Biomedicine

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Biomedicine

Nanoantibodies: work continues

Russian scientists are working on the creation of new drugs based on nanoantibodies – fragments of special antibodies present (along with traditional antibodies) in representatives of the camel family.

29.09.2014
Biomedicine

Perjeta (pertuzumab): unprecedented success

A new drug for the treatment of one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer prolongs the life of patients by an average of 16 months compared to the currently used methods of treatment.

29.09.2014
Biomedicine

Anthrax against cancer

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology borrowed from anthrax a method of delivering cancer drugs into cells.

26.09.2014
Biomedicine

A mousetrap for metastases

To block one of the molecular cellular signaling pathways – the trigger for the separation of cancer cells – in other words, to suppress the signal that initiates metastasis, scientists have created a decoy protein.

25.09.2014
Biomedicine

Diagnosis for speed

In the near future, traditional diagnostic methods will be replaced by new technologies that allow not only to identify the causative agent of an infectious disease very quickly and accurately, but also to learn a lot of other information about it.

25.09.2014
Biomedicine

Shotgun for the diagnosis of tuberculosis

The so-called "shotgun method" allows relatively quickly to identify and determine the characteristics of the causative agent of the disease, eliminating the need for long-term cultivation of bacteria in the laboratory.

24.09.2014
Biomedicine

Biomarkers of depression

The first diagnostic test that objectively identifies clinical depression by the levels of RNA biomarkers in the blood also makes it possible to predict the effectiveness and evaluate the effect of psychotherapy, which makes it possible to individualize treatment.

19.09.2014
Biomedicine

New features of Skulachev ions

Mitochondrially targeted antioxidants provide new opportunities in the fight against various pathologies. Recently, researchers from Moscow State University have shown that Skulachev ions can also help with acute pyelonephritis.

12.09.2014
Biomedicine

Synthetic microparticles accelerate thrombosis

New synthetic thrombocyte-like particles are able to accelerate the process of blood clotting in traumatic injuries and other situations requiring urgent bleeding stop.

10.09.2014
Biomedicine

Cage, heal yourself!

Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute in Florida have created a unique technique for transforming diseased cells into production sites for molecules capable of treating severe forms of this disease.

08.09.2014
Biomedicine

Prospects for the fight against the Ebola virus

Almost 200 experts from all over the world gathered in Geneva to review 8 experimental drugs against the Ebola virus and two vaccines. Among the latter there is also a Russian version, which has already managed to pass preclinical tests.

08.09.2014
Biomedicine

Antigen-specific therapy of autoimmune diseases

The results of a study by specialists from the University of Bristol, they hope, will eventually be able to radically change the approach to the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

05.09.2014
Biomedicine

Will the new "Skulachev ions" help with a stroke?

Chemical compounds that can selectively accumulate in mitochondria, reducing their membrane potential, have neuroprotective properties and can be used for the treatment of stroke and a number of other neurological diseases.

04.09.2014
Biomedicine

Will young blood help with Alzheimer's disease?

In October of this year, a clinical trial is due to begin, in which patients with Alzheimer's disease will be injected with the blood of young people in the hope of improving their condition.

02.09.2014
Biomedicine

Anti-allergenic microbes

The presence of conditionally pathogenic bacteria of the genus Clostridia in the intestinal microflora protects against food allergies, which makes possible probiotic prevention of acute allergic reactions to food.

26.08.2014
Biomedicine

Helminthotherapy of autoimmune diseases

Australian researchers have managed to isolate specific proteins from the secretory glands of some species of parasitic worms, with the help of which helminths suppress the activity of the host body's immune system.

21.08.2014
Biomedicine

How to grow a new bone

A framework of dozens of layers of biodegradable polymer, as it is destroyed at a given rate and in the required amount releasing growth factors, allows for two weeks to restore large defects of bone tissue.

20.08.2014