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New in Gerontology

Difficulties of finding the pill of immortality (1)

Aging is characterized by a progressive accumulation of degenerative changes, culminating in dysfunction and an increase in the likelihood of death.

05.09.2016

Genetics

Diabolical Evolution against Cancer

Mutations in the genome of the marsupial devil have allowed some animals to acquire resistance to infectious cancer, fatal in almost 100 percent of cases.

05.09.2016

Other life sciences

Blood clots will be given a cap

Russian scientists have taken another step towards deciphering the problem of blood clotting: all the enzymes responsible for blood clotting are in the "caps" they discovered earlier.

05.09.2016

Various

Do we need science?

The data of Monitoring the innovative behavior of the HSE population allow us to assess the generalized level of trust in science on the part of Russians.

02.09.2016

Controversial

Should we be afraid of the future?

In France, the book "Transhumanism. Should we be afraid of the future?", which immediately caused widespread controversy – from enthusiastic "pros" to categorical "cons".

02.09.2016

Biomedicine

Moments of enlightenment

A new scientific discipline – biophotonics – emerged at the junction of innovative disciplines of the last century, namely photonics, biotechnology and nanotechnology.

02.09.2016

Nanotechnology

"Laboratory on a chip" from IBM

The company's specialists have created a "laboratory on a chip", which provides an opportunity to determine the presence of a number of diseases even before their symptoms manifest.

02.09.2016

Biomedicine

The progression of Alzheimer's disease was slowed down by immunotherapy

American and Swiss scientists have reported the success of early clinical trials of a biopreparation that slows down the development of Alzheimer's disease.

02.09.2016

Other life sciences

Flexible electrodes will help monitor neurons for years to come

Tests of microelectrodes on mice have shown that they do not cause inflammation and can work effectively for many months, and possibly years.

02.09.2016

Cellular technologies

Differentiation of cells with a single molecule

Pluripotent stem cells can be transformed into young bone cells – osteoblasts – by simply adding adenosine molecules to the medium.

02.09.2016

Bioethics

A man in a medical experiment

In the coming years, the scope of experiments in biomedicine will increase. The further science develops, the more people will become participants in experiments.

01.09.2016

Other life sciences

Mutant proteins can indicate the weak points of a cancerous tumor

Detecting proteins that differ from the "right" ones will help scientists understand how a cancer cell differs from a normal one.

01.09.2016

Biomedicine

Potential stroke drug tested on mice

Recently, scientists from the USA and Tomsk Polytechnic University have discovered a new compound that protects the brain from the effects of ischemic and reperfusion injury.

01.09.2016

Theories of aging

Aging and nonequilibrium thermodynamics

Gerontologist B. Auxburger suggested that the key to solving the problem of aging may be a theory that describes systems that are not in a state of thermodynamic equilibrium.

01.09.2016

Genetics

A new target for the treatment of alcoholism

To get rid of alcohol addiction, you need to prevent the formation of an interneuronal connection "drinking – pleasure". This can be achieved using the enzyme PRDM2.

31.08.2016

Biomedicine

Antisense RNAs against psoriasis

At the conference of the American Chemical Society, a report was made on the upcoming trial of a method of treating psoriasis using antisense RNAs.

31.08.2016

Cellular technologies

Cookies

The organoids grown by American scientists are not similar in shape and structure to a normal human or rodent liver, but they contain all its key components.

31.08.2016

Biomedicine

Bio-seals for tooth regeneration

The new material not only protects the pulp 100%, but also helps it to restore dentin, contributing to more active regeneration of stem cells.

31.08.2016

Genetic engineering

CRISPR/Cas9 taught to edit DNA without breaking

According to the researchers, unlike other genome editing methods, Target-AID technology provides a greater variety and a high level of operations.

31.08.2016

Various

A new public initiative

A proposal has been published on the ROI website to recognize aging as a serious deadly disease with a progressive course leading to disability.

30.08.2016