Life Sciences

Found results: 11545

Genetics

Controlled telomerase

Releasing the brakes on telomerase is easier than easy: you just need to put more guanine at its disposal.

06.04.2018
Biomedicine

Smart Hydrogel

A new word in the treatment of arthritis: hydrogel, which releases the active substance in proportion to the degree of inflammation.

05.04.2018
New in Gerontology

Break the loop

Chronic inflammation, the cause of various age-related diseases, is involved in many feedback loops. Is there a way out? Probably, yes.

05.04.2018
Genetic engineering

Pharmaceutical factory in yeast

Bioengineers have collected in yeast a complete pathway for the synthesis of noscapine, a cough medicine that also has an anti-cancer effect.

05.04.2018
Other life sciences

Barcode for cancer cell

Scientists at Stanford University have found a way to modify genes in such a way as to track individual tumor cells.

05.04.2018
Genetics

"Dumb" mutations are dangerous

Even non-coding sections of DNA may be involved in the development of cancer, although it is still unclear how.

04.04.2018
Nanotechnology

Nanoflowers against cancer

Organometallic structures placed in the tumor tissue enhance the effect of radiation therapy.

04.04.2018
Other life sciences

Immunity and brain

Why do people start to think poorly and remember new information worse when they have the flu or any other serious illness.

04.04.2018
Other life sciences

Electronic Angiologist

The pulse measurement application proved to be more effective in assessing blood flow disorders than the traditional diagnostic method.

04.04.2018
Genetic engineering

Long-lasting gene therapy

Gene editing by combining CRISPR and viral vectors demonstrates a persistent – most likely lifelong – effect.

03.04.2018
Biomedicine

Activator for killers

A new compound that activates its own immunity will help defeat cancer, multiple sclerosis and other diseases.

03.04.2018
Genetics

Mitochondria and the heart

mtDNA has 11 single–nucleotide mutations associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, and three with an increased or decreased risk of heart attack.

03.04.2018
Nanotechnology

Cover the wound with clay

A nanogel dressing based on a conventional food thickener and purified clay has been created for operational assistance with wounds.

03.04.2018
Genetics

Genealogy of Neanderthals

For reasons still unclear, modern humans have Neanderthal genes, but no human genes have been found in the Neanderthals themselves.

02.04.2018
Genetics

Cancer skillfully disguises itself

Stomach and intestinal cells were found in the lung tumor. This mechanism of rebirth probably leads to resistance to chemotherapy.

02.04.2018
Genetics

Where did the gene come from?

The colistin resistance gene appeared in 2005 in China, and 10 years later it spread to all inhabited continents except Australia.

02.04.2018
Prolonging youth

A very expensive pill for old age

Dietary supplements with a miracle vitamin are not difficult to buy - except that the monthly course costs slightly less than the average Russian salary.

02.04.2018
Nanotechnology

Nanobur for cell wall

Nanomaterials in the form of "drills" allow to deliver various substances into the cell directly through its membrane.

02.04.2018