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Do you love, but you can't? Get vaccinated!

A vaccine for the prevention of allergies to cats may appear as early as 2021.

Another CAR-T therapy

The FDA has approved the first T-cell therapy for the treatment of recurrent or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.

The third phase

Clinical trials of a cocktail of two antibodies with the working name REGN-COV2 have entered the final stage.

Konstantin Scriabin died

One of the pioneers in the field of genomic research in the USSR and Russia, academician Konstantin Scriabin died at the age of 72.

Diet against cardiovascular diseases

The authors identified many dietary factors that affect the likelihood of developing cardiovascular diseases. At the same time, to optimize the state of the cardiovascular system, they recommend the selection of an individual diet for each patient.

DNA insecticide

KFU scientists have developed two formulas of innovative drugs that cause mortality of the unpaired silkworm up to 60-70%.

Cell-stem vision

After transplantation of retinal areas grown from embryonic stem cells, vision in elderly patients improved significantly.

Defrost and unclose

From the successful cloning of frozen mice in an experiment by Japanese scientists to the "Jurassic Park" – a distance of enormous size.

Three-dimensional printing of human tissues

Organovo's new program will focus on two tasks – the treatment of cirrhosis and metabolic liver diseases.

That's the bell

An oncologist explained how cancer starts and what directly affects the start of a dangerous process

California has become the fifth US state to allow euthanasia

Doctors were allowed to prescribe to terminally ill patients who had no more than six months to live, potent medical means to end their lives.

$100,000,000 for a new body

The world's first candidate for a head transplant, Valery Spiridonov, was approached by a large private investor. He intends to invest about $100 million in a unique operation planned for 2017.

Ebola vaccine: preliminary results

Scientists from the US National Institutes of Health have reported successful results of the first human testing of an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus being developed by GlaxoSmithKline.

Decoding the genome will tell you which vitamins and minerals will improve your health

There are more than 600 enzymes in the human body that use vitamins or minerals as cofactors. Each person has about 5 rare mutant variants of enzymes and, possibly, several other, more common variants, the functioning of which can be improved with the help of vitamins and trace elements.

Thickness is not always due to a good appetite

The authors suggest that human analogues of the genes they identified that control fat metabolism, regardless of the diet, have similar functions in the human body.

Fruits and vegetables prevent acidification of the internal environment of the body

The "Western" type of diet contributes to the fact that as the body ages, a small but slowly increasing metabolic acidosis develops – acidification of the internal environment.

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.

Sunflower seeds against prostate cancer metastases

Practice brain surgery in a 3D simulator

The peculiarity of the SRP simulator is the visualization of the patient's anatomy according to CT and MRI data. During the virtual operation, doctors will see a realistic image of surgical instruments and the reaction of the patient's tissues to the actions of the doctor.

Criminal genomics

Mandatory genomic registration of unidentified bodies has been introduced in Russia, the corresponding document was published on the Kremlin's website on Tuesday.