Biomedicine
A new candidate for antidepressants
Tests on a mouse model have shown that the new 5-HT3R receptor agonist surpasses the antidepressant properties of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
26.04.2017- English version
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Frog mucus turned out to be deadly for the flu
After examining antimicrobial peptides of Indian frog mucus, immunologists have found a peptide that destroys drug-resistant strains of the influenza virus.
19.04.2017
Biomedicine
Exosomes protect the brain from epilepsy
Intranasal administration of exosomes of mesenchymal stem cells reduces the severity of brain damage associated with epileptic status.
18.04.2017
Biomedicine
Hemophilia in Russia
President of the All–Russian Society of Hemophilia Yuri Zhulev - about the features of the disease, the problems associated with it, personal experience and progress in the treatment of hemophilia in Russia.
17.04.2017
Biomedicine
When will the blind regain their sight?
Scientists around the world are puzzling over the solution to the problem of blindness – how to stop the loss of vision and how to return it to people who are already blind. And they are making significant progress.
17.04.2017
Biomedicine
The Tangled Path of Alzheimer's Disease
In 2016, research teams managed to make some progress both in understanding the molecular foundations of Alzheimer's disease and in developing ways to combat it.
14.04.2017
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Scientists have found a powerful antiseptic in the blood of "dragons"
Biologists have found an unusually powerful antiseptic in the blood of Komodo lizards that kills many dangerous bacteria, including some invulnerable "super-microbes".
13.04.2017
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ROCK Inhibitors against Pancreatic cancer
Fasudil therapy prolonged the life of mice with pancreatic cancer by 47% compared to standard treatment with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel.
07.04.2017
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The Marburg Vaccine
A drug based on a human monoclonal antibody developed by American and Austrian scientists prevented the death of 100% of experimental animals from Marburg fever.
06.04.2017
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Maple syrup has increased the effectiveness of antibiotics
Canadian scientists have found that maple syrup extract significantly increases the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics, and have found out the possible mechanisms of this effect.
04.04.2017
Biomedicine
ELENAGEN DNA vaccine: an encouraging start
The results of the therapeutic anticancer vaccine phase I/IIa conducted in Russia demonstrated the clinical benefits of the drug and an excellent safety profile.
31.03.2017
Biomedicine
Ocrevus will help with multiple sclerosis
The FDA-approved new drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis "Okrevus" is produced by Genentech, owned by pharmaceutical giant Roche.
30.03.2017
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Spider venom will help treat a stroke
Australian scientists have discovered that a component of the venom of one of the local spiders, Psalmopoeus cambridgei, can prevent the death of nerve cells in ischemic stroke.
22.03.2017
Biomedicine
A new cure for "bad" cholesterol and pharmacoeconomics
The annual Repata course costs more than $14,000. Therefore, American insurance companies have decided not to include the drug in the list of medicines covered by insurance yet.
20.03.2017
Biomedicine
Scientists will overcome the resistance of tuberculosis to antibiotics
A group of scientists from France, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland and South Korea has found a way to make Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptible to one of the existing drugs again.
17.03.2017
Biomedicine
The test strip will determine the blood type
Chinese scientists have developed a one-time rapid paper-based test that allows determining a person's blood type and Rh factor with an accuracy of more than 99.9 percent.
17.03.2017
Biomedicine
Will MAO inhibitors help with prostate cancer?
Scientists have discovered an enzyme that helps prostate cancer cells metastasize to bones, and found out that outdated antidepressants can block it.
16.03.2017
Biomedicine
Ammonia and cardiovascular diseases
A study conducted at the University of Missouri at Columbia has shown that ammonia can play an important role in maintaining the health of the cardiovascular system.
16.03.2017
Biomedicine
Managing Leukemia
The pill, which must be taken once a day, changed the meaning of the diagnosis of "chronic myeloid leukemia". Now this is not a sentence, but a disease that can be controlled.
10.03.2017
Biomedicine
Complications of immunotherapy
With the increasing use of immunotherapy, it is becoming increasingly clear that it carries with it serious risks. The immune system, which is stimulated at the same time, can attack healthy organs.
03.03.2017