Articles

Grants and competitions

Student competition of innovative projects SKIP-Start-10

SKIP-Start is a unique opportunity to find or come up with an innovative idea, make a plan for its implementation, find partners and investors to implement the idea.

12.03.2010

Controversial

Does obesity protect against metabolic syndrome, rather than cause it?

The purpose of fat accumulation is to protect organs from the toxic effects of lipids. Metabolic syndrome develops only in cases when the body receives such an excess of calories, which the adipose tissue is not able to cope with.

11.03.2010

Healthy skepticism

Stem Crooks

For just half a million rubles, you can play the role of a guinea pig in dubious experiments on rejuvenation and recovery with the help of stem cells.

11.03.2010

Genetics

Analgesic gene

The replacement of one nucleotide in the SCN9A gene makes the carrier of such a variant of the gene absolutely insensitive to pain. Perhaps this discovery will create the perfect analgesic.

11.03.2010

Grants and competitions

Business of innovative technologies: make the investor believe in you!

In Russia, an entrepreneurial competition "Business of innovative technologies" is being held in 2010. The purpose of the competition is to initiate the creation of new technology companies to bring innovative ideas to the market.

11.03.2010

Biotechnologies - into life

Gene and cell therapy at the meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Science is close to providing a person, if not immortality, then a very long life, said Ak. V. Tkachuk in a report at a meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. However, we will have to import the wonders of gene and cell therapy from abroad…

10.03.2010

Other life sciences

Last week in Science

Nrf2 is another target for anti–aging pills; stroke protection: develop ischemic tolerance; fungal or bacterial infection: diagnosis based on the genetic profile of the blood.

10.03.2010

Other life sciences

Last week at Nature publishing group

Articles on sequencing the genome of the human intestinal microflora, increasing the efficiency of differentiation of embryonic stem cells into blood vessel endothelial cells and on snips associated with celiac disease.

10.03.2010

Biomedicine

Hair falling out? Do not delay the visit to the dermatologist!

Early and competent diagnosis of the cause of hair loss in women will help not only to get rid of the cosmetic defect, but also to start treatment of hormonal and other problems in the body in a timely manner.

09.03.2010

New in Gerontology

Sestrin protein is a natural retarder of aging processes

The developers of "tablets for old age" have another potential target – the human analogue of the protein Sestrin, whose ability to slow down the aging process and the development of age-related diseases is shown for fruit flies.

09.03.2010

Other life sciences

Human Evolution: Intelligence, Liberalism, Atheism and Marital Fidelity

Higher intelligence is associated with liberal political views, atheism and the tendency of men (but not women) to monogamy, that is, to categories that are new from the point of view of the evolution of human society.

09.03.2010

Other life sciences

Is beta-amyloid a component of innate immunity?

The beta-amyloid protein, which forms the basis of plaques formed in the brain tissue of patients with Alzheimer's disease, is a component of the innate immune response, which is the body's first line of defense against infectious agents.

09.03.2010

Biomedicine

Tumor genotyping: waiting for a breakthrough

There are many drugs that treat certain tumors, targeting certain mutations, and their number is constantly growing. So far, these drugs can only prolong the life of patients for a while, but a breakthrough may come in the coming years.

05.03.2010

Controversial

Personal genome analysis? And the meaning?

Human health is largely determined by its gene profile. But is it realistic to use personal genome data for specific diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations?

05.03.2010

Note to the businessman

The state Corporation "Rostechnologii" will build a pharmaceutical plant near Samara

The construction of Pharma City is planned to begin before the end of 2010, and the launch of the pharmaceutical plant may take place in December 2012. The total investment volume is 4.5 billion rubles, the design capacity is 200 million packages of tablets per year.

05.03.2010

Biomedicine

Rapamycin prolongs life and helps with Alzheimer's disease, but...

Rapamycin, which prolonged the life of experimental mice (in terms of a person – up to a hundred years), also turned out to be a remedy for Alzheimer's disease. However, he suppresses immunity as before.

04.03.2010

Bioethics

Execution cannot be cloned

The State Duma continues to discuss a bill extending the ban on human cloning in Russia.

04.03.2010

Cellular technologies

A bioreactor to himself

Paolo Macchiarini, who grew a new trachea for the patient a year and a half ago, did not patent his technology. He brought her to our country for free and held her in MMA. Sechenova master class for doctors and specialists.

04.03.2010

Biotechnologies - into life

Personalized medicine today and tomorrow

Many are already dreaming of the time when personalized medicine will fully come into its own and genome sequencing will become a routine medical test, which will allow each person to optimize the quality and duration of their life immediately after birth.

04.03.2010

New in Gerontology

Don't want to get old? Set up the biological clock!

Perhaps, in addition to participating in the "tuning" of the biological clock, the per gene controls the mechanism that ensures the restoration of oxidative damage. Disruption of its functioning leads to accelerated aging, which can manifest itself in the development of a whole range of pathological conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

03.03.2010