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Help elderly T-helpers!

Researchers from Stanford have found out what prevents T-helpers from performing their functions in older people.

01.10.2012
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Alzheimer's disease: an offensive on all fronts

September 2012 received the status of the first world Alzheimer's Disease month. In this regard, Professor Philippe Amuel, director of the DISTALZ program, answers questions from the correspondent of the Indian Express Pharma website.

27.09.2012
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Naked diggers will help to cope with pain

The study of mechanisms that allow naked diggers to live in conditions of carbon dioxide concentrations incompatible with the vital activity of other mammals gives hope for the development of new methods of anesthesia.

25.09.2012
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Natural killers protect against lung cancer

The result of the study is not that the responsibility for cancer was assigned to poor immunity (its role in the development of cancer has long been known), but that it was possible to find out which immune cells protect us from lung cancer.

24.09.2012
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Another cause of obesity

The absence or insufficient number of so-called AgRP neurons in the center of metabolism in the brain of mice causes obesity in cases when their diet is excessively saturated with sugar and other carbohydrates.

20.09.2012
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A new look at the placebo effect

Mathematical models developed by scientists from the University of Bristol allow us to take a fresh look at the causes of the placebo effect, and perhaps learn how to control its manifestation.

19.09.2012
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Chemotherapy causes cognitive impairment

Side effects of breast cancer chemotherapy can manifest as mild disorders of cognitive functions, including speech capabilities and the ability to navigate in space.

13.09.2012
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Walking with an exoskeleton

The Kessler Foundation charity has released preliminary results of a clinical trial of the Ekso wearable robotic exoskeleton for patients with spinal cord injury.

07.09.2012
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Brain Diabetes: An Absolute Food Nightmare

This is the title of an editorial in the latest issue of New Scientist magazine devoted to the link between diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease.

05.09.2012
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Protein of immortality

The enzyme histone acetyltransferase Mof provides "immortality" of pluripotent stem cells, allowing them to divide without differentiation into other cell types.

22.08.2012
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Alzheimer's disease? Stop cleaning the neurons!

Blocking the system of clearing neurons from the remnants of damaged proteins unexpectedly slowed down the course of Alzheimer's disease and improved the cognitive abilities of mice suffering from this disease.

17.08.2012
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Obesity, diabetes and microflora

American biologists have identified 26 types of bacteria in the microflora of the human intestine associated with the development of obesity and type II diabetes, which will help fight these diseases by regulating the number of such microbes

16.08.2012