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Nanoparticles in toothpaste are extremely dangerous!!!
Do not believe the horror stories: to protect yourself from this terrible danger, it is enough not to eat a tube of toothpaste every day and not to use perspirant deodorants instead of snuff.
17.11.2009Diagnosis of trisomies: congratulations to Sequenom sovramshi!
The data of Sequenom's experiments to test the methods of intrauterine diagnosis of Down syndrome and other trisomies by analyzing the mother's blood were invalidated, work on it was temporarily suspended.
15.10.2009The program "Molecular cell biology" extended life for another year
Humanity has come to a turning point in its history. It will either find a way to survive in a world that will be changed by global warming and the robotoom, or it will plunge into the era of obscurantism, says English futurist James Martin.
14.02.2008An intermediary between unsaturated fatty acids and the genome has been identified
Many of the genes activated by unsaturated fatty acids are involved in the breakdown of these compounds for energy. Most likely, this mechanism protects the liver from the accumulation of unsaturated fatty acids.
06.03.2008Earth's Population is aging Faster than Previously Thought
By the middle of the century, every sixth inhabitant of the Earth will be over 65 years old. In Western countries, a demographic crisis may occur in the coming decades.
24.06.2009The artificial heart is working!
The grown hearts were transplanted into the abdominal cavity of stem cell donor rats. The organs took root, and, as expected, did not cause a rejection reaction. Now it is necessary to check whether the resulting heart muscle is capable of providing sufficient blood circulation throughout the body.
08.06.2009Hypertension genes
Each of the detected genetic differences is very common in the world, but causes minor fluctuations in pressure. It is the combination of several genes that leads to the development of hypertension.
13.05.2009The cow genome has been sequenced
The first paper describes the results of work on reading the complete genome of a cow of the famous Hereford breed selected for sequencing. In the second – the results of a side project that cost a hundred times less – comparison of the genome of almost 500 cows of 19 different breeds for 37740 single-nucleotide polymorphisms ("snips").
24.04.2009The Government has decided to develop the concept of a law on the use of stem cells
The Government Commission on High Technologies and Innovations made decisions: on the development of the concept of the law on the use of biomedical technologies in medical practice; on the creation of a research center in the structure of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation; on the creation of an Interdepartmental Council for the Development of the industry of High Biomedical Technologies.
01.04.2009Lost memory, but unforgettable
Henri Molaison, the patient, largely thanks to whom science has established the brain structures responsible for memorization and learning, has died at the age of 82.
17.12.2008Pfizer will deal with stem cells
The company plans to allocate $100 million over the next 5 years. USA for research in the field of stem cell research. This Pfizer project will employ about 70 researchers who will focus on the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer.
18.11.2008One for two
The Union State has initiated a project to create a DNA database in the interests of the investigative committees and the Ministries of Health of Russia and Belarus.
02.06.2017Artificial organs in orbit
China has launched a program to grow human organs in space. The Tianzhou-1 space truck has already delivered stem cells into orbit.
25.04.2017Signs of biological aging have been seen in the brain and blood in alcoholism
Scientists analyzed postmortem brain and lifetime blood samples from patients with alcohol use disorder and found evidence of accelerated biological aging in them
01.02.2024The prevalence of visual impairment has doubled in 30 years
Chinese scientists analyzed global data on visual impairment in working-age people around the world and found that 91.46 percent more cases of visual impairment were reported in 2019 than in 1990
08.12.2023Our memory doesn't work at all the way scientists thought it did
Scientists have discovered for the first time that the area in the human brain where memory is stored consists of not one but two sections
24.10.2023Blood tests detect concussion within six hours of injury
Researchers have found a simple way to confirm concussion based on three blood markers
05.10.2023Deep stimulation restores brain function years after stroke
Researchers have published the results of a phase 1 clinical trial of deep brain stimulation for stroke rehabilitation
16.08.2023Portable operating room
A portable operating room was developed at MIT: it fits in a backpack
25.05.2023