Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Chlamydia may contribute to the development of cancer

Bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis – widespread causative agents of sexual infections – may contribute to the development of cancer. They damage DNA and at the same time do not allow the cell to repair the damage.

24.06.2013
Other life sciences

Will rapamycin help with alcoholism as well?

Although rapamycin has many side effects, the authors hope that over time they will be compensated and this drug can still be used to prevent relapses of alcohol dependence.

24.06.2013
Nanotechnology

Medicines in nano-volcanoes

The eruption of tiny nano-volcanoes is a new method of introducing drugs into the patient's body.

24.06.2013
Genetic engineering

Freedom for biohackers!

The idea of creating glowing plants caused a storm of indignation among the "greens". They have already called the Glowing Plant project a loophole in US laws that "irresponsible hackers" can use as they please.

24.06.2013
Other life sciences

Wireless Retinal Prosthesis

Biotechnologists from Stanford University have successfully transplanted retinal prostheses into the eyes of rats, which dispense with a power source and require minimal surgical intervention for implantation.

20.06.2013
Other life sciences

Hyaluronic acid protects against cancer

Unusually long hyaluronic acid molecules in naked diggers prevent cells from reaching increased density during division. The formation of a tumor is often preceded by the "crowding" of cells, so its prevention can be considered as one of the additional barriers to carcinogenesis.

20.06.2013
Theories of aging

About the reality of the Methuselah Century: Part 1

How are modern ideas about the mechanisms of aging changing, is it possible to influence them, what consequences will this lead to? Academician Vladimir Petrovich Skulachev answers these and other questions.

20.06.2013
Biomedicine

The cure for Alzheimer's disease: failure again...

Eli Lilly Corporation has stopped the second phase of clinical trials of a drug for Alzheimer's disease after four study participants were found to have impaired liver function.

19.06.2013
Biomedicine

Fecal therapy according to the standard

Due to the ever-growing interest of patients in this procedure, the FDA has begun to develop a unified standard for intestinal microflora samples for transplantation.

19.06.2013
Biomedicine

Early diagnosis of oropharyngeal cancer

Antibodies to one of the proteins of the human papillomavirus appear in the blood several years before the diagnosis of oropharyngeal cancer. Such an early diagnosis will increase the chances of patients with a favorable outcome of the disease.

18.06.2013
Cellular technologies

Stem cells in urology

In recent years, scientists have grown many types of tissues and organs from stem cells – from a heart valve to a whole heart. Urology did not stand aside either.

18.06.2013
Biomedicine

A blood test will show chromosomal abnormalities of the fetus

The method of detecting chromosomal abnormalities using cell-free fetal DNA obtained from the blood of a pregnant woman is a serious alternative to existing methods of prenatal diagnosis of congenital fetal pathologies.

18.06.2013
Genetics

Will studying a rare mutation help defeat obesity?

The discovery of a mutation that prevents fat from accumulating will allow us to better understand the causes of the opposite condition – when there is too much fat. And this is relevant for a much larger number of people.

17.06.2013