Ghrelin – a cure for parkinsonism?
As it turned out, the "hunger hormone" ghrelin protects the neurons that produce dopamine, and can become the basis for the development of a new method of treating Parkinson's disease.
02.12.2009As it turned out, the "hunger hormone" ghrelin protects the neurons that produce dopamine, and can become the basis for the development of a new method of treating Parkinson's disease.
02.12.2009"Most studies of the effect of alcohol on health eventually produce a two–horned curve – that is, the risk is increased for people who do not drink at all and for alcoholics, and for people who drink alcohol moderately, it decreases," comments William Thies, head of the scientific and medical department of the Alzheimer's Association.
15.07.2009Tests for antibodies to coronavirus can be wrong in half of the cases, and they should not be used when lifting quarantine measures.
01.06.2020This year, the Lasker Prize recognizes the achievements of modern immunology. The names of the new laureates were announced last week.
20.09.2019One of the variants of the gene, which is responsible for the synthesis of a protein involved in regulating the interaction of nerve cells, significantly increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Since this gene is located on the X chromosome, women are at increased risk.
13.01.2009The word "treatment" used in the advertisement indicates the possibility of affecting the body of patients, while the drug prostamol uno can only relieve the symptoms of prostatitis, but not cure the disease.
27.11.2008The hackathon on bioinformatics LifeCode-2017 will be held at NSU from April 29 to May 1. Programmers, biologists and anyone interested in biology and bioinformatics can take part in it.
28.03.2017The method of detecting prohibited substances in saliva can be used to detect not only marijuana, but also morphine, heroin, cocaine and other drugs.
14.09.2016Alcohol consumption is a direct cause of the development of seven types of cancer, scientists from New Zealand said. At the same time, even moderate drinkers are in danger.
22.07.2016An international team of scientists is close to developing a universal vaccine against cancer. The drug in question may be effective against all oncological diseases.
02.06.2016In his opinion, pharmaceutical companies (he knows this for certain from somewhere), religious societies and, possibly, foreign organizations are trying to disrupt the vaccination of the population against influenza.
16.10.2015The Center for Collective Use "Molecular Paleontology" will be the first and only place in Russia where research will be conducted on the latest equipment using unique technologies to search for living mammoth cells and study the DNA of ancient animals.
16.03.2015According to the judges, the right to voluntary retirement with the help of doctors is possessed by sane adult citizens who are experiencing physical or psychological suffering as a result of an incurable disease.
09.02.2015The use of frameworks made of porous material permeated with carbon nanotubes makes it possible to grow bone tissue of increased density.
17.06.2008The researchers created genetically modified mice with melanopsin-expressing cells sensitive to diphtheria toxin. Treatment of the retina of 8-week-old mice with this toxin did not affect their visual abilities at all, but completely deprived the biological clock of the animals of sensitivity to light.
17.06.2008There 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.
07.06.2008The Presidential Council for the Development of Science and Technology called on the government to double funding for the fight against drug resistance, allocating $1.8 billion for this purpose, as well as annually investing $ 800 million in the development of new antibiotics.
22.09.2014The 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.
06.06.2008The International Center of Molecular Paleontology will open in September this year in Yakutsk. The center will conduct genetic studies of the found paleontological material, mainly mammoth cells.
20.08.2014The laboratory-on-a-chip, developed at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore, can perform PCR in raw DNA samples in real (and record-breaking) time.
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