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Pocket spectrometer for parallel cancer diagnosis

American scientists have developed a smartphone-compatible spectroscope that can simultaneously measure the concentration of cancer markers in eight samples of biomaterial.

Replacing one amino acid increases the effectiveness of gene therapy by hundreds of times

In addition to increasing efficiency, the improved vector will reduce the cost of gene therapy.

Earthworms regulate the volume of sperm secreted

If worms recognize that a potential partner has already had sexual intercourse, they triple the volume of sperm secreted. This increase is even more pronounced in the case of copulation with much larger partners.

How to make cancer cells eat themselves?

Britain approved the creation of embryos with the DNA of three people

Now the British authorities will have to develop rules for licensing medical institutions to carry out such a procedure.

The moratorium on gene drive was canceled

The parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity rejected the proposal to impose a moratorium on gene drive technologies, calling for caution when conducting field tests and a thorough assessment of possible risks.

Donor instead of titanium

Italian doctors were the first in the world to successfully transplant four vertebrae to a 77-year-old patient after removing a tumor.

Killers in white coats

The court in Paris ruled on the pharmaceutical company Servier and the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines

The wheelchair will be controlled using the language

American scientists have created a device that allows you to control a wheelchair and a computer mouse using a tiny magnet implanted in the tip of the tongue. The new technology may be especially useful for people with severe spinal cord lesions and neuromuscular diseases.

Varenicline – not only from smoking, but also from alcoholism?

Next year, clinical studies of the effectiveness of varenicline in the fight against alcohol addiction will be launched.

"Gray" transplantologists

The "uncles" and "aunts" of donors from Ukraine and Moldova turned out to be citizens of countries such as Israel, Japan, Germany and Oman.

The fourth country in Europe

The Congress of Deputies (the lower house of Parliament) of Spain has finally approved a bill regulating euthanasia.

Obesity begins in the brain

A group of Brazilian scientists has published the results of a study that allowed to establish the root cause of obesity.

Hereditary predisposition to heart disease? Lean on the greens!

A diet with lots of vegetables, fruits and berries reduces the risk of heart disease to a normal level in people with the strongest genetic marker of predisposition to cardiovascular diseases.

X, Y and another letter

Among representatives of generations X and Y, as well as "late" baby boomers, a decrease in life expectancy is expected.

Scientists have found out why Americans are so fat and feeble-minded

A third of Americans are carriers of the "bad" variant of the FTO gene, the owners of which are more at risk of getting both obesity and senile dementia than the owners of the "normal" variant of this gene.

IPSC against macular degeneration: the first success

Despite the fact that the elderly woman's eyesight was only partially restored, the body did not reject the modified cells, no complications arose during this time.

Risk factors: Scientists discovered America

Vodka consumption and related diseases of the cardiovascular system and liver are the main causes of high mortality in Russia. In addition, tobacco exacerbates the negative effects of alcohol.

Insulin from genetically modified plants

Currently, most of the insulin produced by pharmaceutical companies is produced by bacteria in fermenters. This is a rather expensive process, and SemBioSys Genetics hopes that the use of genetically modified plants will help to significantly reduce the cost of it.

Omega-3 – money is wasted?

American scientists have found that dietary supplements with a high content of omega-3 fatty acids do not protect the brain from aging and do not help preserve cognitive abilities in old age.