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Excess calories disrupts the brain

Excessive intake of calories into the body, even if it does not lead to an increase in body weight, disrupts the work of the hypothalamus, which plays a major role in maintaining energy balance.

The mechanism providing metastasis of melanoma is identified

Deciphering the mechanism of triggering a signaling cascade that increases the mobility and invasiveness of tumor cells opens up another potential molecular target for the treatment of melanoma, and possibly other types of cancer, including breast and stomach cancer.

Optogenetics against retinitis pigmentosa

The company RetroSense Therapeutics has started clinical studies of a method of gene therapy based on optogenetics for partial restoration of vision in patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa.

A real epiphany

To restore a blind woman's vision using an experimental method, ophthalmologist Jeffrey Weiss had to play by the rules.

Influenza vaccine of increased effectiveness

Specialists of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention note that the flu vaccine this year will be twice as effective as last year's version.

And the men didn't know…

I wonder how much of a grant researchers from the University of Sydney spent to once again name six factors that increase the likelihood of early death?

Rusnano: planned reduction of losses

The net loss of Rusnano for the first nine months of 2015 decreased by 22.8%, to 2.7 billion rubles. The state-owned company plans to record profit in 2017 after the exit from the capital of portfolio organizations.

"Magic mushrooms": take once a year as prescribed by a doctor

American researchers have found that the positive psychological effects of a single dose of psilocybin contained in "magic mushrooms" last more than a year. Taking this hallucinogen under the supervision of a specialist increased the volunteers' sense of well-being and satisfaction with life.

Non-allergenic poplars

Valentina Obodovskaya, a biologist from the Kazakh city of Kustanai, obtained a selection poplar that does not form fluff by selection.

Is Ebola retreating?

Over the past 13 days, no new cases of Ebola infection have been reported in Liberia. However, the country has not yet been declared free of the virus – for this, 42 days (two incubation periods) must pass from the moment of the last infection.

The next "transplant case" did not take place

The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow has begun a pre-investigation check on the fact of organ transplantation without notifying relatives. It soon became clear that the doctors were acting within the law.

Reward under the microscope

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2014 was awarded to American scientists Eric Betzig and William Morner, as well as German researcher Stefan Hell. They were awarded "for the development of ultra-high-resolution fluorescence microscopy".

Artificial virus delivers genes and drugs to cancer cells

Experiments on human cell lines have demonstrated the ability of artificial viruses to efficiently transport miRNA into cells and selectively block gene expression.

Hormone replacement therapy: pros and cons

The authors suggested that the association between hormone replacement therapy and an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, as well as breast cancer, was based on incomplete results.

Gene therapy of erectile dysfunction: the first stage was successful

The first stage of clinical trials demonstrated the safety of an experimental technique of gene therapy for erectile dysfunction.

MIPT has accepted a valuable employee

Professor Jan Weig, one of the world's leading experts on genome changes in the aging process, joined the MIPT research team as a visiting professor.

His example is another science

Anatoly Chubais sold all the shares of foreign companies he had, and also transferred personal funds to a Russian bank.

Remote Lie Detector

Methods of remote monitoring of the physiological state can be used in the field of biomedical engineering, counterterrorism and security systems.

Stem cell treatment legalized

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has officially approved the methods of treatment with stem cells of pancreatic necrosis, limb ischemia and injuries and burns.

Exoskeleton for the elderly and disabled