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The first female genome has been read

Geneticists at Leiden University have completed a DNA scan of the first woman and the first inhabitant of Europe, whose genome will be fully decoded by the end of the year.

Quitting smoking improves Relationships

Comparing the data from 1971 and 2003, scientists built computer models of social networks and marked smoking and non-smoking people with different icons on them, and found that people quit smoking in groups.

A new cure for obesity: satiety after the first spoonful

Lock HIV in a cage?

Biologists from the medical schools of Emory University (Georgia), Vanderbilt University and the Mayo Clinic have found that HIV particles are "locked" in cells by the CAML protein (calcium-modulating cyclophilin ligand).

Communication with young people prolongs the life of even flies

Communication between the old and the young prolongs the life of the former, and this applies not only to human society, but also to animal communities.

The "birth" of the virus: real-time shooting

Visualization of the process of assembling a viral particle on the surface of an infected cell has become possible thanks to a new technique called full internal reflection microscopy.

Google on guard of health

Google Corporation has opened the Google Health medical service. Now everyone can create their own profile and store all their medical documents online on this service.

An Alzheimer's vaccine?

The first version of the new vaccine was recently tested on a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

The fight against prostate cancer: a new victory?

The authors are very encouraged by the results obtained because prostate cancer is one of the most common malignant diseases.

Do you want to translate the biological clock? Skip breakfast and dinner!

The cycle of fasting and subsequent feeding triggers a spare biological clock, which allows you to regulate circadian rhythms depending on the time of food availability, bypassing the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

Gene therapy in a pill

Nanoparticles-in-Microsphere Oral Systems (NiMOS) is a safe and effective delivery system for therapeutic genes for oral use, which does not require the use of viral vectors.

Stress during pregnancy increases the likelihood of allergies in the child

The combination of stress and exposure to allergens during pregnancy has a significant impact on the formation of the fetal immune system.

HIV can be dealt with in a different way

Using computer modeling, scientists have created a compound that blocks HIV protease due to a fundamentally new mechanism.

What is more harmful, smoking or quitting with the help of such pills?

The non-profit Institute for Drug Safety Issues analyzed reports of side effects of new anti-smoking pills.

A glass of wine a day is the key to a healthy liver

Recommended for people at risk for cardiovascular diseases, moderate alcohol consumption creates a dilemma: is alcohol safe for the heart in relation to the liver?

Wings, legs... in sex, the main thing is the tail!

Perhaps a detailed study of the neural mechanisms involved in the sexual functions of the tail in rats will allow us to better understand the causes of human sexual problems and find ways to eliminate them.

Are nanotubes a potential carcinogen?

It is necessary to study the probability of carbon nanotubes entering the body with inhaled air, their subsequent migration and possible carcinogenic effects.

Is under-salting not as good as they say?

A lack of sodium in the diet significantly increases the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases and, accordingly, is much more life-threatening than eating a lot of salt.

Bush signs law Banning gene discrimination

President George W. Bush signed a law designed to prevent cases of genetic discrimination in the United States.

Gene therapy of erectile dysfunction: the first stage was successful

The first stage of clinical trials demonstrated the safety of an experimental technique of gene therapy for erectile dysfunction.