Fast food is a drug
A high-calorie, fat-rich diet causes a progressive decrease in the sensitivity of pleasure centers in the brain of rats. Similar processes occur with the development of drug addiction.
02.11.2009A high-calorie, fat-rich diet causes a progressive decrease in the sensitivity of pleasure centers in the brain of rats. Similar processes occur with the development of drug addiction.
02.11.2009The infamous He Jiankui was sentenced to three years in prison and 3 million yuan fine.
30.12.2019Regular work for 10 hours a day or more significantly increases the risk of stroke, especially in people younger than 50 years.
21.06.2019The RAS Prize in the field of genomics for 2019 was awarded to the director of the Bioengineering Center, Academician Konstantin Scriabin.
23.01.2019Tissue scrapings from the joints of two elderly patients suffering from severe arthritis were infected with a retrovirus with a built-in gene of a protein that blocks the action of interleukin-1. Then the experimenters multiplied the cells captured by the virus and re-planted them in the joints of the patients. After 4 weeks, both women felt better.
28.01.2009The Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine will be awarded to D. Ellison and T.Honjo for the discovery of cancer therapy by removing the restriction of the immune response.
01.10.2018PSNIU scientists have received a patent for the invention of a method for detecting copper ions in the environment and a biosensor for its implementation.
28.09.2017American biotech companies are not giving up in the face of HIV – currently 52 medicines and vaccines are at the stage of development and registration.
03.07.2017A man from China, who has been living without a right ear for the last few years, will soon get a new one. After doctors grow this part of the body on the patient's arm, using the cartilaginous part of his rib.
14.11.2016According to the National Sleep Foundation, lack of sleep costs the US economy about $ 100 billion a year - such are the losses from low labor productivity, medical expenses and other factors.
23.10.2008On the first day of the Biomedicine-2016 forum, a round table dedicated to the law "On Biomedical Cell Products" will be held at the Technopark of Novosibirsk Akademgorodok.
23.06.2016According to the plans of the creators, the main task of the Gene Wiki is to unify information for each gene, as well as the ability of specialists to add the latest information as it becomes available.
11.07.2008Nanoparticles, made of spherical iron oxide nanoparticles interconnected like segments of an earthworm, are able to move through human blood vessels in search of tumors.
12.05.2008The judges believe that DNA analysis provides a unique opportunity to solve serious crimes, and modern technologies allow it to be carried out by minimally invasive methods – for example, by simply taking a saliva sample from a detainee.
04.06.2013California voters rejected "Proposition 37" on mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GM) food, or food produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in the state.
09.11.2012Progress is nowhere better: five years ago, 45-50% of innovators offered to introduce newly invented bicycles, perpetual motion machines, etc.
16.01.2012az is higher than that of existing DNA detection methods.
31.03.2008The first phase of clinical trials proved the safety of injecting stem cells into the brain. But even if everything continues to go as well, cell therapy for stroke will enter clinical practice in at least five years.
20.09.2011Without regular training, both physical activity and sex can cause a heart attack.
24.03.2011The III All-Russian School seminar "Nanobiotechnology: problems and prospects" was held at BelSU.
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