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Other life sciences

How to inhibit oncogenes

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a new mechanism for blocking the action of mutations found in almost 30% of cancer cells.

14.11.2016
Other life sciences

A heart surgeon to himself

As it turns out, sometimes self-medication is not just possible, but also necessary. For example, British engineer Tal Goulsworth repaired his own heart against the advice of doctors.

11.11.2016
Biomedicine

Predator bacteria treat pneumonia

Despite the demand for non-antibiotic approaches to the treatment of infections, the proposal to introduce some bacteria to patients that kill others sounds too innovative.

11.11.2016
Biomedicine

Flash drive for HIV diagnosis

British scientists have developed a compact device for rapid diagnosis of HIV infection, which is connected to a standard USB connector.

11.11.2016
Other life sciences

Digitized Heart

Igor Efimov, Professor at George Washington University and MIPT – about implantable cardiographs, dissolving pacemakers and other breakthroughs in cardiomedicine.

11.11.2016
Nanotechnology

Electrically Conductive DNA

A group of German researchers managed to conduct electricity through gold-plated nanowires that independently create themselves from individual DNA strands.

11.11.2016
Genetics

Epigenetics with super resolution

MSU scientists have created a method for labeling working genes based on the differences between active and inactive sections of chromosomes during replication from DNA.

11.11.2016
New in Gerontology

Are children taking years of your life?

The telomeres of the study participants who gave birth to at least one child were on average 4% shorter than the telomeres of women who had never given birth.

10.11.2016
Biomedicine

Cancer treatment: virotherapy

Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, leading oncologist of the Clinical Diagnostic Center "Medsi" V.V. Keshelava told about virotherapy – one of the latest achievements of oncology.

10.11.2016
Other life sciences

Wireless interface cured a paralyzed leg

This was done with the help of a chip that monitors the activity of the motor cortex and transmits signals to the nerves of the spinal cord below the injury site.

10.11.2016
Other life sciences

Glue for axons

American and German scientists have discovered in the danio-rerio fish a molecular mechanism responsible for restoring the spinal cord after injury.

10.11.2016
Your health

Organs you can do without

Removal of the appendix or tonsils has virtually no negative impact on the lives of patients. And what can be said about the removal of a lung or kidney?

10.11.2016
Theories of aging

Is it possible to program aging (4)

According to one theory, shortening life expectancy through aging and frequent generational change is an advantage for other favorable genes in the population.

09.11.2016
Various

Life expectancy and... Facebook

Scientists from the University of California, San Diego have shown a link between the activity of Facebook users and their life expectancy.

09.11.2016
Genetics

The fate of Neanderthal genes

Neanderthal DNA segments are gradually disappearing from human DNA under the influence of natural selection, which suggests that the second "extinction" awaits Neanderthals.

09.11.2016
Genetics

The color of a native European

Skin pigmentation and the ability to drink milk are phenotypic signs that have changed over the course of evolution due to adaptation to certain environmental conditions.

09.11.2016
Genetic engineering

Genetically modified probiotic

To normalize ammonia metabolism, it is enough to take one capsule daily containing 100 billion bacteria of genetically modified E. coli.

09.11.2016