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New in Gerontology

Do transposons contribute to age-related neurodegeneration?

The number of transposons ("jumping genes") and their activity in the brain of fruit flies increases with age and correlates with the severity of neurodegeneration. It remains to find out what is the cause and what is the effect.

10.04.2013
Other life sciences

Brain: cartography and "reverse engineering"

Even a layman can easily imagine what resources should be spent in order to make a complete map of the human brain with all its numerous structures – and establish their purpose.

10.04.2013
Prolonging youth

Academician Vladimir Skulachev: "We forced the body not to age"

To help a person cope with senile eye diseases, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.Skulachev needed 10 years, tens of millions of dollars and young scientists, whom he returned from abroad.

10.04.2013
Other life sciences

Antimicrobial wings

Modern nanotechnology can easily reproduce a film that mimics the wings of cicadas covered with microscopic spikes, and in the near future this principle may lead to the creation of a new class of bactericidal materials.

09.04.2013
Biomedicine

A potential approach to creating an effective HIV vaccine

Observing the joint evolution of HIV and antibodies directed against it allowed scientists to make valuable observations that give hope for the development of a long-awaited effective vaccine against this disease.

09.04.2013
Your health

Your health is in your smartphone

Five gadgets that will allow you to lead a healthier lifestyle and monitor different indicators of your body.

09.04.2013
Prolonging youth

How metformin Slows down aging and Cancer progression

The action of metformin as a hero- and oncoprotector is based on blocking the synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines, an excess of which contributes to the development of pathological inflammatory reactions and malignant tumors.

09.04.2013
New in Gerontology

Telomere shortening rate and age-related diseases

Variants of the structure of genes that determine the rate of "biological aging" – telomere shortening – are associated with the risk of developing age-related diseases, including several types of cancer, cardiovascular and some other diseases.

08.04.2013
Genetics

Obesity and the seven genes

Mutations in one or two of these genes lead to mild metabolic disorders and the development of mild forms of obesity. Extreme forms of obesity develop in cases where a large number of such mutations are present in the genome.

08.04.2013
Your health

Intestinal bacteria + L-carnitine = atherosclerosis

After processing L-carnitine by the intestinal microflora, the level of trimethylamino-N-oxide (TMAO) in the blood increases, which is believed to be, and the more TMAO, the slower cholesterol leaves the walls of blood vessels.

08.04.2013
Biomedicine

A vaccine from a dummy virus

Vaccines based on "empty" viruses – synthetic shells without genetic material – are safer and cheaper to produce than vaccines made from weakened or killed viruses, and can be stored outside the refrigerator for longer.

05.04.2013
Cellular technologies

What does the coming law have in store for us?

What can we expect from cellular technologies after the adoption of the law "On the circulation of biomedical cell products", explains the deputy. Director of the Department of Analysis, Prognosis, Development of Healthcare and Medical Science of the Ministry of Health A.Vasiliev.

05.04.2013
Other life sciences

Modeling biomolecules

Molecular modeling is a way to simulate the structure and functions of molecules on a computer. First of all, the author of the article is interested in biological molecules.

04.04.2013
Innovative Russia

The economy must be innovative

Dmitry Medvedev signed the state program "Economic Development and Innovative Economy" developed by the Ministry of Economic Development.

04.04.2013
Your health

Dietary fiber will protect against stroke

The benefits of fiber consumption for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases have been known for a long time, but a group of British scientists for the first time received quantitative evidence of this. Every additional 7 grams of dietary fiber reduces the risk of stroke by 7%.

03.04.2013