Life Sciences

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Genetic engineering

Genetically modified bacteria destroy tumors

A modified version of Clostridium novyi bacteria has a strong and highly specific antitumor effect when administered to mice, dogs and humans.

18.08.2014
Genetics

The genetic map of a perfectly healthy person

Google's scientific division, Google X, has launched a major project called The Baseline Study. The purpose of the project is to collect information to compile the most complete picture of human health.

18.08.2014
Prolonging youth

Is it time to test medicines for old age on a person?

Scientists are arguing how to solve the problem of aging and prolonging life. Some believe that we already know enough to test anti-aging drugs on humans. Others object that the effect of these substances on the body has not been studied enough.

18.08.2014
Biomedicine

Early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases: immunoprofiling

The new immunoprofiling technology, which analyzes the composition of the entire population of antibodies circulating in the patient's bloodstream, makes it possible to diagnose various types of cancer and other diseases at an early stage with almost 100 percent accuracy.

18.07.2014
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy instead of a pacemaker

The minimally invasive gene therapy approach makes it possible to transform non-specialized cardiomyocytes into cells that generate electrical impulses necessary to maintain rhythmic contraction of the heart muscle.

18.07.2014
Genetic engineering

Nematodes 007

The creators of non-intoxicating nematodes hope to develop a drug that appears in James Bond films and allows you to drink without getting drunk. The same tool will help to remove not only intoxication, but also alcohol dependence.

17.07.2014
Other life sciences

Senile dementia is moving from rich countries to poor ones

In developed countries, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in the elderly is gradually decreasing. At the same time, in developing and poor countries, the incidence of all forms of senile dementia will grow in the near future.

17.07.2014
Other life sciences

The AIDS epidemic: the beginning of the end?

Specialists of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for the first time talked about the possibility of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

17.07.2014
New in Gerontology

Cellular aging: from physiology to pathology

Physiological aging of cells does not cause aging of the body. First of all, it is a mechanism for removing unnecessary cells, but it can also act as a "double-edged sword" for the body.

16.07.2014
Biomedicine

Microchip for differential diagnosis of diabetes

A portable device based on a biochip will make it possible to reduce the cost and speed up the differential diagnosis of the type of diabetes mellitus, as well as to study the processes underlying its development.

15.07.2014
Other life sciences

About love, gluttony and other drugs

The neurochemical processes that occur with drug addiction are similar to those that occur with romantic love, Internet addiction or a tendency to overeating.

15.07.2014
Other life sciences

What is huntingtin for?

Mutation in the huntingtin gene leads to the development of severe neurodegenerative disease. But the normal form of this protein is necessary for the proper adjustment of interneuronal connections in the developing brain.

15.07.2014
Biomedicine

With a kind word and a gun...

Plasters and medications in the fight against smoking can achieve more than just medications.

14.07.2014
Biomedicine

Targeted drugs in oncology

Biophysicist Nikolay Borisov – about personalized medicine, targeted medicines, classes of medicines and breast cancer.

14.07.2014
Genetics

What mutations lead to lung cancer in non-smokers?

A Russian participant in the project to create a genetic atlas of cancer spoke about the study of the molecular picture of a type of lung cancer that is not associated with smoking – lung adenocarcinoma.

11.07.2014
Biomedicine

Antitumor drugs in your first aid kit

An increasing amount of data suggests that widely used inexpensive drugs exhibit antitumor effects and can be used as part of complex cancer therapy.

11.07.2014