Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Do statins cause diabetes?

Taking medications that lower cholesterol in the blood doubles the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

26.06.2019
Cellular technologies

Bioengineered follicles

The hair follicles were grown in the laboratory using a 3D printer and a complex cocktail of proteins to stimulate the growth of living cells.

26.06.2019
Biomedicine

An alternative to antibiotics

Biologist Alexey Vasilchenko – about innate immunity, an alternative to antibiotics and the sub-inhibitory effect of antimicrobial peptides.

26.06.2019
Biomedicine

Prevent recurrence of leukemia

American oncologists have tested a way to significantly reduce the frequency of relapses of acute myeloid leukemia after its treatment.

26.06.2019
Other life sciences

Childbearing-2050

Perhaps in this century artificial wombs will appear, bearing embryos better than real women and without harm to health.

25.06.2019
Biomedicine

Micro-RNA against infarction

In mice treated with embryonic micro-RNA after infarction, the function of the left ventricle improved, as well as the area of damage and apoptosis decreased.

25.06.2019
Biomedicine

Antibiotic from cannabis

Cannabidiol is active against gram-positive bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus and streptococci.

25.06.2019
Other life sciences

Elastic protection

Mesh structures that mimic the structure of collagen can be used for the prevention of joint injuries and as implants.

25.06.2019
Other life sciences

Run, mouse, run

In pursuit of useful inhabitants of the human intestine, American and Canadian researchers have reached athletes-runners.

25.06.2019
Genetics

Wheat from the chaff

Of the more than 20,000 variants of oncogenes BRCA1 and BRCA2, 94 increase the risk of cancer, and 447 are identified as harmless.

24.06.2019
Other life sciences

Arrhythmia and dementia

Atrial fibrillation almost doubles the risk of dementia. Most likely, both diseases have a single source.

24.06.2019
Genetics

Only for whites

Insufficient research of the non-European genome affects the quality of treatment of the non-European population.

24.06.2019
Biomedicine

Sweet but nasty

The carbohydrate covering the surface of proteins is a reliable biomarker of pancreatitis and a target for the prevention of pancreatic cancer.

24.06.2019
Cellular technologies

Artificial body for experiments

The "body on a chip" model was created to evaluate the effectiveness and toxicity of anti-cancer drugs.

21.06.2019
Other life sciences

Fibromyalgia and microflora

In women suffering from fibromyalgia, the composition of the intestinal microbiome changes. What is the cause and what is the effect is still unknown.

21.06.2019
Other life sciences

DNA microscopy

The new microscopy method uses DNA molecules instead of light, and a sequencer and a computer instead of eyes.

21.06.2019