An extra gene increases life expectancy by a third
Scientists have found a special gene in fruit flies that is responsible for the destruction of diseased cells. An additional copy of this gene prolongs life by more than 30%.
16.01.2015Scientists have found a special gene in fruit flies that is responsible for the destruction of diseased cells. An additional copy of this gene prolongs life by more than 30%.
16.01.2015People born in years with increased solar activity are characterized by a shorter life expectancy, as well as fewer children and grandchildren.
16.01.2015For targeted drug delivery, researchers from UCSB and MIT have developed "cell backpacks" attached to monocytes – disc-shaped polymer particles that can carry therapeutic agents and release them in the area of inflammation.
16.01.2015As a means of transport – "carpet planes" - to deliver two anticancer drugs to cancer cells, the researchers used strips of graphene.
15.01.2015In experiments on mice with an Alzheimer's disease model, researchers have shown that delivering curcumin, the main component of the popular curry sauce, to the brain in the form of an aerosol is more effective than its intravenous administration.
15.01.2015To direct intravenously injected mesenchymal stem cells to pancreatic islets, the researchers "forced" them to express the HCELL homing molecule.
15.01.2015The new drug dalcetrapib significantly improves the condition of patients with cardiovascular diseases having a certain variant of the ADCY9 gene.
15.01.2015Selecta is working on the creation of nanovaccines for the prevention and treatment of serious diseases. An effective, safe vaccine will turn out – the company will earn money. And society will receive a new, useful tool that may save many lives.
15.01.2015A group of Finnish researchers made this remarkable conclusion after going through all the available scientific literature.
15.01.2015A recent study by scientists from the United States showed that adipocytes can protect the body from the development of dangerous skin and invasive infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
15.01.2015Scientists of the Institute of Biophysics SB RAS (Krasnoyarsk) have isolated from the marine planktonic crustacean Metridia longa the world's smallest molecule of luciferase, an enzyme that causes glow in many animal species.
15.01.2015It seems that viral sequences, although they seemed to be "garbage", were still assigned to the task in the course of evolution – to regulate the activity of genes where chemical modifications of DNA for some reason are not suitable.
14.01.2015This is also helped by users of personal computer equipment, participating in the Outsmart Ebola Together project as part of the World Community Grid association.
14.01.2015Miniature human skeletal muscles have been grown in laboratory conditions, capable not only of contracting, but also of responding adequately to external stimuli, such as electrical impulses, biochemical signals and pharmacological preparations.
14.01.2015Due to its unique mechanical properties, the innovative e-Dura implant, placed on the surface of the spinal cord, allows you to restore damaged nerve tissue without causing undesirable side effects.
14.01.2015We all want to think that in our lives we act rationally and make an informed choice. But very often our preferences do not depend on the mind, but on the most subtle biochemical changes occurring in the body.
13.01.2015Despite the presence of scientific developments in Russia that promise to get rid of oil dependence, we do not have financing mechanisms for private investors. And therefore, such developments either disappear, or developers leave for other countries.
13.01.2015Why does lung cancer happen to people much more often than brain cancer? The point here is not only smoking or environmental pollution, but also the frequency with which cells divide in different tissues of the body.
13.01.2015The bioengineering market is actively developing and has good growth prospects. According to the analytical company MarketsandMarkets, by 2018 their market may reach 2 billion US dollars.
13.01.2015In St. Petersburg, specialists in the field of medical education for the first time in ten years tried to revise the training program for pharmacy students and proposed to develop new training programs for modern specialists.
13.01.2015You can write to the editor at:
vm@vechnayamolodost.ruThe editors of Eternal Youth are preparing a useful and interesting mailing list. You can get it if you leave your mail.