Is excess salt a risk factor for developing autoimmune diseases?
The study of immune cells of T-helper-17 unexpectedly revealed the relationship between the use of excessive amounts of salt and the development of autoimmune diseases.
11.03.2013The study of immune cells of T-helper-17 unexpectedly revealed the relationship between the use of excessive amounts of salt and the development of autoimmune diseases.
11.03.2013In 2010, alcohol was the culprit of 5.5% of all diseases and injuries on the planet. Thus, alcohol ranks third after high blood pressure and smoking.
07.03.2013Microglia cells "eat" excess stem cells, which can create a dangerous surplus of neurons in the developing brain of the embryo.
07.03.2013Blocking the genetic switch prevents the maturation of the brain and even allows the adult brain to return to the plastic state characteristic of a young age.
07.03.2013Researchers at the University of Minnesota, combining three revolutionary technologies, improved a previously developed technique and demonstrated its effectiveness in the treatment of a mouse model of Duchenne myodystrophy.
07.03.2013Scientists from MIPT have solved the mechanism of ovarian cancer: it originates in the stem cells of the epithelium. So far, this result has been obtained in mouse models, but scientists hope to find a similar mechanism in humans and use it for treatment.
07.03.2013Excessive intake of nutrients into adipocytes causes them to synthesize proteins that send a false alarm signal to the immune system, which leads to the development of inflammation of adipose tissue.
07.03.2013The brain tissue of elderly people, as well as children with autism, is characterized by low levels of the mRNA enzyme methionine synthase, one of the main regulators of metabolism, the activity of which is blocked by oxidative stress.
07.03.2013The effectiveness of the estrogen patch was proven in the second phase of clinical trials involving volunteers suffering from progressive (localized or metastatic) prostate cancer.
06.03.2013A simple questionnaire will help doctors assess the medical risks affecting the life expectancy of their elderly patients and improve the quality of medical care for this age group.
06.03.2013Carcinogenesis is not called the disease of old age for nothing. It is painful to live up to 150 years, being a collection of all genetic diseases known to science – hardly anyone would want to live so long, but just as bad.
06.03.2013Unique stem cells have been found in the breast tissue, which are not inferior to embryonic ones in their ability to give rise to different types of body tissues.
06.03.2013The reason for the accumulation of toxic aggregates from the alpha-synuclein protein in neurons in Parkinson's disease is a violation of one of the mechanisms of autophagy – "self-eating" by cells of old and damaged protein molecules.
06.03.2013An international consortium of scientists has created the most detailed interactive map of human metabolism to date, containing information about almost 1,800 genes and their protein products.
05.03.2013Many anticancer drugs hit one target, but the tumor cunningly bypasses the blocked channel. American scientists of Russian origin are creating a unique anti-cancer drug that hits three goals at once.
05.03.2013According to scientists, they managed to achieve the accuracy of the coincidence of the actions of two animals in 64 percent, which is not too much, but statistically significantly differs from randomness.
04.03.2013The program of the School of Molecular and Theoretical Biology (August 7-24, Pushchino) is intended for high school students and is aimed at integrating participants into the workflow of scientific research in laboratories.
04.03.2013The recombinant avian pseudochuma virus kills cells of all types of prostate cancer without damaging healthy cells.
04.03.2013Older people who don't expect much from their future are more likely to live longer and maintain better health than their optimistic peers.
04.03.2013A new drug from the arsenal of personalized medicine – Kadsil (trastuzumab emtanzin) – has received FDA approval.
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