Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Diabetes medicine will help parkinsonics

A drug developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes is being prepared for trials as the first drug capable of slowing the progress of Parkinson's disease.

12.12.2016
Biomedicine

Artificial blood: one step closer

Artificial blood stored in powder form will revolutionize emergency medical care in the future and increase the chances of survival of patients with severe injuries.

12.12.2016
Genetic engineering

CRISPR Protection

The proteins that viruses use to protect themselves from cellular "antiviruses" can be used to protect cells and entire organisms from editing their DNA.

12.12.2016
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy against diabetic foot

One of the latest developments is gene therapy using a drug that stimulates the growth of new collateral vessels in the affected limb.

09.12.2016
Biomedicine

Nusinersen against spinal muscular atrophy

Under the influence of the new drug, children with severe forms of muscular atrophy remain alive, and, according to the impression of doctors, the longer the treatment is carried out, the more the condition improves.

08.12.2016
Cellular technologies

BBB on a chip

Scientists have completed the development of a microfluidic device that bypassed the limitations of previous models of the hemato-encephalic barrier (BBB).

08.12.2016
New in Gerontology

Telomere length, late delivery and longevity

Geneticists have found new evidence that a woman's life expectancy, as well as the time of birth of her last child, is reflected in the length of telomeres.

08.12.2016
Other life sciences

Lunch with an exoskeleton

For the first time, an international group of researchers used an exoskeleton with a neurointerface to restore the working capacity of the limbs of partially paralyzed patients.

08.12.2016
Nanotechnology

Electrical DNA

DNA consisting of guanine-cytosine pairs can interact with silver nanoparticles and "take" the atoms of this metal. Thus, its metallization occurs.

08.12.2016
Cellular technologies

The Golden Mean

Understanding how telomere length is regulated is an important step towards realizing the long-promised stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine

07.12.2016
Other life sciences

So far inaccurate medicine

A personalized approach to the prevention and treatment of diseases is a global trend in healthcare. The general methods of treatment are being replaced by individual therapy.

07.12.2016
Biomedicine

How to treat cardiovascular diseases?

Currently, there are three areas in which research or treatment in this area is being conducted: the use of recombinant proteins, cellular and gene therapy.

07.12.2016
Other life sciences

The Cellular Atlas project has been launched

At a meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology, scientists announced the launch of the "Cell Atlas" – an open database of high-resolution images taken with microscopes.

07.12.2016
Theories of aging

Is it possible to program aging (5)

Some of the ideas supposedly explaining programmed aging include concepts of kin selection, often taking into account the spatial dimension.

06.12.2016
Other life sciences

Microflora and parkinsonism

Bacteria were to blame for the incurable and massive death of brain cells in Parkinsonism: neurodegenerative disease was associated with the activity of the intestinal microflora.

06.12.2016