From the saliva test for cancer to the injection that restores the nerves of the spinal cord, all these advances in medicine blur the line between biology and technology in order to restore human health, improve and prolong his life.
21.04.2009The fact that scorpion venom is able to fight the spread of cancer cells has been known for a long time (however, the best indicator did not exceed 45%). To increase the effectiveness, the active substance chlorotoxin (chlorotoxin) was combined with nanoparticles, which led to the "stopping" of 98% of cells.
21.04.2009In the field of science and innovation in Russia, depressing stagnation has been observed for decades. Periodically there are attempts to understand the reasons for such a failure, but they are closed, fragmentary and do not have a sufficient factual basis due to the fragmentation of the expert community itself. The report "Innovative development – the basis of modernization of the Russian economy" was published recently.
21.04.2009According to scientists, the surgical instrument of the future – the femtosecond laser, which Russian physicists and ophthalmologists are working on now, is already on the way. It's just right to call it the perfect scalpel. After all, he is able to work where it is necessary, without damaging the tissues located outside.
20.04.2009An overview of scientific achievements in this direction was presented by Konstantin Anokhin at a lecture at MEPhI "Neurons and behavior: the basics of creating brain-machine interfaces".
20.04.2009Leading researchers in the field of the human genome admit that they managed to barely open the door to the boundless space of the human genome. And what they saw there convinced them that their hopes that they would be able to find the genes responsible for this or that disease were naive. The causes of most diseases are much more complex.
20.04.2009An effective vaccine against HIV infection may never be created. New, non-standard ideas are needed to defeat this disease. But government agencies and private foundations – not to mention commercial companies – are ready to allocate funds not for the development of fundamental ideas, but for the creation of specific drugs in a financially plausible timeframe.
20.04.2009The main purpose of the III Moscow Venture Forum is to help entrepreneurs in the conditions of the financial crisis to understand the sources of obtaining funds for the implementation of their innovative projects and to orient them in the variety of opportunities for obtaining financing.
20.04.2009Interview with the Investment Director of the Russian Venture Company Yan Ryazantsev.
17.04.2009Evidence-based medicine postulates that a drug, a method of treatment, a diagnostic method can be used only when it has proven its feasibility. One of the main principles of evidence–based medicine is the so-called "blinding" of research. At the same time, neither the patient himself, nor the doctor, nor the statistician who calculates the result, do not know what the patient receives: a drug or a placebo.
17.04.2009The Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation continues accepting applications for travel grants for students, postgraduates and young teachers of the Siberian, Ural and Far Eastern Federal Districts.
17.04.2009Scientists who want to try themselves in journalism are invited to participate; experienced popularizers; professional journalists and anyone interested in living systems. The contest entries will be evaluated by renowned biologists and scientific journalists, and the winners will receive cash prizes.
16.04.2009From September 25 to October 6, 2009, the XXI symposium "Modern Chemical Physics" will be held in the Mayak boarding house (Tuapse). The symposium will include a school-conference for young scientists "Chemical Physics for nanobiotechnology" and the II Youth Conference "Physics and Chemistry of Nanoclusters, nanostructures and Nanomaterials".
16.04.2009Measuring the level of beta-amyloid protein and tau protein in the cerebrospinal fluid allows you to accurately predict the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease. And as a result of taking an experimental drug, the SAP protein disappeared in the brain of patients, which, according to doctors, is one of the causes of Alzheimer's disease: it protects amyloid plaques from recognition by the immune system.
16.04.2009There are many charlatans in Russia, including those who do not specifically indicate what kind of stem cells they use. Or they are called incorrectly: they take cells from abortive material and call them embryonic. But, believe me, there is nothing in common between them and ESK. And such "doctors" are no better than spellcasters, and they fool people well, especially in cosmetology.
15.04.2009The variant of the procedure for transferring rights to the results of scientific and technical activities to development organizations, proposed by the Ministry of Finance, imposed such encumbrances on those who would like to get ownership of the rights to the results of scientific and technical activities, which is "easier to shoot yourself." And the fact that the assignment of rights to performers has been declared does not mean anything yet.
15.04.2009In the field of biosensors, the Laboratory of Electrochemical Methods of Moscow State University occupies a leading position at the world level. These devices are significantly superior in their capabilities to foreign analogues, and they can be used almost everywhere: from medicine to industrial ecology. But cheap, simple and selective analyses that can be carried out using biosensors are still underestimated in Russia.
15.04.2009One of the polymorphisms in the cystic fibrosis gene is a single nucleotide replacement in the DNA sequence, as a result of which alternative amino acids - either valine or methionine – appear in a certain position in the synthesized protein. The presence of valine correlates with a relatively larger number of children than the population average.
15.04.2009Foreign bodies fall far not only into the respiratory tract. In fact, they can get into any organ and any tissue of the body. Here are some illustrative examples.
15.04.2009The pharmaceutical industry is one of the few growing during the crisis. Currently, recruitment is mainly conducted by Western companies, especially the need for personnel is experienced by fast-growing and promising areas, such as biotechnology and the generic market. Marketers, sellers and registrars of new drugs are required there.
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