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Your health

Killer Cola?

Is Coca-Cola so dangerous that it is necessary to limit its consumption along with alcohol and tobacco? We have collected data from scientific studies that consider the effect of cola and other sugary carbonated drinks on human health.

02.02.2015
Genetic engineering

A brief encyclopedia of gene therapy

Gene therapy today can be defined as the treatment of diseases by introducing genes into patients' cells in order to change gene defects or give cells new functions.

02.02.2015
Other life sciences

Russian bioinformatics for an American company

Insilico Medicine at the world's largest conference on personalized medicine PMWC-2015 was noted among the most promising for the development of a software platform for personal selection of medicines.

02.02.2015
Nanotechnology

Biosensor-universal

The new hydrogel biosensor makes it possible to analyze not one substance, as existing models, but a wide range of human metabolites, including glucose, uric acid and cholesterol, in one drop of blood.

30.01.2015
Genetics

How Epigenetics can Fix Our Memory and much more

Despite the fact that they are still at the theoretical stage, drugs capable of adding or removing epigenetic labels with high accuracy may have several unique advantages over traditional medicines.

30.01.2015
Biotechnologies - into life

Neonatal genodiagnostics in St. Petersburg: details

The inclusion of genetic analysis in neonatal screening increases the accuracy of the study, and the use of a new generation sequencing method allows you to simultaneously and quickly check almost any number of mutations.

30.01.2015
Nanotechnology

Self-cleaning electrochemical sensors

Nowadays, most chemical and biological sensors are electrochemical devices. Italian researchers have created a simple and cheap electrochemical sensor that cleans itself when illuminated with ultraviolet light.

30.01.2015
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy instead of pills?

Pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca has announced the launch of a research program aimed at developing a new generation of medicines designed to treat many diseases of a genetic nature.

29.01.2015
Other life sciences

All proteins on one site

The interactive "Atlas of Human Proteins" brings together all the available data on the proteins of the human body and their number in different tissues and cells. This product is very promising for the search for new drugs that can balance the metabolism disrupted by the disease.

29.01.2015
Other life sciences

If nothing helps from hypertension…

One of the alternative ways to reduce blood pressure is to install a miniature shunt between an artery and a vein in the upper thigh.

29.01.2015
Your health

Demand a flexible schedule from the management!

The participants of the experiment, whose work schedule was flexible, spent only 8 minutes longer on sleep than their colleagues from the control group. But they noted an improvement in both sleep quality and overall well-being. If it affected the quality and productivity of labor, it was for the better.

28.01.2015
Healthy skepticism

As G.Onishchenko surprised the academicians

Gennady Onishchenko amazed academics with stories about oil microbes attacking dolphins, and Americans poisoning themselves with anthrax, and Africa with the Ebola virus. According to him, control over GMOs can save from all this.

28.01.2015
New in Gerontology

Common medications are the cause of dementia?

In elderly patients who took high doses of anticholinergic drugs (for example, allergy remedies, urinary incontinence and some antidepressants), the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease was higher by 54 and 63%, respectively, compared with those who did not take them.

28.01.2015
Genetics

Longevity Gene Increases Brain Size

Carriers of a certain variant of the KLOTHO "longevity gene" have an enlarged region of the brain involved in planning and decision-making. This allows them to retain the best cognitive abilities until old age.

28.01.2015
Other life sciences

HIV in vitro

The laboratory system developed at the Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics of Moscow State University makes it possible to study the reproduction and pathogenesis of HIV in lymphatic tissues under controlled conditions.

27.01.2015
Note to the businessman

"Virtual nutritionist" is looking for partners

The Skolkovo resident company "Center for Healthy Nutrition" announced the transition of the online service "Virtual Nutritionist" to the stage of commercialization. The development has been completed, and the company has started the selection of partners.

27.01.2015
Other life sciences

3D printer as a cure for all diseases

For medicine, the spread of 3D printing technologies opens up limitless possibilities for the treatment of diseases and injuries that previously caused a person's lifelong disability or even led to his death.

27.01.2015