Biomedicine

Biomedicine

Cardiolaser will protect against the development of a heart attack

Russian cardiac surgeons have begun to perform unique operations: with the help of laser and stem cells, they save the lives of patients with severe coronary heart disease.

09.12.2016

Biomedicine

Nusinersen against spinal muscular atrophy

Under the influence of the new drug, children with severe forms of muscular atrophy remain alive, and, according to the impression of doctors, the longer the treatment is carried out, the more the condition improves.

08.12.2016

Biomedicine

How to treat cardiovascular diseases?

Currently, there are three areas in which research or treatment in this area is being conducted: the use of recombinant proteins, cellular and gene therapy.

07.12.2016

Biomedicine

Hemophilia treatment: pills instead of injections

In the future, patients with hemophilia B will be able to take biodegradable capsules for oral administration instead of injections of blood clotting factor IX.

05.12.2016

Biomedicine

A patch for the prevention of thrombosis

The "smart patch" reacts to an increase in the concentration of thrombin in the patient's blood by releasing heparin, preventing the formation of blood clots and the development of vascular thrombosis.

02.12.2016

Biomedicine

"Ecstasy" by prescription?

The FDA has approved large-scale clinical trials of Ecstasy. A potential indication for its use was post-traumatic stress disorder.

01.12.2016

Biomedicine

The plague of the XX century: a look from the XXI

HIV is the most studied virus by humans. We know almost everything about him, but it does not always help with treatment, and even more so with the prevention of the disease.

30.11.2016

Biomedicine

An anti-inflammatory drug will help with a stroke

Anakirna, an antagonist of receptors for the inflammatory cytokine interleukin–1, promotes partial recovery of brain tissue after an ischemic stroke.

29.11.2016

Biomedicine

Harmless replacement of narcotic analgesics

Cannabinoid receptors in the brain can be used to combat chronic pain syndromes without the risk of developing undesirable effects.

28.11.2016

Biomedicine

Anti-cancer cells

A genetic chain embedded in human cells synthesizes molecules that suppress the ability of tumors to survive and grow in a microenvironment with a low content of oxygen and nutrients.

28.11.2016

Biomedicine

A new challenge for oncologist Watson

Genome sequencing will be performed twice: after diagnosis and after cancer cells stop responding to previously effective drugs.

25.11.2016

Biomedicine

1.5-2 times faster and 2 orders of magnitude more

The new test quickly evaluates thousands of medicines and determines how effective they will be against various types of resistant bacteria.

23.11.2016

Biomedicine

Not only to restore an erection

Type 2 diabetes is a known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. But in diabetic men, Viagra reduces the risk of developing a heart attack and increases the chances of survival if a heart attack does happen.

23.11.2016

Biomedicine

Alzheimer's disease: early diagnosis by retina

In order to determine whether a person will develop Alzheimer's disease decades before the first symptoms appear, a simple retinal examination can be performed.

23.11.2016

Biomedicine

Breakthrough in the fight against HIV

NIAID specialists claim to have discovered a universal antibody in the fight against HIV, which was called N6, capable of blocking 98% of all known strains of the virus.

21.11.2016

Biomedicine

Long-lasting pill

Scientists have developed a new shell for medicines. It can persist in the stomach for two weeks after ingestion, gradually releasing the contents.

21.11.2016

Biomedicine

How to treat arthritis?

Scottish scientists have developed a method that allows you to predict the results of treatment of rheumatoid arthritis using machine learning.

17.11.2016

Biomedicine

Antibiotics from the computer

Computer analysis of the DNA of the human microbiota helped scientists identify two powerful antibiotics – humimycin A and humimycin B, which will help fight "superbugs".

16.11.2016

Biomedicine

New Hope Antibiotic

A group of Chinese researchers reported on the creation of a way to synthesize the recently discovered revolutionary antibiotic teixobactin (teixobactin).

16.11.2016

Biomedicine

RNA interference against "swine flu"

The method is not to find new vaccines, but to "train" the immune system to produce interferons – proteins that help the immune system cope with the virus.

15.11.2016