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Don't wait for a compatible donor

The results of a study conducted by scientists from Johns Hopkins University indicate that it is not necessary to look for an ideal donor for a kidney transplant.

The precursor of sex hormones is a prognostic factor of male longevity

The level of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate – a precursor that the body converts into female and male sex hormones – in the blood of men is a strong prognostic factor of longevity.

Solitaire, decomposed by the power of sight

The ability to control a computer without the help of hands excites the minds of neurophysiologists all over the world, and several interfaces have already been created that connect a computer with different organs of the human body and directly with the brain. Scientists from the Research Institute of Physiology named after A.A.Ukhtomsky St. Petersburg State University suggest using eye movement for this purpose. The first experiments confirmed that this method works.

A female camel cloned 6 years ago is pregnant

A female camel named Injaz (translated from Arabic as "achievement") was cloned from the eggs of a dead relative and was born from a surrogate mother six years ago. Now she is waiting for offspring herself.

James Watson sold the Nobel medal

The first ever Nobel Prize winner who decided to sell his award was 86-year-old Watson. The scientist previously stated that he would spend the funds received on charity.

Hello, Doctor!

Moscow doctors began to receive patients by phone. So far, the project has been launched in test mode in the North-Eastern district of the capital, but in the future it is promised to be distributed throughout the city.

President of the Russian Academy of Sciences: the priority direction is medicine and especially oncology

"We consider the most important area of activity to be those studies that are directly aimed at humans. I mean fundamental medicine, the design of new drugs, the study of biology issues that are directly related to human health." In particular, according to Osipov, the search for an effective drug against cancer requires close attention of scientists.

Bioforum-2014 has started its work

The international "Bioforum 2014" has started its work in Pushchino. The scientific conference, which is a practical, discussion and training platform, is included in the list of events within the framework of the Year of Science Russia – EU 2014.

The genome of another super microbe has been decoded

The genomes of the more common antibiotic-resistant bacteria C.difficile and methicillin-resistant S.aureus have already been decoded. The third was the gene of the causative agent of nosocomial diseases Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.

Immunity Switch: Innate/Acquired

A new method of vaccination against infectious diseases by instilling an oil emulsion containing various antigens into the nose causes the development of a pronounced immune response against the corresponding diseases.

Nerves in a test tube – another step

There are about a million atoms in the fibrinogen molecule, and it took scientists about six months to calculate the model of its stretching.

Long-lived antibodies increase the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs

A change in the structure of the stable site of antitumor monoclonal antibodies led to an increase in the duration of their "life" in the body and, accordingly, to an increase in the effectiveness of treatment.

Embryonic stem cells help reduce the effects of stroke

There will be a lot of stem cells

For the first time in almost 10 years, US scientists will receive 13 new lines of human embryonic stem cells for government-funded research. Another 96 lines are under consideration.

Nanoparticles in toothpaste are extremely dangerous!!!

Do not believe the horror stories: to protect yourself from this terrible danger, it is enough not to eat a tube of toothpaste every day and not to use perspirant deodorants instead of snuff.

The current generation of children will live to see the centenary

Most children born in rich countries this century will live to be 100 years old, according to British scientists (TM).

The program "Molecular cell biology" extended life for another year

Humanity has come to a turning point in its history. It will either find a way to survive in a world that will be changed by global warming and the robotoom, or it will plunge into the era of obscurantism, says English futurist James Martin.

Retina made of leather

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin have grown several types of photosensitive retinal cells from adult skin cells.

Are you treating periodontal disease? Check the heart!

The increased risk of periodontal disease and coronary heart disease is due to a certain section of the antisense DNA chain on the ninth chromosome.

The cow genome has been sequenced

The first paper describes the results of work on reading the complete genome of a cow of the famous Hereford breed selected for sequencing. In the second – the results of a side project that cost a hundred times less – comparison of the genome of almost 500 cows of 19 different breeds for 37740 single-nucleotide polymorphisms ("snips").