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Biomedicine

Chlamydia may contribute to the development of cancer

Bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis – widespread causative agents of sexual infections – may contribute to the development of cancer. They damage DNA and at the same time do not allow the cell to repair the damage.

24.06.2013
Other life sciences

Will rapamycin help with alcoholism as well?

Although rapamycin has many side effects, the authors hope that over time they will be compensated and this drug can still be used to prevent relapses of alcohol dependence.

24.06.2013
Healthy skepticism

Cryonics: Another reason why the cannon won't fire

Most experts are skeptical about the prospects of cryonics, and the new study adds one more to all potential problems: changes in gene activity after thawing fish embryos.

24.06.2013
Nanotechnology

Medicines in nano-volcanoes

The eruption of tiny nano-volcanoes is a new method of introducing drugs into the patient's body.

24.06.2013
Healthy skepticism

Paleo Diet: Cave menu

In last year's ranking of diets, which was compiled by the popular US magazine U.S. News & World Report, the paleo diet took the penultimate 28th place.

24.06.2013
Genetic engineering

Freedom for biohackers!

The idea of creating glowing plants caused a storm of indignation among the "greens". They have already called the Glowing Plant project a loophole in US laws that "irresponsible hackers" can use as they please.

24.06.2013
Biotechnologies - into life

Space Bioreactor

The reactor for conducting biotechnological processes in microgravity operates on the tornado principle. Stem cells or microparticles are mixed by an air vortex – thus, biological and other objects can be created.

21.06.2013
Note to the businessman

You take someone else's and for a while, and you give your own and forever

Startups should think carefully before going to venture funds for money. Entrepreneurs need to analyze and evaluate when it is better to attract investments, understand why a startup needs them and, most importantly, what the consequences of such attraction will be.

21.06.2013
Healthy skepticism

Iatrogenic impotence

If you want to take a scientifically unsubstantiated test for erectile dysfunction, keep in mind: the article in the Daily Mail (probably quite accidentally) forgot to attribute "On the rights of advertising, paid for by Pfizer."

21.06.2013
Other life sciences

Wireless Retinal Prosthesis

Biotechnologists from Stanford University have successfully transplanted retinal prostheses into the eyes of rats, which dispense with a power source and require minimal surgical intervention for implantation.

20.06.2013
Other life sciences

Hyaluronic acid protects against cancer

Unusually long hyaluronic acid molecules in naked diggers prevent cells from reaching increased density during division. The formation of a tumor is often preceded by the "crowding" of cells, so its prevention can be considered as one of the additional barriers to carcinogenesis.

20.06.2013
Theories of aging

About the reality of the Methuselah Century: Part 1

How are modern ideas about the mechanisms of aging changing, is it possible to influence them, what consequences will this lead to? Academician Vladimir Petrovich Skulachev answers these and other questions.

20.06.2013
Biomedicine

The cure for Alzheimer's disease: failure again...

Eli Lilly Corporation has stopped the second phase of clinical trials of a drug for Alzheimer's disease after four study participants were found to have impaired liver function.

19.06.2013
Controversial

Is the cause of menopause a demon in the rib?

According to the researchers, natural selection is to blame for everything: men prefer to look for younger women as a sexual partner, so older women "get out of the game" with the help of menopause.

19.06.2013
Biomedicine

Fecal therapy according to the standard

Due to the ever-growing interest of patients in this procedure, the FDA has begun to develop a unified standard for intestinal microflora samples for transplantation.

19.06.2013