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Genetics

Life without pain

Thanks to a specific mutation, a resident of Scotland almost does not feel pain and is not prone to anxiety.

29.03.2019
Various

You won 't have to get drunk

Synthetic alcohol substitute intoxicates no worse than alcoholic beverages, but does not cause a hangover or other negative consequences.

28.03.2019
Prolonging youth

One and a half times longer

American researchers have found that an inhibitor of one of the enzymes prolongs the life of roundworms by 45 percent.

28.03.2019
Cellular technologies

Spare vessels

Patients requiring dialysis did not have immune or other adverse reactions to bioengineered blood vessels.

28.03.2019
Your health

The paradox in stroke treatment

Close social ties limit the flow of information and postpone hospitalization if urgent treatment is needed.

28.03.2019
Your health

The Ministry of Health warns

Probiotics do not justify the title of beneficial microorganisms: their effectiveness, according to recent data, is greatly exaggerated.

28.03.2019
Other life sciences

Bioreactor for premature babies

Experiments with lambs have confirmed that an artificial uterus can be used to grow embryos that otherwise would not have survived.

28.03.2019
Genetics

Collection of breakdowns

Kazan scientists have collected the largest collection of mutations of patients with hereditary forms of cancer in the CIS.

28.03.2019
Genetic engineering

Genetic bombardment

Using CRISPR technology, scientists led by George Church conducted 13,200 genetic "operations" on the cell.

28.03.2019
Other life sciences

Fully synthetic cell

To provide itself with energy for protein synthesis, it needs only two enzymes and sunlight.

27.03.2019
Other life sciences

Spinal cord instead of the brain

Canavero and Xiaoting said they were able to restore mobility to dogs and monkeys whose spinal cord was completely severed.

27.03.2019
Other life sciences

Multiple sclerosis and cell aging

The aging of the progenitor cells of oligodendrocytes contributes to the development of multiple sclerosis.

27.03.2019
Nanotechnology

Cells by measure

3D printing with an accuracy of up to ten microns made it possible to give cells a given shape and change their properties accordingly.

27.03.2019
Your health

Caution – bisphenol

In addition to the negative effect on reproductive function, bisphenol suppresses DNA methylation, disrupting the correct expression of genes.

27.03.2019
Healthy skepticism

Fountain of Optimism

Aubrey de Grey wonders why his confidence in the possibility of living a thousand years is perceived with distrust.

27.03.2019
Biomedicine

Kill zombies

The removal of aging cells, the so-called zombie cells, from adipose tissue affects the severity of diabetes mellitus.

26.03.2019
New in Gerontology

Estradiol and longevity

In older men, whose cells age relatively slowly, a high level of the female sex hormone precursor was found.

26.03.2019
Other life sciences

Are they still recovering?

Neurophysiologists have registered the development of new hippocampal nerve cells even after the age of 90.

26.03.2019
Note to the businessman

In the Shadow of Theranos

The venture business is still experiencing the consequences of the most scandalous collapse in the recent history of the biotech market.

26.03.2019