Biomedicine

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Biomedicine

Smoky lungs are not dangerous during transplantation

Life expectancy after transplantation and indicators of respiratory function in patients who received the lungs of a smoker and those who received the organs of non-smokers practically do not differ.

31.01.2013
Biomedicine

Antisense therapy: the first swallow

According to the forecasts of experts of the analytical company Cowen & Co, 2013 may become the year of "antisense technologies" due to the large number of promising experimental drugs at the stage of clinical trials.

31.01.2013
Biomedicine

Hydrogel-antibiotic

Together with the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore, IBM specialists have created a biocompatible hydrogel. Its antibacterial and antifungal properties are due not to chemical, but exclusively to physical effects.

30.01.2013
Biomedicine

Repair of the "guardian of the genome"

American biologists have learned how to correct damaged molecules of the p53 protein in cancer cells, which protects healthy cells from the appearance of fatal mutations in DNA, which will quickly and practically guarantee to rid patients of some forms of cancer in the near future.

30.01.2013
Biomedicine

A complete, though not final, victory over cancer?

The authors of the project promise that in 5-10 years all cancer patients will be able to receive personalized therapy, which will actually make cancer, if not completely curable, then a controlled disease.

29.01.2013
Biomedicine

DNA vaccine on a patch

Microneedles, painlessly penetrating the skin by no more than half a millimeter, deliver pathogen DNA coated with a polymer film to the cells of the epidermis, which facilitates the delivery of the drug and enhances the immune response.

29.01.2013
Biomedicine

It is better to get vaccinated than to "hem"

A single injection of the "anti-alcohol vaccine" for six months to a year causes symptoms of a severe hangover immediately after taking even a minimal portion of alcohol.

28.01.2013
Biomedicine

Experimental cell cultures

Today, experiments are being conducted on pregnant animals to test drugs for teratogenic safety. German scientists have proposed an alternative to the barbaric method.

25.01.2013
Biomedicine

A big step towards developing a vaccine against Alzheimer's disease

Injections of MPL, long used as an adjuvant (a substance that enhances the immune response during vaccination), led to the elimination of up to 80% of beta-amyloid plaques from the brains of mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Tests on the ability to solve new problems showed a significant improvement in the cognitive abilities of animals.

17.01.2013
Biomedicine

Neurodegenerative diseases: another target

Blocking the interaction of one of the enzymes can resist the destruction of neurons associated with neurodegenerative diseases and become a new potential target in the development of drugs.

14.01.2013
Biomedicine

Breaks in chemotherapy enhance its effectiveness

A group of researchers from Switzerland and the USA announced a discovery that, in principle, can significantly prolong the life of patients suffering from one of the forms of melanoma – skin cancer – in its last, inoperable metastatic stage.

10.01.2013
Biomedicine

Homunculus

This is what the Moscow Scientific and Technical Center called the BioClinicum microbioreactor, which allows replacing the testing of drugs and cosmetics on animals and selecting medicines for personalized therapy.

09.01.2013
Biomedicine

Alzheimer's disease and astrocytes

According to the authors of the study, the results obtained lay the foundation for the development of treatments for Alzheimer's disease, and possibly other neurodegenerative diseases, the target of which will be astrocytes.

20.12.2012
Biomedicine

Fill the wound in the stomach with foam

The foam is formed by two liquid polymers, which, as a result of interaction, expand and solidify after being injected into the abdominal cavity. The survival rate with foam three hours after the start of bleeding increased from 8 to 72%.

14.12.2012