Life Sciences

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Cellular technologies

Bioengineered lungs

Scientists have successfully transplanted bioengineered lungs to a pig for the first time. Tests on terminally ill patients are expected in 5-10 years.

29.08.2018
Biomedicine

Trehalose instead of fasting

The natural carbohydrate trehalose activates a gene in liver cells that increases tissue sensitivity to insulin, reducing the risk of developing diabetes mellitus.

29.08.2018
Cellular technologies

Hydrogel for muscle regeneration

The molecular matrix ensures the safety of muscle stem cells in damaged tissue and reduces the recipient's immune response.

28.08.2018
Prolonging youth

A workaround to immortality

If you carefully deliver a little hydrogen sulfide to the right point inside the cell, you can double slow down the aging process.

28.08.2018
Biomedicine

Insulin in tablets: details

Capsules with insulin in the form of an ionic liquid, which permanently reduce the level of glucose in the blood, have been successfully tested on rats.

28.08.2018
Other life sciences

Wrinkles and heart

The number of wrinkles on the forehead can be an easy and inexpensive way to determine the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.

28.08.2018
Genetic engineering

Measure it eighteen times

Perhaps another improvement of the CRISPR gene editing system will push the introduction of the technology into clinical practice.

27.08.2018
Biomedicine

Sleep well

A malignant tumor can be put to sleep without interfering with cellular DNA – you can simply turn off the proteins that help cells divide.

27.08.2018
Genetics

Why do DNA tests

To get an opportunity to learn about the risks of diseases, proper nutrition and pass on "healthy genes" to children.

27.08.2018
Cellular technologies

Cellular therapy of parkinsonism

The first clinical trials using iPSC for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in humans have been launched.

27.08.2018
Biomedicine

Retina diagnostics

Noninvasive eye examination can help determine Alzheimer's disease even before the development of clinical symptoms.

27.08.2018
New in Gerontology

Deacetylases are to blame for aging

Austrian researchers have discovered a new mechanism of aging, which is caused by a decrease in the activity of histone deacetylases.

27.08.2018
Other life sciences

Telemedicine in 5G

Innovative solutions at the intersection of telecommunications and medicine – remote ultrasound and genetic sequencing technologies in 5G networks.

27.08.2018
Other life sciences

Amino acids from the air

German biochemists have discovered an enzyme that can directly convert atmospheric carbon dioxide and alcohol into amino acids.

27.07.2018
Cellular technologies

Brain organoids are improving

Organoids containing neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes mimic a real brain much more accurately.

27.07.2018
Other life sciences

To each his own

While some scientists are sounding the alarm about a possible decrease in fertility, others are working on male contraceptives.

27.07.2018