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Biomedicine

Male, oral, non-hormonal

A selective retinoic acid receptor inhibitor effectively and reversibly inhibits sperm maturation in mice.

25.03.2022
Genetics

Genes and enhancers

Changes in enhancers are the driver for generating diversity, which is then supported or not supported by selection.

25.03.2022
Cellular technologies

Islet cells in reserve

Preclinical studies have shown promising results that could be a breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes in humans

25.03.2022
Genetic engineering

Restored Twilight Vision

Dogs aged from one to three years were cured of chicken blindness. This increases the chances of successful treatment of adults.

25.03.2022
Genetic engineering

Hallucinogenic yeast

A complete biosynthetic chain has been reproduced, which makes it possible to obtain D-lysergic acid from the culture of baker's yeast.

24.03.2022
Genetics

The cure for fear

A fragment of "junk" DNA that does not encode any proteins may be the key to suppressing fear-related memories.

24.03.2022
Other life sciences

Danger for sweet tooth

Excessive consumption of sugar and other carbohydrates over a long period of time increases the risk of developing autoimmune diseases.

24.03.2022
Biomedicine

Ecstasy + psychotherapy

Psychotherapy in combination with MDMA was effective even in complex cases of PTSD, against the background of alcohol or drug addiction.

24.03.2022
Biotechnologies - into life

From rot and mold…

With the help of fungi, the researchers transformed food waste into eco-friendly artificial leather, as well as paper and cotton substitutes.

24.03.2022
Your health

Watch out for folates!

It is useful for elderly people to regularly monitor and, if necessary, adjust the level of folic acid in the blood.

24.03.2022
Other life sciences

Nematodes-diagnosticians

The worm-on-a–chip device is a potential non-invasive tool for diagnosing lung cancer at an early stage.

23.03.2022
Other life sciences

HIV is playing hide and seek

The virus never completely disappears from the body. Instead, it hides in about one in a million immune cells.

23.03.2022
Other life sciences

Unlock the closed brain

A man with the syndrome of a "completely locked person" was able to add words and phrases at a speed of about one character per minute.

23.03.2022
Biomedicine

Chemotherapy + diet

In 2020, clinical studies were launched to study the effects of the ketogenic diet in patients with pancreatic tumors.

23.03.2022
Biomedicine

Promising viruses

Two new bacteriophages can be used to treat enterococcal nosocomial infections.

22.03.2022
Biomedicine

Not only from insomnia

Melatonin is able to significantly reduce the damaging effect of ionizing radiation.

22.03.2022
Other life sciences

Stress or calm

Japanese scientists have discovered a small group of neurons that is crucial for the psychological state.

22.03.2022
Biomedicine

Illumination for the tumor

Hybrid proteins, including a luminescent label, can be used to diagnose cancer using enzyme immunoassay.

22.03.2022
Other life sciences

Against myodystrophy and sarcopenia

Scientists have identified a protein that plays a key role in the properties and development of muscle stem cells.

22.03.2022