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Prolonging youth

Another potential geroprotector

The antidepressant mianserin increases the total lifespan of C.elegans nematodes by a third, mainly due to the "young adult" phase.

04.12.2015
Nanotechnology

Stroke diagnosis: fast, simple and convenient

A new technique based on the detection of biomarkers contained in the blood makes it possible to diagnose a stroke at the patient's bedside in less than 10 minutes.

03.12.2015
Genetics

Have the tardigrades been slandered?

Biologists from the University of Edinburgh have discovered that the massive borrowing of foreign genes, traces of which were recently allegedly found in the genome of slow walkers, may actually be the result of pollution.

03.12.2015
Note to the businessman

Immunotherapeutic drugs: growth forecast

According to the forecast of the research company "MarketsandMarkets", the average annual growth rate of the global market of drugs for immunotherapy in the near future will be 12.8% and by 2020 will reach $73.5 billion.

03.12.2015
Other life sciences

Mikhail Gelfand: "Science benefits by its very existence"

A well-known Russian bioinformatician told how to understand biology using a computer, answered the question whether it is possible to clone a mammoth, and explained how the interaction of science and society is similar to the relationship of aphids and ants.

03.12.2015
New in Gerontology

Thirty Aging Genes

Worms, fish and mice have only 30 common genes that significantly affect the aging process. Disabling one of them increased the average life expectancy of nematodes to 25%.

03.12.2015
Genetic engineering

Genomic engineering

Geneticist David Sinclair – about the genes of long-lived families, manipulation of human germ cells and the fight against breast cancer.

02.12.2015
Genetic engineering

50 shades of DNA: genetic engineering of the penis

Is it possible to improve the regeneration of the penis, slow down its aging and maintain an erection, or change the size with the help of DNA molecules and proteins encoded by them? (18+)

02.12.2015
Nanotechnology

A package for the brain

The method of drug delivery using nanocontainers can be compared to launching a rocket. It does not matter what kind of "filling" it has, it is important that the "parcel" gets to the addressee at the right place and time.

02.12.2015
Various

DNA in a diamond frame

A group of Swiss scientists have organized a campaign on the Kickstarter crowdfunding service to raise funds for a line of jewelry with DNA embedded in them.

02.12.2015
Genetic engineering

An editor who doesn't need a proofreader

Scientists from the USA have created a new version of the revolutionary DNA editor CRISPR/Cas9, which no longer makes "typos" and incorrect edits when editing the genome of humans and other living beings.

02.12.2015
Other life sciences

Tomorrow's medicine: 4 "P"

The medicine of the future is symbolically based on four "whales" – prediction, prevention, personalization and participativeness (patient involvement).

01.12.2015
Genetic engineering

GM syrup for astronauts

Scientists plan to test genetically modified bacteria producing sugar in near-Earth orbit – as an autonomous power source and for processing into other substances with the help of other GMOs.

01.12.2015
Other life sciences

Self-sustaining obesity

The accumulation of excess adipose tissue in the human body leads to the synthesis of a specific protein that suppresses the fat burning process. In other words, the accumulation of fat leads to the fact that it becomes harder to "burn".

30.11.2015
Genetics

Epigenetics of depression

The reason for prolonged depression may be that anti-stress genes cannot start working because of the "soporific" epigenetic tags on their DNA.

30.11.2015
Various

"The third age"

The average life expectancy in Moscow has increased from 74 years to 77 years in three years. How is the attitude towards old age changing in society against this background? Where did the concept of "third age" come from and what can elderly people do in a megalopolis?

30.11.2015
Other life sciences

Face transplantation is the first in Russia

Russia has become the eighth country on the planet where such surgical intervention has been carried out with the help of modern medical technologies.

27.11.2015