Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Prolong remission

Taking azacitidine after recovery from acute myeloid leukemia significantly prolongs the remission time.

25.01.2021
Genetics

Genetic Riskometer

In addition to everyday factors, genetic factors also affect the individual risk of developing an unfavorable cardiovascular prognosis.

25.01.2021
Biomedicine

Prevention without vaccines

The antibody-based drug reduces the likelihood of COVID-19 infection by 80% compared to the control group.

25.01.2021
Prolonging youth

NAD+ restores muscles

By triggering protective processes in the mitochondria, NAD+ regains muscle strength lost with age.

22.01.2021
Genetic engineering

Uproot myeloma

After successful testing of antisense DNA oligonucleotide in mice, the developers began phase I clinical trials.

22.01.2021
Biomedicine

BMP5/7 against Parkinsonism

Experiments on mice suggest that the drug can slow down and even stop the progression of Parkinson's disease in humans.

22.01.2021
Biomedicine

Protection for myelin

Molecular "imitators" of thyroid hormones are potential drugs for multiple sclerosis.

22.01.2021
Biomedicine

Lit up

Canadian scientists have created a biosensor to assess the degree of infection of new strains of coronavirus by the intensity of luciferase glow.

22.01.2021
Prolonging youth

Mice rejuvenated brain

This was achieved thanks to the effect on one of the groups of immune cells, reducing their inflammatory activity.

22.01.2021
Nanotechnology

Nanotherapy of osteoarthritis

A molecule that activates the synthesis of epidermal growth factor in cartilage cells stops the degeneration of the knee joint.

20.01.2021
Cellular technologies

The future of regenerative medicine?

Experiments using stem cells created from fat cells allow us to be optimistic about the future of this approach.

20.01.2021
Other life sciences

Synthetic cornea

The CorNeat KRG implant consists of a material similar in structure to the extracellular matrix, and is fixed in a pocket between the conjunctiva and the sclera of the eye.

20.01.2021
Biomedicine

Cannabidiol against resistance

Synthetic cannabidiol has been recognized as an effective remedy against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

20.01.2021
Nanotechnology

Superconducting DNA

Using DNA origami technology, scientists have created superconducting nanowires. Their length is only about 200 nanometers.

20.01.2021
Other life sciences

A new target for the treatment of covid?

SARS-CoV-2 suppresses the work of nuclear DNA genes encoding mitochondrial proteins of complex I of the respiratory electron transport chain.

19.01.2021
Biomedicine

CAR-T against tumors

Animals even with huge neoplasms relative to their bodies with CAR-T cells injected once recovered.

19.01.2021
Biomedicine

A "bottleneck" for cancer

For the treatment of cancer, only a few dozen drugs may be needed, targeting regulatory proteins common to all types of tumors.

18.01.2021
Other life sciences

Osteoarthritis and obesity

Obesity affects joints not only due to increased mechanical load, but also through biochemical signals from fat cells.

18.01.2021