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- English version
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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
Various
Save the noble robbers!
Supporters of the Sci-Hub resource ask all those who are not indifferent to save some of the riches of the "pirate" portal on their computers.
19.05.2021
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
Biotechnologies - into life
There is no beginning and no end
The founder of Moderna created the company Laronde, which will develop and produce drugs based on "infinite" ring RNA.
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
Note to the businessman
How to look for a pill for old age
The president of the company Longevica Alexander Chikunov – about his experiments on the search for life-prolonging drugs.
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
Healthy skepticism
Do not lose weight with dietary supplements!
Studies over the past 16 years have shown that dietary supplements for weight loss are either no more effective than placebo, or are harmful to health.
17.05.2021
Your health
A long working day kills
Long working hours are the reason for the increase in mortality due to heart disease and stroke. This is the conclusion reached by WHO and ILO.
17.05.2021
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
Other life sciences
Evolution is in full swing
In modern people, the median artery of the hand is more common, wisdom teeth grow less often and other anatomical differences from great-grandfathers manifest themselves.
17.05.2021
Genetics
B1 or B2?
Which type of B-lymphocytes the "newborn" cell will develop into is determined by epigenetic modifications controlled by the DNMT3A protein.
17.05.2021