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Find a cure for Covid-19 twice as fast
Life

Find a cure for Covid-19 twice as fast

By combining three different drugs, the trial of Hong Kong doctors showed that the duration of Covid-19 treatment was reduced by almost half.

May 13, 2020
Genetically modified carrots resist flu
Biology

Genetically modified carrots resist flu

Scientists at St Petersburg National University have created a series of genetically modified crops (beans, tobacco, carrots), capable of producing interferon, an anti-f…

December 17, 2018
Probiotics help heal brain damage
Biology

Probiotics help heal brain damage

Chinese scientists say probiotic bacteria in yogurt and other supplements can help brain-damaged patients improve their condition significantly.

December 17, 2018
Hens laying eggs have anticancer drugs
Medicine - Health

Hens laying eggs have anticancer drugs

According to Newsweek magazine on October 9, these special eggs are capable of producing a protein called Interferon, which is used to treat hepatitis, multiple sclerosi…

December 15, 2018
How effective is Cuba's anti-hepatitis B vaccine?
Medicine - Health

How effective is Cuba's anti-hepatitis B vaccine?

Thanks to the use of domestically produced vaccines against hepatitis B, Cuba has not detected any cases of children under 5 years old suffering from this chronic diseas…

December 15, 2018
Discover how Ebola disables the immune system
Medicine - Health

Discover how Ebola disables the immune system

Ebola virus neutralizes VP24 - protein protein, which prevents the spread of virus from one cell to another, thereby repelling the body's immune system.

December 15, 2018
Breast cancer cells can resist the immune system
Medicine - Health

Breast cancer cells can resist the immune system

The findings of Australian scientists published on July 23 in the journal Nature show that breast cancer cells can neutralize the body's immune responses and allow the v…

December 14, 2018
Production of herbal anticancer drugs
Medicine - Health

Production of herbal anticancer drugs

Iranian scientists have successfully produced Interferon-Gamma, a basic substance to fight cancer, using herbal extracts.

December 14, 2018
US scientists develop new TB diagnostic chip
New technology

US scientists develop new TB diagnostic chip

Biomedical engineers from the University of California, Davis, in the United States, said on May 26 that they have developed a new liquid microchip that helps detect lat…

December 11, 2018