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Biomedicine

And oncologists didn't even know!

Testing thousands of non-oncological drugs has shown that several dozen of them are capable of killing cancer cells in the laboratory.

21.01.2020
Genetics

Without fluorography

Screening with a new test can predict the development of tuberculosis several months before the first symptoms appear.

21.01.2020
Other life sciences

Will the melanoma metastasize?

The main indicator of the probability of tumor progression is the number of T cells in the lesion.

21.01.2020
Biomedicine

Storm warning

When treating solid tumors with CAR T-lymphocytes, a "cytokine storm" can lead to a severe, life-threatening condition.

21.01.2020
Genetic engineering

UM chickens are not afraid of blood cancer

Czech biologists have used the CRISPR/Cas9 genomic editor to breed a new breed of chickens that is not affected by the avian leukemia virus.

21.01.2020
New in Gerontology

Telomeres and aging: new data

The number of telomere abnormalities not only increases with age, but also correlates better with it than the length of telomeres.

21.01.2020
Prolonging youth

Following the example of the mole rat

Vladimir Skulachev hopes that Mitotech specialists have finally found a mechanism that makes a naked digger "forever young".

21.01.2020
Other life sciences

Where are the old people looking?

Scientists from the University of Liverpool have used an eye movement test to improve understanding of how brain regions work with aging.

20.01.2020
Other life sciences

The missing link

British scientists have managed to find out how the accumulation of beta-amyloid between neurons causes the aggregation of tau protein inside them.

20.01.2020
Biomedicine

The perfect analgesic?

The world's first analgesic without side effects has successfully passed the stage of preclinical trials.

20.01.2020
Various

Robot Examiner

A humanoid robot will simulate a doctor's appointment and evaluate the knowledge of medical students.

20.01.2020
Controversial

Mutations in the load

American scientists have found that every second bone marrow donor carries clones of cells with pathogenic mutations in their blood.

20.01.2020
Other life sciences

Two-faced VISTA

If antibodies to this molecule regulating the immune response are tested, it will give new hope for cancer immunotherapy.

20.01.2020
Other life sciences

Epiphysis

Biologist Olga Smirnova – about the structure of the epiphysis, the functions of melatonin and the effect of hormones on aging.

20.01.2020
Other life sciences

Do it more often!

High sexual activity in women reduces the risk of early menopause by a third.

17.01.2020
Other life sciences

Fast freezing

The advanced cold fat removal procedure takes only a minute and allows you to reach most points of the body.

17.01.2020
Genetics

"The genes of alcoholism"

Scientists found six gene variations that were present in all study participants who fall into the problem group.

17.01.2020
Other life sciences

Female vessels age faster

Doctors are required to take into account gender differences when prescribing treatment to a patient with cardiovascular diseases.

17.01.2020
Cloning

The third will be

European scientists have managed to obtain another viable embryo of the northern white rhinoceros.

17.01.2020