Life Sciences

Touch for virtual limbs

In the near future, people with limb paralysis will be able not only to move their arms and legs with the help of such technologies, but also to feel the shape and structure of things that they will touch and on which they will step.

Pros and cons of monoclonal antibody therapy

According to the authors of the article, monoclonal antibody therapy, despite its commercial attractiveness, is not a promising direction for long-term treatment.

References to the article “Growth and aging: a common molecular mechanism”

Growth and aging: a common molecular mechanism. Part 3

Aging is a senseless continuation of the process of growth and development. A random mutation would not be able to disable the "growth-aging" program: it would be lethal or, at least, would reduce physical endurance during the development of the organism. However, the activity of TOR can be inhibited by pharmacological methods.

Growth and aging: a common molecular mechanism. Part 2

Despite the fact that the mechanisms by which a low-calorie diet slows down aging are still being discussed, one of them, with a high degree of probability, is the inactivation of the TOR-mediated signaling mechanism.

Growth and aging: a common molecular mechanism. Part 1

The signaling mechanism mediated by the TOR protein may well be a molecular "bridge" between the processes of growth and aging, universal for a huge number of organisms, ranging from yeast to humans.

Muscle cells have learned to "fall into childhood"

Scientists from the University of California at Berkeley have achieved the return of adult muscle cells to an earlier stage of differentiation. Such progenitor progenitor cells (myoblasts) can be used to repair damaged muscles.

Memory disorders, Alzheimer's disease and microRNA

Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases have identified microRNAs that play an important role in the development of memory disorders and Alzheimer's disease.

Acne Vaccine

Sanofi Pasteur has signed a contract with the University of California, San Diego to develop a vaccine for the prevention and treatment of acne, also known as acne or acne rash.

Circadian rhythms and aging; cancer and aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: part 11.

Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression and aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: part 10.

Autophagy and aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: part 9.

Genetics of aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: part 8.

Cell reprogramming and physiological aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: Part 7.

Stem cells and aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: part 6.

Pharmacological interventions in the aging process

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: part 5.

Low-calorie diet and aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: part 4.

Mitochondria, oxidative stress and aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: Part 3.

Reaction to DNA damage and aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: part 2.

Telomeres and aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: Part 1.