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Healthy skepticism

Raw food session followed by exposure

Adherents of raw food are convinced that a raw diet can treat any disease. On account of this "teaching" a number of criminal cases and tortured patients.

02.02.2017
Other life sciences

Diagnosis of influenza by analysis of exhaled air

The developers of the prototype sensor believe that the production of such devices does not require large monetary costs, and after some improvements it may appear in pharmacies.

02.02.2017
Genetic engineering

Tuberculosis-resistant cows have been created

Scientists from the Chinese Northwest Scientific and Technical University of Agriculture and Forestry have bred transgenic cows with increased resistance to tuberculosis.

02.02.2017
Grants and competitions

ERA CoBioTech Program

The Foundation for the Promotion of Innovation has joined the new ERA CoBioTech initiative, a multilateral European program under the auspices of the new EU Horizon 2020 Framework Program.

02.02.2017
Biomedicine

Will melanoma medicine help with bladder cancer?

Pembrolizumab has proven effective already in the first clinical trials and has been approved for the treatment of melanoma. Now the possibilities of expanding the list of indications of the drug are being studied.

01.02.2017
Biomedicine

Hybrid antibodies against HIV

Researchers at Duke University and the Scripps Research Institute hope that broad-spectrum antibodies can help create a vaccine that protects against HIV.

01.02.2017
Other life sciences

Stem cell exosomes protect the retina

The introduction of exosomes into the eyes of mice with damaged optic nerves allowed about 70% of retinal ganglion cells to be preserved; in the group that did not receive injections, up to 90% of these cells died.

01.02.2017
Genetics

DNA of gemini astronauts

The twins have almost identical genomes and similar life experiences, so NASA experts decided to compare samples of their biological material before and after the flight.

31.01.2017
Genetics

Mitochondrial Medicine Conference

A mini-conference on mitochondrial medicine was held at the I. Kant BFU in Kaliningrad. The results of the research were presented by prominent Russian and foreign scientists.

31.01.2017
Other life sciences

Zinc Fingers of Death

The TZAP protein with eleven zinc fingers is able to trim telomeres. Under normal conditions, he helps the cell, but if you give free rein to his fingers, TZAP can drive the cell to suicide.

31.01.2017
Various

Homing glasses

Researchers from the University of Utah have developed smart glasses that can independently focus on the object of observation depending on the distance.

31.01.2017
Genetics

What can and cannot DNA analysis in criminology

DNA analysis has made a revolution in criminology, but it is important that expectations from this technology are supported not by information from detectives, but by real data.

30.01.2017
Other life sciences

The LSD receptor

Two independent research teams from the USA and Switzerland have received new data on the role of receptors in the realization of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide.

30.01.2017
Your health

How to give birth to a smart child?

The position of the fetus in the womb and the mother's diet during pregnancy can have an impact on a person's mental activity throughout his life.

30.01.2017
Genetics

Why do cartilaginous fish not get cancer?

Scientists have found orthologs of two human genes in sharks and rays, the suppression of which in humans is associated with tumors, whereas in sharks these genes are overexpressed.

30.01.2017
Your health

How bacteria affect appetite

It is not always worth listening to the "voice of nature" during the illness – this "nature" may not be yours, but the bacteria that has settled inside you and has its own views on you.

30.01.2017
Genetics

Tomatoes used to taste better too…

Scientists have identified genetic changes that caused the degradation of taste and aroma of modern varieties, and have proposed a way to restore tomatoes to their former appetitiveness.

30.01.2017