Life Sciences

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Other life sciences

RNA interference: improved method of reversible gene shutdown

One way to study the function of a gene is to turn it off. However, if a gene is important for survival, it will kill the organism before its function is determined. CSHL scientists have overcome this obstacle with the help of reversible RNA interference technology

21.04.2011
Biomedicine

Antibodies against heart attack and stroke

Injection of antibodies to a protein that triggers an inflammatory reaction after the resumption of blood circulation in a heart attack or stroke can significantly reduce the number of cells that die in these diseases.

20.04.2011
Genetics

Coordinating Genetic Council begins work

Geneticists are preparing for the Sochi Olympics: on April 26, a press conference will be held at the Budapest Hotel (Moscow) dedicated to the beginning of the work of the Coordinating Genetic Council, which includes five leading genetic centers in Russia.

19.04.2011
Biomedicine

Breast cancer: another line of defense

Normal breast epithelial cells, producing interleukin-25, function as an additional protective mechanism for the active and specific destruction of breast cancer cells.

18.04.2011
Other life sciences

Nobiletin – another potential geroprotector?

The flavonoid nobiletin contained in tangerines not only helps prevent obesity, but also protects against type 2 diabetes and even atherosclerosis. Interest in resveratrol, and then sirtuins began with the same effects...

18.04.2011
Nanotechnology

Micro-rockets aimed at cancer diagnosis

Researchers have achieved the specificity of micro-rockets in relation to cancer cells by modifying their golden surface with antibodies to proteins commonly present in certain types of cancer cells.

18.04.2011
Other life sciences

Science on the verge of art

At the exhibition "Life. Science version" science art, in which art and the latest scientific developments are woven together, has proved to be a very effective way to popularize science.

13.04.2011
Other life sciences

Cancer treatment and immunity: another detail of the mosaic

Deciphering the mechanism of the relationship between tumor and immune processes will help not only to facilitate the treatment of cancer, but also to understand the nature and ways to combat autoimmune inflammation.

13.04.2011
Other life sciences

A new target for obesity and diabetes drugs

Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have discovered a key regulator of fat cell formation. This protein molecule may become the target of more effective drugs for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.

13.04.2011
Genetics

There are more and more "Alzheimer's genes"

So far, only four genes associated with Alzheimer's disease have been known. A group of scientists from 44 universities in the USA and Canada has discovered five new genes that affect the occurrence of this incurable disease.

13.04.2011
Other life sciences

Prevention of senile dementia: treat herpes before it's too late!

There is no doubt that the herpes virus is involved in the processes leading to the development of senile dementia. It is necessary to determine whether drugs for the treatment of herpes can slow down or prevent Alzheimer's disease.

11.04.2011
Cellular technologies

Test tube eye: completely, though not completely

Japanese researchers have reproduced the development of the eye outside of a living organism. The culture of embryonic cells formed a three–dimensional structure - an eye glass, one of the last stages of eye development in mammalian embryos.

08.04.2011