Prolonging youth
A useful stressor
In the list of gormetins – candidates for ways to prolong life – there is another one, comparable in strength and mechanisms of action with calorie restriction.
11.07.2019- English version
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New in Gerontology
Why Alzheimer's Loves Old Age
Tau protein spreads more easily in the brain of older people, so the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease increases with age.
10.07.2019
Biomedicine
We'll do without a biopsy
A new method of urine analysis has been developed that helps diagnose prostate cancer and classify people into four risk groups.
10.07.2019
Nanotechnology
Theranostics: a new step
"Harmonic nanoparticles" react not only to ultraviolet, but also to infrared light that is safer for the patient.
10.07.2019
Biomedicine
Against most types of cancer
Researchers from the USA have identified a compound that blocks the oncogene MYC, which stimulates the growth of tumors in most cancers.
10.07.2019
Biomedicine
The cold virus will cure cancer
A virus strain capable of infecting and destroying cancer cells in patients with bladder cancer has been discovered.
09.07.2019
Nanotechnology
Cage Trap
Controlled by optical tweezers, a gear wheel less than a millimeter in diameter allows you to capture the cage without fear of destroying it.
09.07.2019
Genetics
Safe transplantation
The technique of quickly searching for genetic differences between the bone marrow donor and the patient will help make this procedure safer.
09.07.2019
Other life sciences
Antiviral microflora
The participation of intestinal bacteria in protecting the body from viruses affecting the respiratory tract has been demonstrated.
09.07.2019
Other life sciences
Work in a dream
The project, which uses the power of thousands of smartphones while they are charging, has helped to find hundreds of molecules with anti-cancer properties.
09.07.2019
New in Gerontology
Size doesn't matter
Instead of telomere length, Spanish scientists suggest using another indicator – the rate of telomere shortening.
09.07.2019
Other life sciences
Oncoeconomics
In 2019 alone, more than 600,000 Americans will die from malignant tumors. Cancer deaths cost the US $100 billion annually.
09.07.2019
Biomedicine
Stop the development of diabetes
To eliminate diabetes risk factors, it is enough to move two hydrogen atoms in one compound – an enzyme that creates ceramides.
08.07.2019
Prolonging youth
Regenerate the thymus gland
Australian scientists have made progress in rejuvenating the aging immune system by identifying the factors responsible for thymus reduction.
08.07.2019
Other life sciences
Orders of magnitude faster
The VEGAS method works in mammalian cells and can create useful new molecules within a few days.
08.07.2019
Other life sciences
New "-omika"
For another mechanism regulating the work of genes – modifications of RNA molecules – the term "epitranscriptomics" appeared.
08.07.2019
Theories of aging
To know the body measure
How is the biological age of a person determined today and what does machine learning have to do with it.
08.07.2019
Cellular technologies
3D bioprinting
Doctor Vladimir Mironov on the emergence of bioprinting technology, production stages and prospects for the use of bioprinters in medicine.
08.07.2019
Genetic engineering
A Trojan horse for a tumor
Scientists have developed a strain of bacteria that can penetrate the tumor and destroy it, stimulating the immune system.
05.07.2019
Various
Bone marrow donation
At the moment, there are about 100 thousand potential donors in the Russian Federation. Of these, only 300 people became real.
05.07.2019