Life Sciences

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Other life sciences

Seven-year forecast

A new biomarker predicts the risks of Crohn's disease 7 years before the characteristic symptoms — abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, anemia and others.

26.05.2022
New in Gerontology

The Golden Key

Specialists from the Buck Institute studied the contribution of mitochondrial biogenesis to the process of mitochondria during aging.

26.05.2022
New in Gerontology

Diabetic brain ages faster

In people with advanced type 2 diabetes, normal brain aging with a decrease in cognitive abilities accelerates to 26%.

25.05.2022
Other life sciences

Fine sorting

To diagnose food allergies, a magnetic chip quickly isolates rare types of white blood cells – basophils – from a whole blood sample.

25.05.2022
Genetic engineering

Utrophin instead of dystrophin

The therapeutic effect of the resulting viral drug was tested on model mice with Duchenne myodystrophy.

25.05.2022
Other life sciences

Mitochondrial Activators

Artificial proteins embedded in mitochondrial membranes increased the activity of ATP synthesis and increased the lifespan of nematodes.

25.05.2022
Other life sciences

To the last drop

Scientists at Saratov State University have developed an installation capable of examining almost the entire volume of blood in the body.

25.05.2022
Other life sciences

Glaucoma theranostics

A smart contact lens controls intraocular pressure and releases glaucoma medication when it increases.

24.05.2022
Genetic engineering

Tanned tomatoes

To ensure the daily needs of the body in vitamin D3, it will be enough to eat one or two genetically modified fruits.

24.05.2022
Genetic engineering

Pig avatars rush to the rescue

Synopsis of the book by scientific journalist Torill Kornfelt "Unnatural selection: genetic engineering and the man of the future".

23.05.2022
Genetics

Sunday reading (22.05)

Age-related hearing loss, breast cancer in men and infertility, epigenetic clock and aging, personalized medicine and much more.

23.05.2022
Other life sciences

Prostheses with touch

Today we can already talk about the preliminary results, which, according to the developers, turned out to be more than positive.

23.05.2022
Biomedicine

Well - known old

The drug used against epilepsy and bipolar disorders stops the growth of tumors in mice with neurofibromatosis of the first type.

23.05.2022
Cellular technologies

Stop relapses

The new strategy has demonstrated high efficiency in mouse models of glioblastoma.

20.05.2022
Cellular technologies

Cystic fibrosis in vitro

Russian scientists were the second in the world to obtain organoids of the bronchi and lungs from cells obtained from patients with cystic fibrosis.

20.05.2022
Biomedicine

Liposomes and antibodies

Both drugs have already been approved for humans, and soon this protocol of combined treatment may be translated into clinical practice.

20.05.2022
Biomedicine

Viruses + immunotherapy

The first phase of clinical trials has begun, in which 100 patients with solid metastatic tumors will receive therapy.

20.05.2022
Genetics

Sequencing Workshop

On May 16, 2022, the training course "Introduction to NGS technologies. Working with sequencing data".

20.05.2022
Genetics

Supersonic regeneration trigger

The Sonic hedgehog gene (Eng. "supersonic hedgehog"), involved in embryogenesis, triggers the regeneration of large bone injuries in adults.

19.05.2022