Genetic engineering
A new era in biomedicine
The appearance of the world's first T-cell CAR therapy heralds the beginning of a new era in the biotechnology industry and the management of oncological diseases.
06.09.2017- English version
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Your health
About the benefits of cholesterol
According to a new study, high cholesterol is associated with a 1.5–fold reduction in the risk of breast cancer, and a 1.67-fold reduction in the risk of premature death.
06.09.2017
Healthy skepticism
LIED-2017
According to the rules of the award, A.Fomenko, M.Zadornov and I.Ermakova do not participate in the qualifying round so that new worthy persons can prove themselves.
06.09.2017
Other life sciences
Virtual embryo with cellular resolution
Drosophila embryos were disassembled into several thousand individual cells, and then put back together – but already in a computer.
06.09.2017
Biomedicine
Rehabilitation of moles
A meta-analysis of studies on the development of melanomas has shown that this type of cancer often develops not from existing moles, but appears in new places.
06.09.2017
Biomedicine
Prevent relapse
Antihormonal therapy may increase the risk of recurrence of prostate cancer, but this can be avoided with the help of PARP enzyme inhibitors.
05.09.2017
Biomedicine
The enemy of my enemy
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis used the virus that causes Zika fever to destroy glioblastoma stem cancer cells.
05.09.2017
Biomedicine
Breakthrough in psychotherapy
The US Food and Drug Administration has awarded psychotherapy using MDMA the status of "breakthrough".
05.09.2017
Genetics
Three-dimensional DNA
Studies of the spatial configuration of DNA in chromosomes have revealed unexpected, previously unknown causes of severe human diseases.
05.09.2017
Your health
6 myths about food and diets
There are a lot of myths around the topic of "healthy" diets, food composition, vegetarianism or medical problems with excess weight. We decided to start with the most popular ones.
05.09.2017
Prolonging youth
Why does the skin age?
Exposure to intense sunlight and the inescapable time factor lead to sagging skin, the appearance of wrinkles and pigmentation disorders.
05.09.2017
New in Gerontology
The size of nucleoli is a biomarker of longevity
The size of the nucleoli is not only a marker of the longevity of the body, but also one of the factors triggering the mechanisms of increasing life expectancy.
05.09.2017
New in Gerontology
Physical education and dementia: new data
Physical activity in the middle of life does not protect against Alzheimer's disease, but helps to preserve the cardiovascular system and improves blood circulation of the brain.
05.09.2017
Healthy skepticism
The case of the healing bracelet
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published an information message about the children's "homeopathic healing bracelet".
04.09.2017
Other life sciences
Nerve repair can be accelerated
Scientists have found a new key to the process of restoring peripheral nerves by discovering that antisense RNA is expressed when they are damaged.
04.09.2017
Nanotechnology
Nanoantibiotics
Nanoparticles that mimic the structure of the shell of bacteriophage viruses can kill various types of bacteria, including strains resistant to antibiotics.
04.09.2017
Genetic engineering
Another EteRNA
The newly released new version of the game offers its participants to create a new RNA molecule using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology.
04.09.2017
Biomedicine
Restored axons
A complex of drugs tested on mice can help patients with spinal cord injury, stroke and neurodegenerative diseases.
04.09.2017
Healthy skepticism
Applied quack studies
A chapter from the book "The Patient is Reasonable", which tells about what modern diagnostics is and how to distinguish a professional from a fraudster.
04.09.2017
Genetic engineering
RNA targeting of Cas9
Scientists used the new method to treat RNA-associated diseases, for example, type I and II myotonic dystrophy and Huntington's disease.
04.09.2017