Life Sciences

Found results: 11545

Genetic engineering

Vaccine from GM tobacco

After the second dose, the antibody titer in the study participants was ten times higher than in the serum of patients who had undergone coronavirus.

21.05.2021
Other life sciences

Target for cataract treatment

For more than ten years, scientists have been investigating the complex mechanisms of the development of the disease and made a breakthrough discovery in its nature.

21.05.2021
Other life sciences

Diagnosis without tests

Indian scientists have developed a system for determining vaginal candidiasis. It consists of cotton threads and is embedded in feminine hygiene products.

21.05.2021
Other life sciences

There is a connection, but indirect

The medical team found no direct link between vitamin D levels and the likelihood of coronavirus infection.

21.05.2021
Genetics

The exploiting tumor

The amino acid alanine is derived from melanoma cells, which is used by the liver to synthesize glucose, which helps the tumor develop.

21.05.2021
Cellular technologies

A double blow to a heart attack

Recovery of the heart after a heart attack is possible with the help of cardiomycites, which overexpress proliferation factors.

20.05.2021
Nanotechnology

Spit on the test

A new home saliva analysis test accurately detects COVID-19 in a second. In addition, removable test strips can be used repeatedly.

20.05.2021
Other life sciences

Five long-lived animals

Some animals are not subject to age-related changes in their usual form. Perhaps at least 15 species of animals do not age at all.

20.05.2021
Genetic engineering

Repetition of the passed

Twenty-two years ago, an experiment on the gene therapy of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency was discontinued after the death of one of the participants.

20.05.2021
Biomedicine

Almost 4 times more efficient

If today immunotherapy works only in 20% of cases, then 75% of patients with tumors can be treated with the new vaccine.

20.05.2021
Genetics

20 years before the start

As a result of a long-term study, scientists have identified not only new indicators of dementia, but also a likely trigger of neurodegeneration.

19.05.2021
Genetic engineering

Cancer, kill yourself

Scientists tricked the tumor into self-destructing due to the production of anti-cancer agents by its own cells.

19.05.2021
Biomedicine

"Golden Bullet" against covid?

A team of scientists from the USA and Australia has developed the first working drug for the specific treatment of coronavirus infection.

19.05.2021
Biomedicine

How vitamin B3 helps with glaucoma

The researchers not only once again confirmed the effectiveness of nicotinamide, but also discovered the mechanisms of its action.

19.05.2021
Genetic engineering

Goodbye, snappers?

Biotech company Oxitec has released the first batches of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys archipelago.

18.05.2021
Other life sciences

Who's who?

A monkey with a Neuralink chip and a paralyzed man with a simpler implant are already training before the first interspecies computer game.

18.05.2021
Other life sciences

Neurodegeneration and microbes

Researchers have proved that intestinal microflora bacteria play an important role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases.

18.05.2021
Other life sciences

Androgens and inflammation

Stomach inflammation is regulated differently in male and female mice. Male sex hormones help stop inflammation in the stomach.

18.05.2021
Biomedicine

Between the first and the second…

Peak levels of antibodies against COVID-19 were 3.5 times higher in those who waited for a second vaccination for about 12 weeks instead of the standard 3-4 weeks.

17.05.2021