Life Sciences

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Genetics

The danger of "non-genetic" mutations

Mutations in DNA regions that do not encode proteins, but regulate their activity, can cause neurological developmental disorders.

27.03.2018
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Gero Lifespan

Russian researchers have taught artificial intelligence to predict the probability of death according to the indications of a fitness tracker.

27.03.2018
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Electrogastrography

The new device allows you to get reliable data on the work of the stomach painlessly, non-invasively and without anesthesia.

26.03.2018
Other life sciences

Hunger cures chronic pain

Perhaps this is a surviving survival mechanism that allowed the hunter to chase prey, even if he is injured.

26.03.2018
Biomedicine

Changing the rules of the game

A new antibiotic capable of destroying superbugs has been successfully synthesized and used for the first time to treat infection.

26.03.2018
Biomedicine

Prevention of cancer recurrence

The drug, which is injected into the surgical wound after removal of the tumor, prevents its recurrence and metastasis.

26.03.2018
Other life sciences

Vibration response in prostheses

A group of scientists from the Cleveland Clinic has presented a new way to get feedback from prostheses based on vibration in the muscles.

26.03.2018
Other life sciences

Freeze the feeling of hunger

Researchers from Emory University have proven that freezing the nerve that sends hunger signals to the brain helps reduce appetite.

23.03.2018
Biomedicine

Methods of immuno-oncotherapy

The main topic of the new issue of the journal Science was cancer immunotherapy – a group of new approaches in the treatment of malignant tumors

23.03.2018
Cellular technologies

Microglia is being restored

There is hope for the cure of diseases that irreversibly reduce vision: immune cells of the retina can spontaneously regenerate.

23.03.2018
Other life sciences

Big brother will follow your diet

A sticker on a tooth will measure the content of sugar, salt and alcohol in food, and in the future – many other components.

23.03.2018
Cellular technologies

Beta cells in a package

Beta cell transplantation on a special bioplatform leads to the restoration of insulin levels in the blood in type 1 diabetes.

22.03.2018
Other life sciences

Stethoscope for the brain

The conversion of an electroencephalogram into sound makes it possible to identify "mute" epileptic seizures that occur without convulsions.

22.03.2018
Genetics

Is humanity involuting?

Two fundamental biological mechanisms lead to the fact that the gene pool of the human population is gradually deteriorating.

22.03.2018
Biomedicine

Two on one

The bacteriophage in combination with an antibiotic relieved the patient of a hospital infection, which was unsuccessfully treated for several years.

22.03.2018
Nanotechnology

Antibacterial nanoparticles

Tungsten oxide nanoparticles, when irradiated with light, destroy microbes, but almost do not damage animal and fungal cells

22.03.2018
Other life sciences

Digitize nerve impulses

A method of processing and storing data on the activity of more than a million nerve cells in real time is being developed.

22.03.2018