Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Safe CAR-T therapy

New studies will help to avoid the development of a "cytokine storm" when genetically modified lymphocytes are injected into the body.

29.05.2018
Biomedicine

With maximum efficiency

Russian scientists have optimized a prototype of a DNA vaccine against a form of HIV resistant to the action of antiretroviral drugs.

29.05.2018
Cellular technologies

Sweet bioengineering

A new printer for three-dimensional printing uses a network of isomaltite filaments as the basis for growing organs.

28.05.2018
Other life sciences

Liver cancer and microflora

The mechanism of how intestinal microbes affect the ability of the immune system to resist the growth of liver tumors is described.

28.05.2018
Genetics

For you personally

DNA analysis allowed scientists to select the right treatment for a particular person and even create new drugs that hit exactly the target.

28.05.2018
Nanotechnology

Nanoparticles against burns

The use of magnetic nanoparticles isolated from bacteria significantly reduced inflammation and activated tissue regeneration.

28.05.2018
New in Gerontology

Memory, age and sex

Sexual activity and emotional intimacy in older people do not affect the rate of development of cognitive impairment.

25.05.2018
Other life sciences

Ambiguous myelin

Myelin suppresses the regeneration of adult neurons, but stimulates the formation and growth of neuronal progenitor cells.

25.05.2018
Other life sciences

Evil from birth

Malignant tumors with aggressive growth and a high risk of metastasis can be identified at the earliest stages of their appearance.

25.05.2018
Other life sciences

Bacteria-on-a-chip

A sensor with a length of 3 and a diameter of 1 cm can detect bleeding in the intestine and transmit information to a smartphone or computer.

25.05.2018
Genetic engineering

Growth factors against heart attack

The introduction of genes for vascular endothelial growth factors and hepatocytes reduced the severity of the consequences of infarction in rats.

24.05.2018
Nanotechnology

Cheaper and better

The luminescent signal of a dye on a silicon particle can be amplified three times compared to their gold-based counterparts.

24.05.2018
Genetics

IQ by inheritance

Psychogeneticist Robert Plomin – about IQ tests, the Flynn effect and genetic predisposition to higher or lower intelligence.

24.05.2018
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy against HIV

By destroying the regulatory genes of the virus, a group of Japanese researchers blocked the reproduction of particles by HIV-infected cells.

24.05.2018
Cellular technologies

An ear for Private Barrage

The ear grown on the forearm will receive fresh arteries, veins and even nerves, so that Shamika will be able to feel her new auricle.

24.05.2018
Other life sciences

The prosthesis was taught to read thoughts

The time of adaptation to the prosthesis will decrease significantly due to the musculoskeletal model, which itself recognizes brain signals and controls the movements of the prosthesis.

24.05.2018
Other life sciences

The weak point of HIV

The study of the proteins of the cells in which HIV "hides" suggested possible ways to completely cure the infection.

24.05.2018
Biomedicine

Progress, but not a panacea

This is how the editorial board of JAMA responded about the first FDA-approved migraine drug called Aimovig (erenumab).

24.05.2018