at risk of developing prostate cancer.

27.09.2019
Biomedicine

How to remove dead batteries

Scientists have found molecules that can restore the system of disposal of defective mitochondria in Parkinson's disease.

27.09.2019
Biomedicine

The perfect cure for diabetes?

The combination of two signaling proteins normalizes glucose levels, strengthens bones and reduces the proportion of fat without affecting muscle tissue.

27.09.2019
Other life sciences

New implant from Second Sight

This is the first visual implant that the patient can use without the need to connect to an external device.

27.09.2019
Biomedicine

Diagnosis by urine analysis

A quick and effective urine test can become the primary tool for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

27.09.2019
Other life sciences

How fat damages blood vessels

The harm of obesity to the cardiovascular system may be directly related to one of the secrets of adipose tissue.

27.09.2019
Cellular technologies

And yet they are rejected

Stem cell transplantation even from a genetically compatible donor caused immune rejection in the body of crab-eating macaques.

27.09.2019
Biomedicine

Exosomes against wrinkles

A drug stimulating collagen synthesis was injected into the skin of mice using an air jet. The method is likely to work on humans as well.

26.09.2019
Cellular technologies

Smoker on a chip

The tissue of the vocal cords resembles the real one, including in response to irritating factors, for example, tobacco smoke.

26.09.2019
Cellular technologies

Three organoids in one chip

A system of organoids from the liver, pancreas and bile ducts will help to test drugs and study the causes of diseases.

26.09.2019
Biomedicine

Not just Alzheimer's

Scientists from Duke University have found that apoE protein prevents the healing of bone fractures in the elderly.

25.09.2019