Life Sciences

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New in Gerontology

Signaling pathways of aging

Young individuals who have not yet begun to age already show features of physiology that allow us to estimate their life expectancy.

05.07.2018
Cloning

Rhino embryos

With the help of artificial insemination, it was possible to obtain embryos of an almost extinct subspecies of northern white rhinos.

05.07.2018
Nanotechnology

Burning out of the tumor

MSU and MISIS scientists have developed a new affordable method for the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles that destroy cancer cells by heating.

05.07.2018
Other life sciences

Game rehabilitation

St. Petersburg scientists have developed a gaming computer system to restore motor skills after a stroke.

05.07.2018
Biomedicine

Aspirin against Alzheimer's

Researchers from the USA have found that small doses of aspirin can prevent the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain tissues of mice.

04.07.2018
Other life sciences

Oncopathology in Ancient Egypt

Scientists – archaeologists, anthropologists, paleopathologists – asked a simple question: how often did people get cancer in ancient times?

04.07.2018
Biomedicine

Stop Parkinsonism

An experimental drug stopped the progression of Parkinson's disease in mice.

04.07.2018
Other life sciences

The virus helps immunity

The presence of cytomegalovirus in the body of elderly people may strengthen the immune system.

03.07.2018
Genetics

Koala Secrets

The decoding of the koala genome indicated the mechanisms of their adaptation to feeding on toxic eucalyptus shoots and the antibiotic properties of their milk.

03.07.2018
Other life sciences

Available prosthesis

A simple and inexpensive prosthetic foot can be adjusted to the height and weight of the patient so as to achieve the most natural gait.

03.07.2018
Genetic engineering

Immunotherapy: a new player

The use of natural killers in immunotherapy of solid tumors will make treatment more accessible and safer.

03.07.2018
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of a heart attack

Scientists from Russia have created a gene therapy that restores the work of damaged areas of the heart after a heart attack.

02.07.2018
Cellular technologies

Give birth after cancer

The technology of infertility treatment is based on the transplantation of follicles on a prepared frame of connective tissue.

02.07.2018
Biomedicine

Everyone has their own treatment

Personalized and precision medicine is becoming the main direction of the development of medical science and practice.

02.07.2018
Other life sciences

Psyche and immunity

British scientists have shown that autoimmune diseases increase the risk of developing psychosis – with some important exceptions.

02.07.2018
New in Gerontology

Plateau of mortality

The study of demographic data showed that the chances of living another year remained the same – 45-50% – after reaching 105 years.

29.06.2018