Biomedicine

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Biomedicine

Biodegradable arterial stent

The Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System stent is made of poly-L-lactide, a biodegradable polymer similar to those used to produce suture material.

11.07.2016
Biomedicine

Encemab is ready for clinical trials

Preclinical studies of the drug for tick-borne encephalitis have shown that it is hundreds of times more effective than human serum immunoglobulin, completely non-toxic and safe.

06.07.2016
Biomedicine

Spices against cancer

Russian scientists have proposed an effective synthesis of substances with anticancer activity based on compounds (glaziovianin A and its structural analogues) isolated from parsley and dill seeds.

04.07.2016
Biomedicine

Laboratory on paper

The technology resembles a "lab on a chip" technique. But instead of plastic, in this case, paper is used, on which a drop of blood can be applied and sent to the laboratory.

01.07.2016
Biomedicine

Find and destroy cancer stem cells

Specialists of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS have discovered a universal marker of cancer stem cells, which made it possible to cure mice of two forms of malignant tumors.

01.07.2016
Biomedicine

Micro-RNAs will help predict a heart attack

Analysis of the concentration of five micro-RNAs in the blood makes it possible to increase the accuracy of predicting the likelihood of heart attack and other heart problems from 80 to 91%.

29.06.2016
Biomedicine

Multiple sclerosis will be cured by liposomes with myelin

The drug has successfully passed preclinical trials and two clinical stages, which, in case of positive results of the third stage, will allow it to be used in the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis.

27.06.2016
Biomedicine

New drug cures psoriasis

Almost 80% of patients with moderate and severe psoriasis completely or almost completely got rid of the disease thanks to the new experimental drug ixekizumab.

16.06.2016
Biomedicine

The success of cancer immunotherapy

New immunopreparations in combination with traditional chemotherapy increase the survival rate of patients with late stages of poorly treatable tumors of various localization.

10.06.2016
Biomedicine

Atherosclerosis and telomeres

Despite the fact that patients with cardiovascular diseases are characterized by short telomeres, their length is not a prognostic risk factor for the development of such diseases.

06.06.2016
Biomedicine

Diagnosis of a heart attack in 10 minutes

The new portable device Minicare I-20, designed for use in intensive care units, allows you to quickly diagnose a myocardial infarction with a single drop of blood.

06.06.2016
Biomedicine

Step to victory over cancer: details

It is possible to produce vaccines from RNA lipoplexes quickly and inexpensively, while they can contain any tumor antigens, providing universal immunotherapy for cancer.

03.06.2016
Biomedicine

Medicine for RNA

American scientists have found a low–molecular compound capable (so far - in human cell culture) of blocking one of the RNA defects and eliminating the manifestations of the disease caused by it.

02.06.2016
Biomedicine

Biomarkers of preeclampsia

A team of Russian scientists has developed an approach to create a method of non–invasive diagnosis of preeclampsia - a serious complex pathology of pregnant women.

01.06.2016
Biomedicine

microRNA against tumor resistance to therapy

Molecular biologists were able to overcome the drug resistance of the pancreatic tumor by increasing the content of a certain type of microRNA in malignant cells.

30.05.2016