Life Sciences

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Genetics

Lung cancer in non-smokers

Lung tumors of non-smokers are different from tumors of smokers. These mutations can be affected by already approved medications.

05.10.2021
Other life sciences

Diagnosis plus treatment

The multifunctional implant can simultaneously register the activity of neurons and deliver liquid medications to the brain.

05.10.2021
Biomedicine

Arthritis Vaccine

American scientists have tested (so far – only on mice) a vaccine for the treatment and prevention of rheumatoid arthritis.

05.10.2021
Biomedicine

The goal is a universal vaccine

American scientists are trying to create a vaccine against many coronaviruses to defeat the current pandemic and possible future ones.

05.10.2021
Genetic engineering

GMO Green Light

The government is going to relax the requirements for genetically modified crops in order to make their commercial cultivation possible.

05.10.2021
Genetic engineering

Preparation for biological warfare

TSU scientists intend to create genetically modified microbes capable of killing ticks – carriers of pathogens of dangerous diseases.

05.10.2021
Other life sciences

For the receptors

David Julius and Ardem Pataputyan won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2021 for the discovery of temperature and touch receptors.

04.10.2021
Biomedicine

Convincing results

The drug molnupiravir in phase 3 clinical trials halved the likelihood of hospitalization with covid and reduced the risk of death from it.

04.10.2021
Nanotechnology

Light nanobudding

Cornelia Palivan, a professor at the University of Basel, is sure that nanotechnology should not frighten us, but, on the contrary, inspire hope.

04.10.2021
Biomedicine

Salt the tumor

The combination of immunotherapy with a high-salt diet reduced the rate of melanoma growth in mice by 10 times. It hasn't been tested on people yet.

04.10.2021
Nanotechnology

Indposhiv for transplantation

On a polymer frame created according to an individual project, you can "grow" an organ that is ideal for transplantation.

01.10.2021
Nanotechnology

Textiles with electroplating

An international research team has tested a new method of applying antimicrobial and antiviral coating to the fabric.

01.10.2021
Cellular technologies

Stem cells on the remote

A new way of delivering stem cells allows them to remain viable longer and restore kidney function.

30.09.2021
Prolonging youth

Rejuvenating radiation

Radiotherapy activated the Notch signaling pathway in the myocardium of mice, which is involved in embryogenesis and does not work in adult animals.

30.09.2021
New in Gerontology

We want all records…

According to calculations, already in this century, some of us will be able to live up to 130 years. The odds are one in a million, but it's not impossible.

30.09.2021
Biomedicine

Against depression and cancer

Although scientists have long known about the important role of serotonin in the development of cancer, the underlying mechanisms were still unknown.

29.09.2021
Genetics

Portraits based on ancient DNA

Modern DNA analysis technologies have helped to obtain detailed images of the faces of three Egyptians who lived more than 2000 years ago.

29.09.2021
Genetics

How we lost our tails

The tail is quite convenient. But the common ancestor of man and the great apes got rid of it long ago.

29.09.2021