Life Sciences

Found results: 11545

Nanotechnology

Caution – nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes longer than 15 microns used in the production of composite materials are as carcinogenic as asbestos.

08.11.2017
Other life sciences

Prions: diseases and treatment

Molecular biologist Byron Koi – about the structure of prions, prion diseases, their causes and treatment.

08.11.2017
Other life sciences

"Kissing hormone": new data

Stimulation of neurons with kisspeptin protein receptors in mice led to a decrease in anxiety and more active communication with females.

08.11.2017
New in Gerontology

Mitochondria in aging, part 1

A popular theory proposed a generation ago states that the cause of aging is oxidative damage originating in the mitochondria.

07.11.2017
Biomedicine

Cancer treatment and microflora

Taking antibiotics reduces, and the "correct" composition of the intestinal microbiota enhances the effectiveness of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer.

07.11.2017
Prolonging youth

Let's be friends

Strong social ties can stop the process of age-related neurodegeneration and deterioration of cognitive functions in older people.

07.11.2017
Genetics

Chromatin and aging

Chromatin activity modes are periodically switched in cells. With age, the ability to quickly change the "on" and "off" modes is lost.

07.11.2017
Other life sciences

Fibrinogen inhibits remyelination

Researchers from the Gladstone Institute have discovered an interesting relationship between myelin repair and plasma proteins.

07.11.2017
Other life sciences

Life in Stone

The mechanism that helps carious bacteria not to kill themselves inside the tartar and does not allow to restore the destroyed enamel is revealed.

03.11.2017
Cellular technologies

Rejuvenation of stem cells

Transplantation of young vascular endothelial cells stimulates "old" stem cells of bone marrow and other organs.

03.11.2017
Biomedicine

Dementia prognosis

The presence of nonspecific biomarkers of inflammation in the blood makes it possible to predict the state of the brain in 20 years.

03.11.2017
Other life sciences

Breathe into the blood glucose meter

The level of glucose in the blood can be determined not only by analyzing the blood itself, but also by the condensates of exhaled air.

02.11.2017
Other life sciences

Not the biggest glutton

The human brain is inferior in "voracity" to the brain of many monkeys, lemurs and even tupai – primitive relatives of primates.

02.11.2017
New in Gerontology

How the immune system ages

With age, some parts of the chromosomes of the immune system cells "age" and cease to fully perform their functions.

02.11.2017
Prolonging youth

Immunity and prolongation of youth

A model of the relationship between the activity of the immune system and the process of biological aging of the body is being developed.

01.11.2017