Obesity is more dangerous for men than for women
So far, researchers have not been able to understand the cause of this phenomenon. However, getting rid of extra pounds will benefit representatives of both sexes.
21.07.2016So far, researchers have not been able to understand the cause of this phenomenon. However, getting rid of extra pounds will benefit representatives of both sexes.
21.07.2016Canadian regulators have announced permission for AquaBounty to sell genetically modified fish for general consumption.
20.05.2016One of the tested populations, whose cells express the CD24 cell surface marker, formed fat deposits in experimental animals. This population usually makes up no more than 0.08% of all non-fat cells contained in normal adipose tissue.
07.10.2008Some of the endocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract are potentially ideal target cells for gene therapy of diabetes, and the introduction of the insulin gene through the intestine is absolutely non-invasive and avoids many disadvantages of existing approaches.
02.10.2008As the body ages, adipose tissue grows in the eye sockets, which, apparently, is the cause of the appearance of bags under the eyes.
01.10.2008Communication 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.
27.05.2008Penza Universal Technopark of Innovative Nanotechnologies (PUTIN) will be put into operation in September 2013.
14.08.2013"I do not know what it is, but, in my opinion, this drawing looks like images of a cluster of sheep. I think this is an original, but a little strange picture," said one of the interviewed residents of Vladivostok.
07.06.2013According to a report by the Association of Researchers and Manufacturers of Pharmaceutical Products of the USA, American pharmaceutical companies have 907 drugs and vaccines in development for the treatment of more than 100 diseases.
13.03.2013Synthetic mesh implants used in the treatment of hernias have a number of disadvantages associated with insufficient biocompatibility. The ultra-thin titanium mesh developed by the Yekaterinburg NPF Temp will reduce the number of complications.
25.01.2013The mother's nutrition before conception of the child can have a strong impact on its viability in the future.
17.04.2008Google founder Sergey Brin, who inherited a mutation from his mother that significantly increases the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, decided to stimulate the search for new drugs for the treatment of Parkinsonism.
16.05.2012A method of diabetes treatment has been registered in Russia by transplanting porcine beta cells of the pancreas that produce insulin. Until now, therapeutic techniques using animal tissues have not been registered in the world.
17.12.2010One of the causes of Alzheimer's disease is a calcium-dependent violation of signal transmission between nerve cells caused by the accumulation of beta-amyloid in astrocytes – the support cells of the cerebral cortex.
15.02.2010Drugs for the treatment of allergies and gastrointestinal diseases are able to bind to tau protein, which allows them to be used as radioactive tags for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using MRI.
02.02.2010The fight against aging is a large—scale task and is beyond the power of any one scientific group. In terms of complexity, it is comparable to S.P. Korolev's project to launch the first satellite or the "world project" to decode the human genome. Hundreds of laboratories, including the US National Institute of Aging, are struggling to solve this problem in the world. To date, there are more than 300 scientific theories of aging.
19.02.2008Existing vaccines are useless in the case of the papilloma virus already present in the body, and doctors recommend vaccinating girls before the onset of sexual activity. Perhaps a new therapeutic vaccine will be a salvation for older women.
06.11.2009The special award of the Methuselah Foundation "For Achievement in Life Extension" was received by David Sharp from the University of Texas, the leader of the first successful attempt to extend the life of laboratory mice using pharmaceutical exposure.
13.10.2009The Innovation Week will be opened by the plenary session "Innovative Russia: myth or reality."
30.09.2009To create it, scientists used blood vessels of pigs' intestines, on which they then grew cultures of liver cells – hepatocytes.
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