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Biomedicine

"Ecstasy" by prescription?

The FDA has approved large-scale clinical trials of Ecstasy. A potential indication for its use was post-traumatic stress disorder.

01.12.2016
Note to the businessman

The maturity of a billionaire

Wealthy people around the world manage to live longer and invest money in new life extension projects. How do they struggle with old age?

01.12.2016
Other life sciences

Epidemics under control

An international group of scientists has developed a free online platform for visualizing and monitoring the results of scientific research in the field of epidemiology.

30.11.2016
Biomedicine

The plague of the XX century: a look from the XXI

HIV is the most studied virus by humans. We know almost everything about him, but it does not always help with treatment, and even more so with the prevention of the disease.

30.11.2016
Genetic engineering

CRISPR-epic and its heroes

Details of the discovery and study of CRISPR-Cas systems are described in Eric Lander's investigation, which covered a 20-year biography of CRISPR – "the history of ideas and the history of people."

30.11.2016
Other life sciences

Embryos in suspended animation

Drugs that suppress the activity of the main regulator of cell growth, the mTOR protein, can immerse embryos in a stable and reversible state of suspended animation.

30.11.2016
Prolonging youth

Went to overtime

What if old age is a disease and you can fight it? A detailed analysis of advanced research shows that such a hypothesis is not far from the truth.

30.11.2016
Other life sciences

Is the cause of schizophrenia "defective" RNA?

Scientists have discovered an unusual signaling RNA molecule in the human brain, the absence of which leads to the development of schizophrenia and the appearance of "voices in the head".

29.11.2016
Other life sciences

Social status and immunity

Despite a large number of studies demonstrating a correlation between social status and health, this relationship has not been confirmed experimentally until recently.

29.11.2016
Genetic engineering

Transport RNA against nonsense mutations

Researchers from the University of Iowa used artificial tRNA to restore the production of a protein that is usually missing or spoiled in people with cystic fibrosis.

29.11.2016
Your health

Watch your mouth!

Over 20 years, the incidence of oral cancer in the UK has increased by 68%, whereas in most cases this disease can be prevented or detected in time.

29.11.2016
Genetic engineering

CRISPR-Cas in pictures

In less than 30 years, CRISPR-Cas has evolved from a "strange sequence of unknown biological purpose" into a promising genomic editing tool.

28.11.2016
Your health

Not all shoes are equally safe

Canadian researchers in a specially equipped laboratory have shown that most winter boots are not suitable for walking on ice.

28.11.2016
Biomedicine

Anti-cancer cells

A genetic chain embedded in human cells synthesizes molecules that suppress the ability of tumors to survive and grow in a microenvironment with a low content of oxygen and nutrients.

28.11.2016
Genetic engineering

Silicone from a bioreactor

American scientists using the method of directed evolution have developed a technology that allows bacteria to synthesize organic silicon-carbon bonds.

25.11.2016