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Other life sciences

Who is to blame?

In an article published in the journal Science, autoimmune reactions are associated with bacteria living in the gastrointestinal tract.

13.03.2018
New in Gerontology

Aging of the immune system and cancer

The main cause of cancer development may not be mutations, which most studies focus on, but aging of the immune system.

13.03.2018
Other life sciences

Cancer model

American engineers using a 3D printer have created a realistic environment for studying the spread of cancer and the effects of drugs on it.

13.03.2018
Other life sciences

You can live with Parkinson's

A new device in the form of a glove has been developed to suppress tremor in Parkinson's disease.

12.03.2018
Biomedicine

Cancer shot

Vaccination with tumor-specific peptides helps to cure cancer and avoid relapse for a long time.

12.03.2018
Prolonging youth

Perhaps this is the cure for aging

A cure for old age may appear in pharmacies in 2-3 years, said the director of the Mitoengineering Research Institute.

12.03.2018
Biomedicine

Polymer for super microbes

Researchers have synthesized a substance that effectively destroys bacteria resistant to most antibiotics.

12.03.2018
Other life sciences

Tattoo Keepers

Immune cells macrophages endlessly pick up pigment particles one after another, helping to preserve the tattoo for many years.

12.03.2018
Other life sciences

Contagious diabetes

The development of diabetes can be induced by the introduction of an abnormal form of protein normally produced by the pancreas.

07.03.2018
Various

Alternative aging

Age is just a number. The 68-year-old blogger proves this by her example.

07.03.2018
Genetic engineering

Twin cells

A group of researchers from Kyoto University has developed a completely accurate method for studying gene polymorphism.

07.03.2018
Biomedicine

Hope is dying

Some strains of pneumococcus in U.S. hospitals have become invulnerable to colistin, one of the "antibiotics of last resort."

07.03.2018
Other life sciences

Precancerous esophagus

Scientists have figured out the mechanism of occurrence of Barrett's syndrome – a precancerous condition at the junction of the esophagus and stomach.

07.03.2018
Biomedicine

Losing weight on the couch

American researchers are testing compounds that can help obese and unable to move people.

07.03.2018
Genetics

Synesthesia genes

The genes of synesthetes were compared with the genes of their relatives who "do not see" sounds, and people who are not related to this study – the control group.

07.03.2018
Other life sciences

Go hungry before radiotherapy

A low-calorie diet helps to preserve intestinal stem cells and activate them to regenerate damaged tissue.

06.03.2018
Other life sciences

Virtual Dopamine

Programmers and neuroscientists are developing computer systems that can replace psychostimulating drugs.

06.03.2018