Life Sciences

Found results: 11545

Genetic engineering

Stopped self-destruction

CAR-T-cell therapy and other innovative techniques can not only increase life expectancy, but also improve its quality.

23.09.2022
Genetics

Precancerous cells

Against the background of the development of a prostate tumor, normal cells also undergo changes and, as it were, prepare to become tumor.

23.09.2022
Bioethics

The law is signed

Californians will be allowed to use decomposing human remains as compost starting in 2027.

23.09.2022
Genetics

A powerful predictor of Alzheimer's

Mutation in the mitochondrial protein SHMOOSE increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by 1.5 times. This is a promising new target for therapy.

22.09.2022
Nanotechnology

Prototype of the T-1000 terminator

A liquid robot can break up into small fragments and merge back into a drop. It can be used to deliver medicines.

22.09.2022
Genetics

Men are the weaker sex

The loss of the Y chromosome by leukocytes increases the risk of diseases of the cardiovascular system.

22.09.2022
Genetics

How the instruction is executed

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Peter Sergiev: a gene is an instruction for creating an organism.

22.09.2022
Biomedicine

Metastases slowed down

With the help of existing treatment methods, it was possible to delay the spread of melanoma metastases to the brain of mice by 60-80%.

22.09.2022
Prolonging youth

An accidental discovery

German molecular biologists accidentally extended the life of nematode worms for several days with the help of gene therapy.

21.09.2022
Biomedicine

Transport for the agent

Finding a therapeutic agent is not enough, you still need to think about and test a way to deliver it to the right organ or tissue.

21.09.2022
Genetics

DNA pest

Accidental inheritance of extra-chromosomal DNA during cell division can increase the aggressiveness of the tumor and its resistance to treatment.

21.09.2022
Genetic engineering

A shot for three million

Bluebird bio has set a new record for the cost of the drug by bringing a drug for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy to the market.

21.09.2022
Other life sciences

Smartphone instead of pulse oximeter

As a simple analogue of a pulse oximeter, scientists have developed a smartphone application that evaluates the level of oxygen in the blood.

21.09.2022
Genetics

RNA and cancer

An international group of scientists and physicians studied the effect of microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs on the development of ovarian cancer.

21.09.2022
Biomedicine

Cancer vaccine

The NMIC of Oncology has developed a unique technology for creating antitumor vaccines based on dendritic cells.

20.09.2022
Other life sciences

Telomere donors

Antigen-presenting cells, upon contact with T cells, transmit vesicles with telomeres to them, prolonging their life, and hence the immune response.

20.09.2022
Cloning

"Dolly the Wolf Cub"

SinoGene, which introduced the first cloned dog to the world in 2017, successfully repeated this experience with an Arctic wolf.

20.09.2022
Other life sciences

Infections and neurodegeneration

The risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases was associated with infections that people suffered 5-20 years before the detection of these diseases.

20.09.2022
Other life sciences

How Cancer Cheats T-Killers

Another mechanism has been revealed by which tumor cells can bypass both natural immunity and therapeutic strategies.

20.09.2022