Life Sciences

Other life sciences

Sleep, it's useful!

Lack of sleep negatively affects immune cells, increasing the risk of inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases.

29.09.2022

Other life sciences

How lymphocytes age

Until now, it was believed that T-killers, like any other cells, begin to work worse with age, but, apparently, everything is not so unambiguous here.

29.09.2022

Genetics

They're not sloppy

A rare anomaly – "unruly hair syndrome" – can develop at the age of 3 months to 12 years.

29.09.2022

Bioethics

Ecofrendley-funeral

Several US states have approved a new type of burial — composting of the human body.

29.09.2022

Genetics

Cancer and epigenetics

Turning certain genes on and off in cancer cells can help in the treatment of cancer.

28.09.2022

Genetics

Grandfather's inheritance

Epigenetic signs are transmitted not only from parents, but also through several generations — "from grandparents to grandchildren."

28.09.2022

Genetics

Former enemies have become allies

Viral genes incorporated millions of years ago into the host genome subsequently became part of the innate immune response in mammals.

28.09.2022

Genetic engineering

Non - malaria mosquitoes

Transgenic female malaria mosquitoes die of natural causes before the plasmodia have time to migrate to the salivary glands.

28.09.2022

Biomedicine

Impact on glioblastoma

A potential drug for the treatment of glioblastoma gives the first positive results in a clinical study.

27.09.2022

New in Gerontology

Aging and loneliness

Loneliness increases the biological age by 1.65 years – more than smoking and other bad habits and living in a dysfunctional environment.

27.09.2022

Nanotechnology

Bioelectrodes for "smart" clothes

Simple, potentially inexpensive sensors, unlike analogs, will be able to work without using a special conductive gel.

27.09.2022

Other life sciences

Ready to share the brain

In Russia, bone marrow transplantation is required annually by more than five thousand patients, and it is done 2-3 times less. Why?

27.09.2022

Genetic engineering

A new method of prime editing

A group of researchers from the USA and Germany found that it is not necessary to covalently cross-link two enzymes for primed editing.

27.09.2022

Genetic engineering

Colonies of bacteria the size of a fingernail

Tests have shown that the biomaterial successfully removes cadmium from an aqueous solution and is capable of conducting a biological catalysis reaction.

27.09.2022

Nanotechnology

Anti-aneurysm Gel

The new hydrogel is soft enough for endovascular administration and hard enough to resist blood flow.

26.09.2022

Cellular technologies

Neurons from the skin

Fibroblasts from patients' fibroblasts were genetically modified to resemble dopaminergic neurons.

26.09.2022

Biomedicine

And at the same time from alcoholism

The greatest effects were observed among those who reported severe episodic alcohol use before starting treatment with Spironolactone.

26.09.2022

Nanotechnology

Cyborgs against pneumonia

Micro-robots for fighting pneumonia consist of an algae cell coated with antibiotic-containing nanoparticles of a biodegradable polymer.

26.09.2022

Biomedicine

Diabetes and enteroviruses

The new work confirms the potential of vaccination for the prevention of type I diabetes.

26.09.2022

Genetic engineering

Humanized pigs

Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies can be tested on transgenic minipigs with human immunoglobulins in their blood.

23.09.2022