Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Farewell, the second chin!

Independent experts at the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously approved the drug ATX-101, which removes the double chin.

10.03.2015
Biomedicine

New drug turns white fat into brown

Scientists from the Houston Methodist Research Institute have demonstrated the ability of the experimental drug GC-1 to significantly accelerate metabolism by converting white fat into brown fat.

10.03.2015
Cellular technologies

Corneal Restoration: Scientists and bureaucrats

A new therapeutic method, registered under the name Holoclar, is designed to treat blindness caused by a corneal burn. This story is remarkable not only from a scientific point of view, but as an example of the interaction of science and society.

10.03.2015
Other life sciences

Remote control for robo-cockroaches

Scientists suggest using cyborg cockroaches as a replacement for robots. In their opinion, insects cope better with moving in hard-to-reach places, and cameras and sensors placed on their body will allow them to collect all the necessary information.

06.03.2015
Biomedicine

The return of 2,4-dinitrophenol

A new form of a long–banned weight loss drug (originally an explosive that showed an unexpected side effect) cured rats of type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

06.03.2015
Prolonging youth

How to rejuvenate stem cells

Genetic engineering methods that allow transplanting an extra gene into a cell help to restore the old stem cells to their former regenerative abilities.

06.03.2015
New in Gerontology

Retrotransposons and aging

Mobile genetic elements – retrotransposons – can cause serious damage to the genome. Currently, researchers are trying to figure out how their activity aggravates the aging process.

06.03.2015
Prolonging youth

The truth and myths about longevity

There are a lot of myths around growing up. We will debunk the most popular ones. We are sure this will give you optimism — the reality is that, contrary to myths, we can live longer and better.

05.03.2015
Genetics

6 myths about genes

The close relationship of a pig and a human, the ethnicity inherent in genes and other common misconceptions about genes.

04.03.2015
Genetics

The news about the infidelity gene turned out to be exaggerated

There are many genes, each has several functions, so there can be no "adultery gene" in principle. It can only be a predisposition, the contribution of which is often noticeably lower than the contribution of culture, upbringing and circumstances.

04.03.2015
Genetics

The ARHGAP11B gene makes the brain human

We have become smarter thanks to an enlarged brain, and the brain has grown thanks to several genetic tricks that make brain stem cells divide more actively.

04.03.2015
Cellular technologies

Regeneration Award

Anastasia Efimenko, among others, received the Moscow Government Prize for Young Scientists. The topic of her work: "The influence of risk factors on human stem and progenitor cells and the processes of repair and regeneration in the body."

04.03.2015
Genetic engineering

Anti-cancer antibodies in the garden

The technology developed by Russian researchers makes it possible to obtain cheap and effective antibodies against cancer cells.

03.03.2015
Cellular technologies

How to direct stem cells to the right place

Bioengineers from Brigham Women's Hospital and employees of the pharmaceutical company Sanofi have found small molecules that can be used to "accompany" stem cells to the site of injury, disease or inflammation.

02.03.2015
Other life sciences

Micro-microbes

Microbiologists have found a large number of "nanobacteria" in the groundwater, whose size is noticeably smaller than the generally accepted limits of the miniaturization of life and which easily pass through filters for water sterilization.

02.03.2015