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The experimenters silenced the death of the patient after partial withdrawal from the vegetative state. However, his death was not related to treatment.

09.10.2017
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A small gadget diagnoses sleep apnea

Built-in sensors measure blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, respiratory effort, sleep duration and changes in body position.

08.06.2017
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Patent for CRISPR in Europe

The European Patent Office intends to grant a patent with a wide scope of protection for the use of the popular genome editor – the CRISPR system – to the University of California.

05.04.2017
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The Troll's Heart

A mutation of the ASGR1 gene was found in the DNA of the inhabitants of Iceland, the presence of which reduces the risk of heart disease by more than 34%.

20.05.2016
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Nanotubes + lysozyme = antimicrobial coating

Single-walled carbon nanotubes were able to absorb lysozyme and retain it for a time much longer than it takes for other antimicrobial surfaces to lose their bactericidal activity.

11.07.2008
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Sirtuins prolong life, but damage neurons

In some cases, overexpression of proteins of the sirtuins family (sirtuins, Sir2), known for their ability to slow down aging, causes oxidative damage to brain cells.

09.07.2008
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microRNAs will bring herpes to the surface

Currently, a group of researchers is testing a new drug that binds microRNAs in order to transfer the herpes virus to an active state when it is treatable with antiviral drugs, for example, acyclovir.

04.07.2008
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Gene therapy will help with deafness

Scientists from the Japanese Juntendo University with the help of gene therapy were able to partially restore the hearing of a mouse with congenital deafness.

08.04.2015
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Stem fake: the investigation continues

A preliminary study of the drug "Stemamin" showed that its composition does not correspond to the formulation stated in the regulatory documentation. According to the expert opinion, this remedy does not contain living cells, since stem cells cannot live in any cosmetic forms.

25.06.2008
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Two new ways to fight atherosclerosis

Harvard researchers have deciphered the mechanisms underlying the fact that the ROCK1 protein significantly suppresses inflammation of the vascular walls in atherosclerosis, which is the main cause of heart attacks and strokes. The authors found that ROCK1 is necessary for immune cells – macrophages – to clean the walls of blood vessels from fat deposits. A normal side effect of such cleansing is inflammation, but often this process gets out of control, which causes the opposite result - the growth of atherosclerotic plaques and blockage of arteries.

24.06.2008
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Pregnant and lactating women should refrain from eating too fatty foods

The authors fed rats with fat-rich food during pregnancy and lactation. The control group received the usual balanced feed. After stopping feeding with mother's milk, the cubs began to be given regular or fat-rich food. The time of puberty was recorded by traditional methods. In addition, the amount of fat in the body and the levels of sex hormones in the blood were evaluated in mature animals.

17.06.2008
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Will we overtake the leaders?

Russia was ranked fourth in the ranking of countries by alcohol consumption, which was compiled by experts of the World Health Organization. They drink more only in Belarus, Moldova and Lithuania.

13.05.2014
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The robber was let down by gallantry

In France, the police figured out the criminal on the biological trail. The attacker left it on the cheek of the victim, kissing her.

07.02.2014
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Therapeutic vaccine against Alzheimer's disease

The innovative mechanism of action of the experimental vaccine is aimed at the formation of specific antibodies to phosphorylated tau proteins, which are found in the brain in Alzheimer's disease.

15.01.2014
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Follicular dendritic cells hide HIV from drugs

The mechanisms of follicular dendritic cells work so well that HIV particles remain out of reach of drugs entering the bloodstream, which contributes to the chronization of infection.

19.05.2008