Life Sciences

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Supercooling prolongs the life of the donor liver

The supercooling method allows to increase the period of preservation of the donor liver outside the body by 3 times compared to the existing ones – up to three days.

02.07.2014
Biomedicine

Stroke at gunpoint

American scientists have discovered a target for a future neuroprotective drug in the acute period of stroke – Cdk5 protein kinase.

01.07.2014
Biomedicine

Experimental drug against Alzheimer's disease

Rockefeller University researchers have identified a compound capable of stopping the progression of Alzheimer's disease by blocking the process of blood clots formation triggered by beta-amyloid.

01.07.2014
Cellular technologies

Mini-model of myocardial hypertrophy

Independently shrinking copies of human hearts, whose diameter does not exceed 1 mm, will help in the development of methods for the treatment of myocardial hypertrophy.

01.07.2014
Genetics

Genes age at different rates

Studying individual genomes turned out to be a much more difficult task than previously thought. The reason for this is the different rate of aging of the genome in different people and the aging of different genes within the same genome.

01.07.2014
Other life sciences

Arthritis Drugs Help in Cancer Treatment

The results of another study suggest that some patients who have aggressive tumors may benefit from a group of anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

30.06.2014
Other life sciences

ReWalk – the first among equals

The FDA has registered the first exoskeleton designed for the rehabilitation of patients with spinal injuries that led to paralysis of the lower body.

30.06.2014
Nanotechnology

A new method of treating Parkinsonism or a mind game?

A dopamine-loaded liposome bound to a gold nanoparticle releases dopamine under the action of laser pulses. This technology works "in vitro", but will it be possible to put it into practice?

27.06.2014
Other life sciences

Centenarians give birth later

Women who gave birth to their last child over the age of 33 are twice as likely to live to 95 and older than those who did it at 29 and younger. And the birth of a child after 40 years increases the chances of living up to a hundred 4 times.

27.06.2014
Nanotechnology

Nanorobots are coming!

Two decades have passed since scientists first solved a mathematical problem using DNA. Now the work of programmable nanorobots is already being tested on cockroaches. Do you still think the future is far away? Then we are coming to you!

26.06.2014
Other life sciences

The third revolution in Biomedicine

The first was the discovery of the structure of DNA, the second was the decoding of the genome. Now the third revolution is taking place – the merging of life science with mathematics and information technology.

26.06.2014
Other life sciences

Virtual Spinal Cord

Neurobridge provides a connection between the brain and muscles bypassing the damaged area of the spinal cord, allowing you to move the fingers of a paralyzed hand. Until now, such an effect has been achieved only with the control of bionic limbs.

25.06.2014
Other life sciences

Do you want to lose weight? Try Gelesis!

Gelesis 100 capsules containing hydrogel are able to safely reduce weight in overweight and obese people. The greatest weight loss was observed in people with prediabetic condition.

25.06.2014
New in Gerontology

Chronic inflammation accelerates aging

Inflammation should be considered as a potential cause of aging. And the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen can restore the regenerative abilities of tissues and prevent the physiological aging of cells.

25.06.2014
Other life sciences

Diagnosis by photo

A computer program developed at Oxford allows you to diagnose rare genetic diseases from photographs, based on the analysis of facial features and comparing them with characteristics from a database.

25.06.2014