Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Better than statins

Next year, a new drug that fights low-density lipoproteins may appear in pharmacies.

15.03.2019
Other life sciences

Alzheimer's disease in the eyes

The density of the retinal vascular network is a reflection of the state of the brain in Alzheimer's disease.

14.03.2019
Nanotechnology

Without transplantation

The new nanomaterial will allow to restore the internal structure of bones damaged due to osteoporosis and osteomyelitis.

14.03.2019
Biomedicine

Triple blow to the tumor

Pushchina scientists have shown the need for a comprehensive solution to three key problems of oncology to improve the effectiveness of therapy.

14.03.2019
Biomedicine

Arthrosis vaccine

A team of scientists has developed a vaccine that turned out to be able to relieve experimental mice from the pain caused by osteoarthritis.

14.03.2019
Bioethics

Moratorium on designer children

Leading experts and creators of CRISPR technology have called for a global moratorium on genetically modified people.

14.03.2019
Genetics

Who won't be helped by contraceptives

Doctors have found a variant of the gene responsible for the failure of contraceptives. It is in the body of every twentieth woman.

14.03.2019
Theories of aging

A new cause of aging

One of the causes of aging are retrotransposons LINE1 – DNA regions that can move and multiply within the genome.

13.03.2019
Cloning

Hope for resurrection?

Mouse eggs with mammoth cell nuclei implanted in them showed the activity observed before the start of division.

13.03.2019
Genetic engineering

Get up on the call

The gene preparation will restore the nervous tissue, enhancing the body's ability to regenerate.

13.03.2019
Biomedicine

Against all strains of influenza A

A molecule that prevents the flu virus from entering the cell can protect against many strains of the virus at once.

13.03.2019
Other life sciences

Safe catheters

The new coating for catheters is capable of destroying bacteria, preventing them from creating colonies in the form of biofilms.

13.03.2019
Cellular technologies

A stab in the heart

Russian doctors have learned how to treat complex cardiac pathologies, including the consequences of heart attacks, with the help of stem cells.

12.03.2019
Genetic engineering

CRISPR vs. Alzheimer's

Mutations in the DNA of mature neurons in the brains of mice with a model of Alzheimer's disease have mitigated the symptoms of the disease.

12.03.2019
Other life sciences

Useful mushrooms

Psilocybin increases creativity and empathy during administration and prolongs these effects for a week.

12.03.2019
Genetics

Experts are at a loss

The diabetes test from 23andMe does not work well for the most vulnerable groups of the population and does not give any new information to the rest.

12.03.2019
Genetics

Faster, better, cheaper

The innovative technique is based on CRISPR's ability to track down genetic fragments of a specific virus or strain.

12.03.2019
Genetics

Fortune-telling by genes

It will take decades for genetics to learn how to predict a child's IQ or the strength of a marriage using DNA.

12.03.2019