A rare gene protected a man from disease
A man from Colombia was found to have an unusual genetic mutation that caused him to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD) with an early onset
17.05.2023A man from Colombia was found to have an unusual genetic mutation that caused him to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD) with an early onset
17.05.2023Scientists used live yeast cells as the "working body" of the biocomputer. Functional elements were assembled inside them from fragments of various RNA molecules.
17.10.2008Instead of a viral vector, scientists used plasmids to inject "embryonic" genes into fibroblasts, with the help of which they managed to successfully transform ordinary skin cells into pluripotent stem cells.
13.10.2008Insulin-producing cells derived from human cells injected into mice react to glucose levels and migrate to the pancreas, reconstructing it.
29.06.2016An American company promises to decode the human genome for five thousand dollars next year.
07.10.2008Until now, experts believed that the complement system ensures the elimination of tumor cells. However, in some cases, depending on the type of tumor and the specific environment in which it develops, the complement system, on the contrary, stimulates the growth of tumors.
03.10.2008Human DNA was found in 2% of the analyzed samples, and most often it was found in vegetarian sausages.
26.10.2015Computed tomography helps doctors detect almost everything, from tumors to kidney stones. However, some experts have expressed concern about the safety of this procedure, especially the increased risk of cancer. The fact is that the radiation dose received by the patient during scanning on a CT scanner is 500 times higher than the dose received with conventional radiography.
02.07.2008The state of health of modern men has improved so much today that it is the representatives of the stronger sex who can expect to live most of their lives in the absence of serious illnesses. Previously, the chances of this were higher for women.
30.03.2015Scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a new non-toxic treatment method that effectively destroys breast cancer cells. The method consists in the introduction of a combination of a compound with a small molecular weight acting on tumor cells and an antibody selectively blocking the blood vessels of the tumor.
19.06.2008To be fair, it should be noted that in recent years two more methods of optical microscopy have been developed, allowing to see even finer details in living cells.
06.06.2008Last year, 1,103 series of substandard drugs were withdrawn from circulation in Russia – 3.8% of all tested. About 60% were medicines of domestic production.
19.05.2014The Russian National Congress of Cardiologists will be held on September 25-27 in St. Petersburg and will bring together about 5,000 specialists from Russia and other countries of the world.
24.09.2013The World Health Organization reports that in 2011, two-thirds of all deaths in the world were caused by non-communicable diseases.
03.09.2013A forum on the problems of the older generation, where the problems of social adaptation of the elderly will be discussed, has opened in St. Petersburg.
28.03.2013The approval of the BIO2020 Program marks a new stage in the country's economic development and will contribute to the expansion of EU-Russia cooperation in the field of biotechnology.
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