Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Another target of anti-cancer therapy

A drug that selectively suppresses the activity of the histone – 11 deathylase enzyme will be an effective antitumor drug without affecting normally functioning cells.

08.11.2012
Other life sciences

Encapsulated probiotics will make yogurts healthier

Many probiotic bacteria added to foods such as yogurt are unable to reach the intestines. Most of them die in the stomach. Maybe it's worth trying to use a protective coating?

08.11.2012
Other life sciences

Live 120 years!

In the UK, some insurance companies have started to prepare pension programs based on the expectation that the client can live up to 120-125 years.

07.11.2012
Biomedicine

Blocking the enzyme will help with multiple sclerosis

Blocking the activity of the enzyme hyaluronidase stimulates the restoration of the myelin sheath of nerve fibers, which is destroyed in multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases.

07.11.2012
Biomedicine

Different forms of cancer can be identified by a single biomarker

The method of early cancer diagnosis is based on the detection of the gammaH2AX protein produced in cells in response to DNA damage. It is believed that the appearance of this protein is one of the first steps on the cell's path to malignancy.

07.11.2012
Cellular technologies

An inexhaustible source of myelin-producing cells

"In vitro" progenitor cells of neuroglia quickly stop dividing, and there are too few myelinating oligodendrocytes suitable for cell therapy. Scientists have managed to overcome this barrier.

06.11.2012
New in Gerontology

Less vitamin D – longer life?

Hereditary longevity is associated with low levels of vitamin D in the body. In addition, the descendants of centenarians were less likely to have a variation in the CYP2R1 gene associated with a predisposition to the accumulation of vitamin D.

06.11.2012
Biomedicine

Anti-amphetamine vaccine tested on mice

The vaccine against amphetamine will deprive whole armies of ordinary hardworking drug dealers around the world of a piece of bread.

02.11.2012
Genetics

1000 Genomes project: five-year plan exceeded

At the end of the second phase of the 1000 Genomes project, an international group of researchers published the results of the analysis of the complete sequencing of the genomes of 1,092 representatives of 14 different populations.

02.11.2012
Other life sciences

What prevents embryonic stem cells from differentiating?

Scientists from the Carnegie Institute have uncovered a mechanism integrating signaling pathways involved in the process of self–renewal of embryonic stem cells, and found a key link in this process - the Utf1 protein.

02.11.2012