Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

New hope in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

The new approach, which consists in blocking one of the signaling molecules of the immune system, significantly reduces the severity of changes characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.

27.11.2012
New in Gerontology

Problems with reading in old age

It is easier for young people to read clearer and more contrasting text, and for older people it is more blurred and vague, but old people adapt to these changes by changing the reading technique.

27.11.2012
Biomedicine

Telomerase is a potential target of antitumor therapy

The enzyme telomerase is the cause of chronic inflammation in malignant diseases. Reducing its activity with the help of pharmaceuticals can reduce the dosage of traditional chemotherapy drugs.

26.11.2012
New in Gerontology

Aging and sexuality

Age-related decline in sexual activity is characteristic of a person, but it very much depends on the socio-cultural context in which elderly people manifest their sexuality.

26.11.2012
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy against epilepsy

Gene therapy based on a rat model of the disease was used to quickly suppress seizures, prevent their recurrence and for the successful treatment of epileptic foci.

26.11.2012
Theories of aging

How does aging begin?

The discoveries made during the yeast experiments bring clarity to the cascade of events that make up the aging process and pave the way to understanding the impact on life expectancy, aging and age-related diseases has the interaction of genetics and environmental factors.

26.11.2012
Biomedicine

Diabetes Medication Helps with Alzheimer's Disease

Rosiglitazone, approved by the FDA for the treatment of insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes, may improve the cognitive function of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

23.11.2012
Other life sciences

The brain-computer interface is being improved

Engineers from Stanford University have created a new algorithm for decoding the electrical activity of the brain, which has doubled the efficiency of the machine-brain interface.

20.11.2012
Biomedicine

Disable the "harmful" part of immunity

The method of selective suppression of the immune system can be used to treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases, as well as to prevent complications after organ transplantation.

20.11.2012
Biomedicine

"Mini-cells" against cancer

The results of the clinical study showed that the introduction of "mini-cells" from the bacterial membrane is safe, well tolerated and even stabilizes the condition of patients with the last stages of incurable malignant tumors using traditional methods.

20.11.2012
New in Gerontology

Telomere length is closely related to mortality

Researchers at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center and the University of California at San Francisco have identified a pronounced relationship between mortality and the length of telomeres - the end sections of chromosomes.

20.11.2012