Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Cancer and heart disease

Half of the deaths of cancer patients are caused by cardiotoxicity of treatment as a result of exposure to some type of therapy.

28.02.2020
New in Gerontology

Accomplices of radicals

Carbonyloxides can become a new target for the fight against aging – for example, they will allow the creation of new types of antioxidants.

28.02.2020
Biomedicine

A cure for Huntington's chorea?

The discovery could be the first step towards creating a cure for a neurodegenerative disease that is currently incurable.

28.02.2020
Nanotechnology

Sweat Stress

A miniature wireless sweat sensor can accurately detect the level of cortisol – the stress hormone – in the body.

28.02.2020
Other life sciences

Trans - European synapse

Artificial and living neurons located in different parts of Europe, connected via a memristor, were connected via the Internet.

28.02.2020
Other life sciences

A game for parkinsonists

Six months of table tennis can slow down the manifestation of the main symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

28.02.2020
Genetics

A hundred-dollar genome

Employees of the Chinese company BGI Group were able to overcome an important milestone and reduce the cost of sequencing the human genome to $100.

27.02.2020
Other life sciences

Age-dependent diseases

Geriatrician Olga Tkacheva – about Alzheimer's disease, age-associated diseases and diabetes mellitus.

27.02.2020
Genetics

Two genes of "senile memory"

Blocking these genes in older mice somewhat prolongs their life, and, more importantly, slows down their cognitive aging.

27.02.2020
Biomedicine

We will find any pathogens

The startup Karius finds DNA of pathogens in the blood, including unknown ones, faster and more efficiently than standard medical tests.

27.02.2020
Biomedicine

Amyloid and heart

Determination of the concentration of beta-amyloid in the blood of patients can show the likelihood of developing cardiac diseases.

27.02.2020
Genetic engineering

CRISPR without scissors

The latest version of CRISPR corrects errors in genes without cutting DNA, which provides safer gene editing.

26.02.2020
Genetic engineering

Gene Therapy knocks on the door

Alexander Prokofiev (BIOCAD) – about what gene therapy is and why modern medicine should be engaged in this area.

26.02.2020
Other life sciences

Fat-free diet for the heart

Stimulating cardiomyocytes to consume glucose instead of fatty acids may help in the treatment of heart failure.

26.02.2020
Cellular technologies

Improved methodology

The technique created by American scientists allowed to obtain induced pancreatic cells that synthesize insulin.

26.02.2020
Cellular technologies

A new side effect

Scientists used mini-brains to determine that the common antidepressant paroxetine suppresses the growth of synapses.

25.02.2020
Biomedicine

Long before the symptoms

An international team of scientists has identified a biomarker that will diagnose bladder cancer 10 years before the first symptoms.

25.02.2020
Other life sciences

Death to traitors!

In oncological diseases, some immune cells stand up to protect the tumor. However, the "traitor" lymphocytes had a vulnerable spot.

21.02.2020