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Don't lose the brake light!

The loss of stop codons on mRNA leads to the formation of long lysine chains at the end of synthesized proteins. When the protein quality control mechanism is violated, defective proteins accumulate and form toxic aggregates.

11.03.2016

New in Gerontology

Is the cause of Alzheimer's disease an infection?

The authors of an editorial in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease claim that bacterial and viral infections trigger the formation of amyloid plaques, and it is necessary to fight them.

11.03.2016

Genetics

A thousand-dollar genome is on the way

The American startup Veritas Genetics, which is scheduled to launch in April, promises to decode your DNA for just $999. The customer will be able to view the results of the study on his phone.

11.03.2016

Other life sciences

A new type of CRISPR systems

An interesting discovery for both fundamental and applied science: some of the bacterial CRISPR systems are able to remember information not only from DNA, but also from the RNA of viruses.

10.03.2016

Other life sciences

Inverted viruses

For a long time it was believed that endogenous retroviruses do not perform any functions. But a new study shows that our body has turned some of them into weapons against modern viruses.

10.03.2016

Genetics

Mutations protect against heart attack

Certain genetic variants of the ANGPTL4 gene reduce the risk of myocardial infarction by 50% by reducing the level of triglycerides in the blood.

10.03.2016

Cellular technologies

Cataract Cell Therapy

A gentle procedure for removing the clouded lens in children with congenital cataracts provides the possibility of forming a new lens due to the regenerative potential of endogenous stem cells.

10.03.2016

New in Gerontology

The role of mitochondria in cell aging

An international group of scientists has managed to decipher the mechanism by which mitochondria contribute to cell aging. One of the main factors of senescence is the process of formation of new mitochondria.

10.03.2016

Genetics

How important genes turned out to be unimportant

Pakistanis living in a closed community in the UK often lack genes, the absence of which is associated with serious diseases. Surprisingly, this did not affect the health of the examined.

10.03.2016

Biomedicine

Gel against limb ischemia

Researchers at the University of California at San Diego have proposed a promising method of treating critical limb ischemia, a condition requiring vascular transplantation and even amputation of affected areas.

10.03.2016

Cellular technologies

Cardiomyocytes from fibroblasts

Scientists from the Gladstone Institutes have developed a method for obtaining a new type of cell that occupies an intermediate position between embryonic stem cells and adult heart cells.

09.03.2016

Genetics

Nutrigerontology

Is it really possible to influence the aging process with the help of food? Nutrigerontology deals with these issues.

09.03.2016

Genetics

Advanced microdissection of chromosomes

Scientists from St. Petersburg and Germany have developed a unique method of microdissection of chromosomes. With its help, it became possible to obtain and decipher tiny fragments of DNA.

09.03.2016

Other life sciences

Obesity and colon cancer

American researchers have found out how obesity caused by excessive consumption of fatty foods contributes to the development of colon cancer.

09.03.2016

Genetics

Nutrigenomics

Perhaps nutrigenomics, a new direction in science that studies how food affects gene expression, will help to stop the epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases (diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases).

09.03.2016

Other life sciences

How Stem Cells Choose their Fate

German scientists have found out the molecular mechanism of self-renewal of stem cells, which allows them to either maintain pluripotency or differentiate into cells of a certain tissue.

09.03.2016

Your health

Esophageal cancer: a new risk factor

In a new study, scientists suggest that bacteria that cause gum disease are a risk factor for esophageal cancer.Bacteria that cause gum disease are linked to esophageal cancer

04.03.2016

Other life sciences

"Passport of the skin"

Russian scientists have developed a system that allows detecting malignant tumors by screening and measuring the clinical parameters of skin neoplasms with sufficiently high accuracy.

04.03.2016

Genetics

The first "graying gene" has been discovered

As a result of genome-wide DNA analysis of a large population of Latin Americans, the first gene responsible for graying was identified, and a number of previously unknown associations of certain gene alleles with the appearance of hair and eyebrows were found.

04.03.2016

Other life sciences

Aging begins before birth

The aging clock starts ticking even before we are born, but its course can be slowed down by providing the developing embryo with sufficient oxygen supply.

04.03.2016