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Cellular technologies

One step away from Diabetes Cell therapy: details

A group of American scientists published a paper in the journal Cell, which described a method for obtaining insulin-producing cells from pluripotent stem cells.

15.10.2014
Your health

How to treat the elderly?

Why a special approach to prescribing medications is needed in geriatrics and what are the risks of thoughtless or illiterate recommendations of doctors to elderly patients.

15.10.2014
Various

Speculation around Ebola

Journalists tried to understand the situation with the creation of Russian vaccines against the Ebola virus. What kind of vaccines they are, how they were created and what effectiveness they showed in animal testing, developers and officials do not say.

15.10.2014
Healthy skepticism

See Mars and die?

The fact that the planned expedition to Mars with pomp is a one–way ticket did not confuse thousands of candidates for marsonauts. Perhaps their enthusiasm will decrease when they find out that they will die a few months after landing.

15.10.2014
Genetics

Mitochondria in a "bottleneck"

mtDNA defects accumulated with age greatly increase the likelihood of middle-aged mothers having children with mitochondrial diseases.

15.10.2014
Your health

How many years do bad habits shorten life?

With chronic use, one cigarette takes 13.8 minutes of life, a dose of cocaine – 5.1 hours, a serving of alcohol – 6.6 hours, a dose of methamphetamine – 11.1 hours, a dose of methadone – 12.6 hours, a dose of heroin – 22.8 hours.

14.10.2014
Grants and competitions

Postgraduate study in Mainz

The fellows will work as part of research groups conducting research on a wide range of biological and biology-related disciplines.

14.10.2014
Your health

The earliest diagnosis is a way to avoid disability

In St. Petersburg, thanks to medical genetic testing and prenatal diagnostics, about 60% of births of children with severe genetic diseases are prevented annually, in developed countries – 90%.

14.10.2014
Healthy skepticism

Don't give charlatans free advertising!

I really want to believe that there is a universal cure for cancer, and any cancer can be defeated. But, unfortunately, this is just a myth.

14.10.2014
Other life sciences

Antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory lipids

Perhaps scientists will be able to find the possibility of therapeutic use of these molecules for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as type 2 diabetes.

14.10.2014
Other life sciences

Childbirth after uterus transplantation: details

In early September, in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, the first child was born, carried out by a mother after transplantation of a donor uterus. An article about this was published online in the authoritative medical scientific journal Lancet.

13.10.2014
Healthy skepticism

5 myths about the Ebola virus

Concern over the spread of Ebola continues to grow. Should we be afraid of Ebola? What are the risks? Let's first try to separate facts from fiction.

13.10.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

OpenBio: work report

Among the past events of the OpenBio open communications platform, dedicated to the birth and commercialization of scientific ideas in the field of biotechnology, are a conference, panel discussions, round tables, exhibitions and installations.

13.10.2014
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy TKID v.2.0

In the 90s, after genetic therapy of X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency, 25% of patients developed leukemia. This time, a viral vector that does not interact with oncogenes was used.

10.10.2014
Theories of aging

Evolution of sexual dimorphism in human lifespan (literature)

Why do humans live longer than other higher primates? Why do women live longer than men? What is the significance of menopause? The answers to these questions could explain the mechanisms underlying the evolution of human aging.

10.10.2014
Theories of aging

Evolution of sexual dimorphism in human lifespan (4)

Understanding the biological basis of sex differences in life expectancy will help in the development of interventions that can extend the period of healthy life of men for several years.

10.10.2014
Other life sciences

Touch for a prosthetic hand

Experiencing tactile sensations, disabled people can perform simple actions that were previously inaccessible to them.

10.10.2014
Theories of aging

Evolution of sexual dimorphism in human lifespan (3)

If longevity is the result of the evolution of men, why do women live longer? In this case, the pronounced sexual difference in human reproductive models provides a plausible explanation: a large variability in the number of offspring in men.

09.10.2014