Aerobic cellular respiration generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage macro-molecules including lipids, proteins and DNA. It was proposed that aging is a consequence of accumulation of naturally occurring ...

ir pollution in Kazakhstan is caused by many factors and poses serious threats to public health. Ambient air in the cities of Kazakhstan is polluted due to mining and processing of mineral resources, oil and gas production, ...

Our aim was to study the nucleotide sequences of 9 previously undescribed strains of B. fragilis collected from patients with intra-abdominal diseases at city hospitals in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

The paper is an analytical overview of the main results presented at the 3 rd Dosimetry Workshop in Hiroshima (9–11 of March 2005), where different aspects of the dose reconstruction around the Semipalatinsk nuclear test ...

The relationship between radiation exposure from nuclear weapons testing fallout and thyroid disease in a group of 2,994 subjects has been the subject of study by the US National Cancer Institute. In that study, radiation ...

Muscular dystrophy is a condition potentially predisposing for cancer; however, currently, only Myotonic dystrophy patients are known to have a higher risk of cancer. Here, we have searched for a link between facioscapulohumeral ...

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) act as DNA break sensors and catalyze the synthesis of polymers of ADP-ribose (PAR) covalently attached to acceptor proteins at DNA damage sites. It has been demonstrated that both ...

Several studies reveal that the phenolic compounds present in the wine and their concentrations determine physiological activities of the red wine. In this study, the main polyphenol components, including hydroxycinnamic ...

Background: Independent Component Analysis (ICA) is a method that models gene expression data as an action of a set of statistically independent hidden factors. The output of ICA depends on a fundamental parameter: the ...