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Biomedicine

Saving Yellow

The fluorescent marker finds and destroys cancer stem cells – the main cause of the aggressive course of cancer.

06.04.2018
Your health

Brain and blood vessels

Stroke – a consequence of vascular pathologies – leads to persistent (sometimes irreversible) disorders of motor, speech and cognitive functions.

06.04.2018
Cellular technologies

A piece of the heart

Biologists have grown tissue from stem cells that reproduces the properties of the human heart with unprecedented accuracy.

06.04.2018
Cellular technologies

Retina Patch

With the help of stem cells, it was possible to stop the deterioration of vision in four patients with age-related macular degeneration.

06.04.2018
Other life sciences

Measure your white blood cell count

For patients receiving chemotherapy, a method for noninvasive determination of leukocytes in the blood at home has been developed.

06.04.2018
Nanotechnology

Nanozymes for disinfection

Artificial enzymes may help in the fight against antibiotic-resistant infectious agents.

06.04.2018
Genetics

Controlled telomerase

Releasing the brakes on telomerase is easier than easy: you just need to put more guanine at its disposal.

06.04.2018
Biomedicine

Smart Hydrogel

A new word in the treatment of arthritis: hydrogel, which releases the active substance in proportion to the degree of inflammation.

05.04.2018
New in Gerontology

Break the loop

Chronic inflammation, the cause of various age-related diseases, is involved in many feedback loops. Is there a way out? Probably, yes.

05.04.2018
Genetic engineering

Pharmaceutical factory in yeast

Bioengineers have collected in yeast a complete pathway for the synthesis of noscapine, a cough medicine that also has an anti-cancer effect.

05.04.2018
Other life sciences

Barcode for cancer cell

Scientists at Stanford University have found a way to modify genes in such a way as to track individual tumor cells.

05.04.2018
Genetics

"Dumb" mutations are dangerous

Even non-coding sections of DNA may be involved in the development of cancer, although it is still unclear how.

04.04.2018
Nanotechnology

Nanoflowers against cancer

Organometallic structures placed in the tumor tissue enhance the effect of radiation therapy.

04.04.2018
Other life sciences

Immunity and brain

Why do people start to think poorly and remember new information worse when they have the flu or any other serious illness.

04.04.2018
Other life sciences

Electronic Angiologist

The pulse measurement application proved to be more effective in assessing blood flow disorders than the traditional diagnostic method.

04.04.2018
Genetic engineering

Long-lasting gene therapy

Gene editing by combining CRISPR and viral vectors demonstrates a persistent – most likely lifelong – effect.

03.04.2018