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Tightening the nuts

The FDA has proposed to tighten the policy on homeopathic medicines. According to its representatives, such "medicines" are unsafe.

22.12.2017
Various

Risky decision

The US authorities have lifted a moratorium on financing work in which more dangerous strains of viruses may appear.

22.12.2017
Biomedicine

Birth control cream

More than 400 couples will take part in a clinical study of the effectiveness of a male hormonal contraceptive in 2018.

22.12.2017
Nanotechnology

Antiviral nanoparticles

An international team of researchers has developed nanoparticles effective against a wide range of viruses.

22.12.2017
New in Gerontology

Low-calorie diet and aging

The thematic issue of The Journals of Gerontology, Series A – from experiments on unicellular to the results of the first clinical trial.

22.12.2017
Cellular technologies

Artificial kidney – a matter of time

Work continues on the creation of an artificial kidney with a high structural organization of pluripotent stem cells.

20.12.2017
Other life sciences

Directional and stabilizing selection

Using the example of a large sample, the researchers showed how natural selection works in modern human populations.

20.12.2017
Other life sciences

Microscope-microbiologist

Israeli microbiologists have taught a neural network to recognize bacteria in blood samples with an accuracy of 93%; in the future, such systems can replace laboratory technicians.

20.12.2017
Nanotechnology

Live lanterns

Glowing plants can be obtained without manipulating the genome – using nanoparticles with the pigment luciferin and the enzyme luciferase.

19.12.2017
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of beta-thalassemia

Trials testing the introduction of a genetic correction in hematopoietic stem cells may begin as early as next year.

19.12.2017
Biomedicine

New treatment of bone metastases

Chemotherapy combined with 15D11 antibodies reduces breast cancer metastases in the bones by 100 times.

19.12.2017
Genetics

Genes and rhythms

Circadian rhythms help a living being to become active in the daytime and fall asleep in the dark (or vice versa, if the creature is at night).

19.12.2017
Genetic engineering

DNA origami has grown 10 times

As a result of the improved approach, it was possible to obtain DNA structures of 10 thousand and RNA structures of 6 thousand nucleotides.

19.12.2017
Biomedicine

A trap for cancer miRNAs

An international team of scientists has developed a test for the early diagnosis of cancer based on the content of microRNAs in urine.

18.12.2017
Other life sciences

A new look at the origin of cancer

A study in mice demonstrated the mechanism of development of precancerous conditions due to mature cells.

18.12.2017
New in Gerontology

Senile memory and sleep

According to American researchers, long-term memory in older people deteriorates due to changes in brain function during sleep.

18.12.2017