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Genetics

About the selfishness of our genes

Altruism and cooperation, which are traditionally identified exclusively with man, are inherent in the whole living world, up to unicellular.

01.02.2021
Other life sciences

Feed microglia

The lack of access to glucose in microglial cells turned out to be a key factor leading to the loss of cognitive functions during aging.

01.02.2021
Other life sciences

Does ultrasound wake you up from a coma?

The first signs of consciousness were achieved in a man with severe traumatic brain injury and a woman who fell into a coma after cardiac arrest.

01.02.2021
Biomedicine

Pigs cured of depression

A single injection of psilocybin increased the number of synapses in the pigs' brains and decreased the number of serotonin receptors.

01.02.2021
Other life sciences

Augmented Reality for surgeons

Surgeons of the First Honey for the first time in Russia operated on a patient with a neck cyst using augmented reality technology.

01.02.2021
Other life sciences

Biomarkers in vesicles

A group of researchers from Quebec discovered two markers for detecting Alzheimer's disease five years before it began.

29.01.2021
Other life sciences

Wireless Implant

The tiny brain implant can be charged wirelessly and controlled remotely using a smartphone.

29.01.2021
Genetics

A new target for oncologists

An international team of scientists has shown that an abnormal number of chromosomes in malignant cells can be a vulnerable site of cancer.

29.01.2021
Genetics

Addition to the genome

American geneticists have discovered several hundred previously unknown human genes. More than 50 of them are associated with the survival of cancer cells.

29.01.2021
Genetics

The gene in the crown?

Interview with Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Lukyanov, one of the leading experts in the field of molecular biology and genetic engineering.

29.01.2021
Other life sciences

Melatonin and asymptomatic carriers

Melatonin produced in the lungs prevents infection with SARS-CoV-2 by blocking the entry points of the virus through the respiratory tract.

29.01.2021
Genetic engineering

Artificial viruses

Scientists from Portugal have created bacteriophages with a shortened genome. This is the first successful attempt to create synthetic bacterial viruses.

28.01.2021
Biomedicine

Cancer and biorhythms

Adjusting the biological clock due to the time of eating can improve the effectiveness of breast and prostate cancer treatment.

28.01.2021
Genetics

The first in Russia

The working version of the Pharmacogenetic Atlas of Russia consists of 45 frequency maps of genetic variants recognized as important in pharmacogenetics.

28.01.2021
Biomedicine

Exit from the race

According to the results of the phase 1 trials, Merck researchers stated that the concentration of antibodies in the blood of the participants was too low.

28.01.2021
Biomedicine

Not only the contraceptive

In addition to protecting against unwanted pregnancy, the new gel increases libido and has an antiviral effect.

28.01.2021
Biomedicine

Smallpox virus against cancer

British and Chinese scientists have developed a platform for the treatment of pancreatic cancer based on a modified smallpox virus.

27.01.2021
Cellular technologies

3D printing live

The new technology allows you to reconstruct the necessary part of the bone in a few minutes, without leaving the operating room, at room temperature.

27.01.2021
Other life sciences

Senile memory of T-lymphocytes

Australian scientists have found out why older people are particularly susceptible to lung viral infections, including the new coronavirus.

27.01.2021