Life Sciences

Found results: 11545

Biomedicine

Super-vancomycin

The new antibiotic is 25,000 times more effective than a simple vancomycin. The developers claim that microbes will only be able to develop resistance to it in 50 years.

30.05.2017
Cellular technologies

Macrophages against non-healing ulcers

Accelerated wound healing in mice was noticeable even to the naked eye – after treatment with reprogrammed macrophages, they tightened twice as fast.

30.05.2017
Genetics

Be careful with genome editing!

The CRISPR-Cas9 method can lead to hundreds of unintended mutations, and algorithms for predicting its effect on the body give erroneous results.

30.05.2017
New in Gerontology

Biological age indices

Arterial indicators for calculating indices are evaluated noninvasively, by quantifying four indicators of cardiovascular health.

29.05.2017
Genetics

About the benefits of harmful mutations

The more harmful mutations there are in the genome, the more harmful the subsequent ones are. This allows negative selection to more effectively remove harmful alleles from the population.

29.05.2017
New in Gerontology

Four more "longevity genes"

New rare gene variants are associated with exceptional longevity and a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and Alzheimer's disease.

29.05.2017
Genetics

Slow down cancer

Biologists from the USA have found a way to suppress or greatly slow down the growth of cancerous tumors by blocking the work of a protein necessary to start the process of division of any living cells

29.05.2017
Biomedicine

Carcinogenic protein will help wound healing

Granulins are involved not only in the formation of tumors. They promote the appearance of new blood vessels and tissue regeneration, including wound healing.

26.05.2017
Other life sciences

Baldness and immunity

The cause of early baldness or problems with hair growth may be not only an excess of testosterone, but also the improper functioning of regulatory T-lymphocytes.

26.05.2017
Other life sciences

A film about the life of organelles

Using a whole set of colored fluorescent markers, it was possible to obtain the most detailed video recording of the interactions of cellular organelles inside a living cell.

25.05.2017
New in Gerontology

White and brown fat operation switches

Researchers from England and the USA have described the mechanism of brown adipose tissue cleavage mediated by the activity of orexigenic neurons.

25.05.2017
New in Gerontology

Antibodies against the effects of menopause

An international team of scientists has discovered an antibody that suppresses both the main negative effects of menopause – obesity and osteoporosis.

25.05.2017
Other life sciences

Pheromones

Pheromones are invisible chemical signals between members of the same species. This is probably the most common way of communication in the animal kingdom.

25.05.2017
Other life sciences

Pour soda over the garden

The artificial sweetener erythritol, used in the production of carbonated beverages, turned out to be a powerful pesticide and a "contraceptive" for insects.

25.05.2017
Biomedicine

Will Zika cure cancer?

Researchers from the University of Cambridge hope that it will not be necessary to "remake" the virus in order for it to attack the tumor, it will do it itself.

24.05.2017
Biomedicine

Collaboration

Scientists at the State University of New York at Buffalo have proved that the triple action of a combination of antibiotics can become a new weapon in the war against superbugs.

24.05.2017
Other life sciences

"Noah's Ark" at Moscow State University

In the Center of Excellence in the Field of Biotechnology, Lomonosov Moscow State University opened a cryopreservation of plant cell and tissue cultures within the framework of the Noah's Ark project.

24.05.2017
Other life sciences

Pneumotachometer in a T-shirt

Researchers from the Canadian University of Laval have developed and tested a miniature flexible antenna that can measure the respiratory rate without contact with the body.

23.05.2017
Genetic engineering

Color Bacterial photo

Genetic engineers from MIT received color "photos" created by genetically modified bacteria on cups with a nutrient medium.

23.05.2017