Biomedicine

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Viral immunotherapy against melanoma

Phase III clinical trials have confirmed the ability of the modified herpes virus to effectively destroy the cells of the most dangerous skin cancer.

27.05.2015
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Cancer vaccines

Anti–cancer vaccines are a good alternative to traditional treatments that lead to serious side effects and are often useless in the later stages of the disease.

25.05.2015
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Bacteriophages suppress antibiotic resistance

To combat antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, scientists used bacteriophages that do not kill bacteria, but edit their genome, allowing them to then destroy bacterial cells with conventional drugs.

19.05.2015
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Stem cell proteins restore bone tissue

To restore bone tissue defects, it is enough to introduce a preparation of proteins synthesized by stem cells into the damage zone.

13.05.2015
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Monoclonal antibodies in oncology

They are called monoclonal because they are produced by clone cells derived from a single progenitor cell. Monoclonal antibodies differ not only in their target target, but also in the way they fight cancer cells.

13.05.2015
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A new generation of hemostatic agents for the army

Hemostatics based on chitosan will be produced, including in the form of powder – in case of injury in battle and heavy bleeding, they simply need to be sprinkled over the wound.

12.05.2015
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Not just from measles

A new epidemiological study has confirmed that children who received the measles vaccine have a reduced incidence of other diseases, while children who have had measles remain more vulnerable to other infections for 2.5 years.

08.05.2015
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Alphamers direct antibodies to fight bacteria

Molecular beacons, or alphamers, bind to bacteria and attract antibodies against the carbohydrate alpha-gal to their surface, which contributes to the absorption and destruction of pathogens by cells of the immune system.

07.05.2015
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Immunity against cancer

Immunotherapy has opened up a whole new opportunity for cancer treatment along with chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery.

06.05.2015
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Personalized cancer therapy: a search for options

An implant the size of a grain of rice will allow you to inject up to 30 different medications into the tumor in small doses and quickly choose the best treatment option in a particular case.

28.04.2015
Biomedicine

A new strategy for cancer immunotherapy

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new method of cancer immunotherapy. The essence of the technology is to combine the work of the two main branches of the immune system.

23.04.2015
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Promising drug against multiple sclerosis: new successes

In a phase 2 clinical trial, the experimental drug anti-LINGO-1 for the treatment of multiple sclerosis demonstrated the ability to restore myelin, the protective sheath of nerve fibers that is destroyed in this disease.

16.04.2015
Biomedicine

RNA interference - great hopes in the fight against hemophilia

Experiments on mice and primates have shown that subcutaneous administration of the experimental drug ALN-AT3 provides dose-dependent prolonged inactivation of antithrombin, contributing to the normalization of blood clotting processes.

15.04.2015