Science and Technology

Scientists have created the world's first drug that slows the development of cataracts

Scientists who have created the world's first drug that slows the development of cataracts and delays their formation have been named among five finalists in a business project competition organised by the University of Queensland (Australia).

06 September 2011, 22:06

Sex hormones determine the body's future susceptibility to disease

Embryonic cells are very sensitive to the level of sex hormones; an imbalance in the direction of estrogens or testosterone in the early stages of development can manifest itself not only in harmless anatomical features, but also in the future predisposition of the body to various diseases.

06 September 2011, 21:41

Scientists have identified a leukemia gene

The likelihood of developing leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes can be predicted by the presence or absence of mutations in the GATA2 gene.

05 September 2011, 20:33

A strain of bacteria from the genus clostridium has been created that destroys cancer cells

According to the new method, a soil bacterium from the genus Clostridium will search for cancerous growths in the human body: having settled in a tumor, it will begin to synthesize an enzyme that converts an inactive antitumor drug into an active killer of cancer cells.

05 September 2011, 20:30

Moderate consumption of walnuts reduces the risk of breast cancer

Scientists from Marshall University (USA) have found that the risk of breast cancer is significantly reduced when the usual diet contains a moderate amount of walnuts. However, so far this has only been established for mice.

04 September 2011, 17:28

Stem cells have been discovered that trigger hair growth

Researchers at Yale University (USA) have discovered the source of signals that trigger hair growth. The discovery could lead to the development of fundamentally new treatments for baldness.

04 September 2011, 17:24

Scientists have built a "flavor map" of the brain

Taste sensations in our brain are not controlled by a complex of multi-profile neurons, as was previously believed, but by a set of clusters of nerve cells responsible for a particular taste.

02 September 2011, 23:13

Erythrocytes from a test tube have successfully taken root in the human body

Red blood cells from a test tube successfully take root in the human body, which was demonstrated for the first time by a group of researchers from several French research institutes.

02 September 2011, 23:08

Scientists have developed an automated innovative injection needle

The innovative needle will help avoid mistakes when injecting into a vein, and therefore - repeated injections. About a third of all intravenous injections end with the needle piercing the vessel through and through, making it impossible to administer the medicine. Another attempt has to be made.

02 September 2011, 22:45

Scientists have developed a virus that destroys cancer cells

A virus has been created that finds cancer cells and inhibits the growth of metastatic tumors without affecting healthy tissues. Our immune system must monitor cases of cancerous degeneration and eliminate cells that have become foreign to the body.

01 September 2011, 22:16