Life Sciences

Genetics

Very similar organs

Among the studied organs, the human brain and testicles have the largest number of total proteins – almost 13.5 thousand.

04.06.2021

Other life sciences

Regenerate as an axolotl

The Axolotl, a Mexican salamander that is almost extinct in the wild, is an ideal model for research in the field of regenerative medicine.

04.06.2021

Prolonging youth

Healthy old age is real

The researchers achieved an increase in the lifespan of mice by an average of 30% due to overexpression of the SIRT6 gene.

03.06.2021

Genetic engineering

The perfect insecticide

Male mosquitoes carrying the "death gene" should displace wild relatives infecting people with deadly infections.

03.06.2021

Prolonging youth

Epigenetic rejuvenation

The participants of the experiment were more than 3 years "younger" compared to the control group. And for almost 2 years – themselves at the beginning of the experiment.

03.06.2021

Biomedicine

Barrier for metastases

Swiss biologists have proposed options for blocking the "awakening" of cancer cells remaining after tumor treatment.

03.06.2021

Biomedicine

Against the cytokine storm

"Leitragin" is intended for the treatment and prevention of pneumonia, complicating the course of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

02.06.2021

Genetics

Genome without omissions

Scientists have received information about 8% of the nucleotide bases that were missed for technical reasons during the implementation of the Human Genome project.

02.06.2021

Other life sciences

Bird flu in China

A resident of the city of Zhenjiang, hospitalized on April 28 with flu-like symptoms, was found to have a strain of H10N3 avian influenza virus.

02.06.2021

Genetics

Another "obesity gene"

Mutations in the neural receptor can add seventeen extra pounds to young people.

02.06.2021

Biomedicine

Against the "butterfly"

Suppression of plasmocytoid dendritic cells helps to safely reduce the cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.

01.06.2021

Nanotechnology

Nanovaccine against influenza

The flu vaccine based on lipid nanospheres has shown high efficacy in preclinical studies on mice and ferrets.

01.06.2021

Nanotechnology

Betuvax-CoV-2

A patent for a method for creating a coronavirus vaccine using spherical nanoparticles was obtained by a subsidiary of the ISC.

01.06.2021

Biomedicine

Reliable biomarker

Thanks to the discovery of scientists from Spain, doctors will be able to quickly and accurately determine myocarditis by the presence of miR-721 microRNA in human blood.

01.06.2021

Genetic engineering

Regeneration of old muscles

A combination of factors that activate myocyte progenitor cells will help cure age-related sarcopenia.

31.05.2021

Biomedicine

Probiotics instead of fecal therapy

The therapy prevented and reversed intestinal inflammation in mice, increased the number of good bacteria and reduced the number of bad ones.

31.05.2021

Other life sciences

Antibodies for a long time

Many people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are likely to develop antibodies against this coronavirus for almost a lifetime.

31.05.2021

Biomedicine

Against cancer and covid

The drug, which is already undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of cancer, has facilitated the course of coronavirus infection in mice.

31.05.2021

Other life sciences

Tailed biosensors

Biologists have taught ferrets to detect the droppings of ducks infected with avian flu. The accuracy of such diagnostics exceeded ninety percent.

28.05.2021

Bioethics

In the new edition

The International Society for Stem Cell Research has updated ethical guidelines for experiments with human cells and embryos.

28.05.2021