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How melanoma metastasizes

The cell growth factor midkin, secreted by melanoma, stimulates the growth of new lymphatic vessels and prepares niches for the formation of metastases.

01.09.2017
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Biochemistry of Happiness

The "recipe" for a happy life includes two components: positive emotions (and the absence of negative ones) and a sense of meaningfulness of what is happening in the world around us and with ourselves.

01.09.2017
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How to use intercellular mail

The therapeutic potential of vesicles – intercellular "parcels" – has already been evaluated in experiments in which damage to the kidneys, heart, liver and nervous tissue was simulated.

31.08.2017
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How to control the brain from a distance

With the help of a remote magnetic field, you can turn on and off different zones in the brain, but for this, however, the brain itself needs to be slightly modified and magnetic nanoparticles introduced into it.

30.08.2017
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Microbots in the stomach

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have successfully tested micro-motors to protect and release drugs in the stomach.

29.08.2017
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Diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

In type II diabetes, clusters of amyloid protein form in the cells of the pancreas, which are probably the cause of the death of β-cells.

29.08.2017
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What makes gamers stupid?

Another study showed that the influence of video games on the hippocampus depends on two factors – the genre of the game and the strategy of orientation in space.

28.08.2017
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Microflora helps fight the flu

The staff of the University of Washington Medical School showed how the intestinal microbiota can reduce inflammation in the lungs during infection with the flu virus.

28.08.2017
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Not only hepatocytes

An international team of researchers has demonstrated for the first time the role of cholangiocytes – cells of the intrahepatic bile ducts – in the regeneration of liver tissues.

28.08.2017
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Cyborgization – to the masses!

On June 15, Russia took the first step towards mass cyborgization: the first Russian competition of people with high–tech prostheses - Cybathletics - was successfully held in Moscow.

25.08.2017
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No worse than an atomic war

With gradual irradiation, unlike instantaneous, stem cells slow down their division cycle and use this delay to repair DNA.

28.07.2017
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DNA will protect against melanoma

Researchers from Binghamton University have shown that the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by DNA films can increase with repeated exposure.

28.07.2017
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Fractured the skull?

Focusing on the results of computed tomography, doctors created a 3D model of the patient's skull and an implant that could replace the missing piece.

27.07.2017
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HIV: a new risk factor

Virologists have discovered several strains of bacteria in the microflora of male genitalia that increase the likelihood of infection with the immunodeficiency virus by 53-64%.

26.07.2017
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Programmable necroptosis

The results of a new study may change the current approach to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, as scientists have discovered another factor in the death of brain cells.

26.07.2017
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Memory in an inaccessible archive

Alzheimer's disease does not completely destroy memories: activation of damaged neurons with a laser restored memory in mice with a model of the disease.

26.07.2017
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Ribosomes were imprisoned for self-reproduction

They spend 20% of their "working time" on the synthesis of ribosomal proteins and RNA polymerase molecules, which synthesizes new ribosomal RNA molecules.

25.07.2017