Life Sciences

Found results: 11545

Genetic engineering

Senolytic gene therapy

Gene therapy specific to markers of physiological aging selectively destroys aging cells and rejuvenates the body.

23.07.2018
Nanotechnology

Toxic nanotubes

Industrial enterprises need to think about creating systems to prevent them from entering the environment.

23.07.2018
Nanotechnology

Nanodisks for MRI

Magnetic nanodisks will increase the sensitivity and informativeness of MRI and other imaging methods of organs and tissues.

20.07.2018
Biomedicine

HIV vaccine: waiting-with…

Expert of the Joint United Nations Program on AIDS, Professor Eduard Karamov: the HIV vaccine will appear in 10 years.

20.07.2018
Biomedicine

New application of Botox

Injection of an analgesic based on botulinum toxin components relieved laboratory mice of chronic pain for several weeks.

20.07.2018
Cellular technologies

Hopes dashed?

The results of long-term clinical studies of Tomsk scientists have shown that cell therapy of infarction was ineffective.

20.07.2018
Other life sciences

The Information Revolution

The revolution in healthcare is being made before our eyes by so–called digital biomarkers - huge amounts of information.

20.07.2018
Prolonging youth

TORC1 inhibitor against infections

An experimental drug that inhibits the protein complex of the target of rapamycin reduces the incidence of infectious diseases in the elderly.

19.07.2018
Biomedicine

More precisely, biopsies

The new blood test is able to detect melanoma at an early stage with an accuracy of up to 80% (the accuracy of the biopsy is 76%).

19.07.2018
Biomedicine

Melatonin is good for the heart

With regular use of melatonin in old rats, the area of myocardial damage in heart failure decreased.

19.07.2018
Biomedicine

New properties of old substances

The substance, which has long been used in laboratory experiments as an inhibitor of one of the enzymes, successfully fights herpes.

19.07.2018
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of diabetes and obesity

Gene therapy inducing the synthesis of fibroblast growth factor-21 cured obesity and type 2 diabetes in mouse models.

18.07.2018
Genetics

The Dark Side of Our Genes

Genes useful in the evolutionary past may cause a predisposition to the development of diseases in old age.

18.07.2018
Nanotechnology

Magnetic Trap for Cancer

The new technology makes it possible to catch 10-80 times more circulating tumor cells than a standard blood test.

18.07.2018
Bioethics

In the interests of the child

The report of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics reports that changes in the DNA of a human embryo may be ethically justified.

18.07.2018
Biomedicine

Metabocin will help you lose weight

The drug, created on the basis of capsaicin, a component that gives a sharp taste to chili peppers, was tested on animals.

18.07.2018
Genetic engineering

CRISPR is in doubt again

In the genome of the "edited" cells, damage was found that is not detected by standard genotyping methods.

17.07.2018
Biomedicine

Karanahan – "killing the cause"

The new technology significantly increases the effect of chemotherapy and thus allows you to significantly reduce the dose of cytostatics.

17.07.2018