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Sex differences of hematopoietic stem cells

Female hematopoietic cells divide noticeably more actively than male ones, and much more often turn into "blanks" of red blood cells. Also, cells react differently to some signaling molecules, including estrogen, the "female" hormone.

24.01.2014
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Cyborg-sperm

A group of researchers from the University of Illinois has developed a new type of tiny biohybrid machines that can move like spermatozoa.

22.01.2014
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A self-sustaining pacemaker

American researchers have applied the piezoelectric effect to obtain energy from heart contractions. It seems that the issue of feeding pacemakers is close to its final solution.

22.01.2014
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New hope for diabetics

Suppression of the activity of one of the proteins causes the normally non-replicating beta cells, obtained even from old donors, to divide.

21.01.2014
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Dr. Google

How far is Google going to go in medicine? What are his craziest projects? Is it possible to implement them in practice?

21.01.2014
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A world without antibiotics is a real threat

Humanity is threatened by the risk of a future without antibiotics – a world in which life expectancy will rapidly decline due to mortality from diseases that are currently easily curable.

20.01.2014
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Stem cells give their mitochondria to sick neighbors

The mitochondrial transfer carried out by mesenchymal stem cells with the help of the Miro1 protein promotes the restoration of the pulmonary epithelium in a mouse model of allergic inflammation of the respiratory tract.

20.01.2014
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Cancer and alternative telomere lengthening: new data

So far , the explanation of the phenomenon of alternative telomere elongation has been reduced to the thesis: cancer cells can repair long, albeit "sloppy" looking, telomeres without telomerase. But exactly how this is done remained unclear.

20.01.2014
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Barcode of tumor proteins

The new method allows you to find out with a minimum amount of material which proteins are synthesized by malignant tumor cells, and it can be found out in much more detail than traditional methods allow.

17.01.2014
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How and why clinical trials are conducted

A clinical trial is the only way to prove the efficacy and safety of a new drug. Following the rules of good clinical practice guarantees the protection of the rights of study participants and the reliability of its results.

15.01.2014
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Turning white into brown

Another intermediary substance has been found, which, under intense physical exertion, includes genes in white fat cells that turn them into brown fat cells.

10.01.2014
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Does your head hurt? Take a placebo!

The effect of the "dummy" pill turned out to be comparable to the analgesic effect of the well-known migraine remedy.

10.01.2014
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Battery, soluble without sediment

The use of "edible" batteries is not limited only to "smart" tablets. They can become a source of energy for other "edible" medical devices equipped with various sensors and cameras.

10.01.2014
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Drug delivery: biocomputer with printer

A biocomputer that processes molecular signals and, if necessary, activates the release of drugs can be compared to connecting a computer to a printer.

30.12.2013
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Sirtuins and mitochondria: new data

Researchers have identified hundreds of mitochondrial proteins that undergo modification and subsequent regulation by sirtuin SIRT5. These findings have far-reaching implications for understanding metabolism in both normal and pathological conditions.

27.12.2013
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Open source Nematode

The authors of the OpenWorm project, which aims to create an exact computer copy of the C.elegans roundworm, have announced significant success in modeling this nematode. The source code of the program is published in the public domain.

26.12.2013
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Big Data for Personalized Medicine

Big Data technologies do not just reduce the research time from a whole year to several weeks. They help doctors identify the increased risks of developing new syndromes and recurrent seizures in patients and prescribe appropriate medications in time.

25.12.2013