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Genetics

Crohn's disease: is the cause in epigenetics?

According to scientists from the University of Edinburgh, Crohn's disease is associated with epigenetic disorders of certain parts of certain genes, which are caused by exposure to environmental factors or even a certain diet.

27.08.2014
Various

The long road to the market

The preclinical stage of drug development can be shortened by several years if a new discovery is evaluated for several indications and the number of duplicate studies at the early stages of the search for new treatments is reduced.

27.08.2014
Biomedicine

Anti-allergenic microbes

The presence of conditionally pathogenic bacteria of the genus Clostridia in the intestinal microflora protects against food allergies, which makes possible probiotic prevention of acute allergic reactions to food.

26.08.2014
New in Gerontology

Another "centenarian gene"

Spanish biologists have discovered several variants of the APOB gene that help a person live up to a hundred years or more. The work of this gene is associated with lipid metabolism, and due to its special variant, little "bad" cholesterol is formed in the body.

26.08.2014
Genetic engineering

Yeast instead of poppy

In order for yeast to produce opioids, scientists added five genes to their genome: three from the genome of the poppy, and two more from bacteria that live on poppy plantations.

26.08.2014
Genetics

Stem cell differentiation: genome hotspots

The world places great hopes on stem cells, expecting that they will revolutionize medicine. But to use their potential, you need to understand how their development is regulated. New ideas are put forward by scientists from the University of Southern Denmark.

26.08.2014
Biotechnologies - into life

A team to fight cancer

Russian scientists have come up with the Oncofinder system, which can select a drug for the treatment of a specific tumor, as well as be used to search for new drugs in the treatment of cancer. The team was supported by investors.

26.08.2014
Note to the businessman

Manufacturers are betting on generics

Normally, there should be no more than 3-5 generics of one drug, and all of them are carefully tested. However, research takes a lot of time and money. And "under-researched" generics are not always happy with the results.

25.08.2014
Biotechnologies - into life

Thrombodynamics-4D

The company "GemaKor Labs", a resident of the biomedical technologies cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation, is working on the second generation of the blood clotting test – "Thrombodynamics-4D".

25.08.2014
Prolonging youth

Rejuvenation of the immune system

Scientists from the UK and Spain have studied the relationship between immunity and aging processes, and have also developed special drugs to slow down the aging of cells of the immune system.

25.08.2014
Bioethics

Euthanasia tour

The number of "suicide tourists" coming to Switzerland for the purpose of euthanasia doubled in four years, from 2009 to 2012. Such data are given in a scientific paper devoted to the study of the phenomenon of "suicide tourism".

22.08.2014
Healthy skepticism

Doctors are against the study of quack methods in medicine

American experts have called on the medical community to stop spending money on clinical studies of practices that, in their opinion, are extremely questionable from a scientific point of view, such as homeopathy and reiki (treatment by laying on of hands).

22.08.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

Pharmaceutical business in Russia

RBC Media Holding invites you and your colleagues to take part in the conference "Pharmaceutical business in Russia: Development strategies in an era of change", which will be held on September 24, 2014 at the Marriott Grand Hotel.

21.08.2014
New in Gerontology

Why don't old people sleep well?

American scientists have explained why older people suffer from insomnia and often wake up ahead of time. Brain magazine reports on a group of inhibitory neurons, the deficiency of which leads to sleep disorders in the elderly.

21.08.2014
Nanotechnology

DNA sequencing: molybdenum disulfide instead of graphene

Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found that molybdenum disulfide can make DNA sequencing using nanopores more accurate, faster and cheaper than any other material available today.

21.08.2014