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.
02.12.2009The FDA has approved the first T-cell therapy for the treatment of recurrent or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.
29.07.2020Tests for antibodies to coronavirus can be wrong in half of the cases, and they should not be used when lifting quarantine measures.
01.06.2020The infamous He Jiankui was sentenced to three years in prison and 3 million yuan fine.
30.12.2019This year, the Lasker Prize recognizes the achievements of modern immunology. The names of the new laureates were announced last week.
20.09.2019Bone marrow transplantation of a donor with natural resistance to HIV infection cured the patient of both blood cancer and AIDS.
14.11.2008Scientists from the Max Planck Institute have found a way to obtain stem cells that can be used to combat baldness and to reduce the number of experiments on animals.
21.12.2016The 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.
22.07.2016Researchers from the University of Utah have developed a new method of treating types of malignant tumors that are difficult to treat, such as retinoblastoma, or eye cancer.
03.06.2016An international team of scientists is close to developing a universal vaccine against cancer. The drug in question may be effective against all oncological diseases.
02.06.2016Korean scientists have stated that the mechanism of reaction to the taste and smell of food can reduce life expectancy. Overweight people are most sensitive to the smell of food.
31.05.2016When stretching and reducing the volume of latex with the addition of nanocellulose, there is not a decrease, but an increase in its strength, which will reduce the thickness of the condoms by 30% or even more.
15.02.2016In the Chinese chronicle of the III century "The Legend of the people of Wa" it is mentioned: "among them there are many centenarians of 80, 90 and even 100 years."
14.09.2015Liquid crystals can undergo changes in their organization in response to a slight change in the primary structure of DNA, including mutations at the level of one nitrogenous base.
01.07.2008According 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.
09.02.2015Despite the fact that sugar and sweeteners initiate the same taste recognition mechanisms (people are not able to distinguish their solutions by taste), sugar activates the brain regions associated with the formation of a sense of pleasure more strongly.
09.06.2008There 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 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.
06.06.2008Nanoparticles, made of spherical iron oxide nanoparticles interconnected like segments of an earthworm, are able to move through human blood vessels in search of tumors.
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