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Note to the businessman

Which biotech to invest in

Valery Smirnov, Financial Director of IC Rosgosstrakh Life – about what you should pay attention to in the global and Russian markets.

12.12.2019
Healthy skepticism

Anti-vaccinators were relegated again

The Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health has withdrawn an article on the link between the HPV vaccine and a decrease in fertility.

12.12.2019
Prolonging youth

Invest in Longevity

You can fight aging and push back the limit of maximum life expectancy if you invest more in science.

12.12.2019
Genetics

Selection of ideal DNA pairs

According to the scientist, this will reduce the number of children with hereditary diseases. Critics accuse him of creating a new version of eugenics.

12.12.2019
Cellular technologies

Brain organoids of different shapes

3D models of neural networks in the form of tori, cylinders, etc. will help to better understand how the brain and networks of nerve cells work.

12.12.2019
Nanotechnology

Nanocontainers for macromolecules

Self-assembling water-soluble nanocontainers deliver therapeutic proteins and gene editing tools to cells.

11.12.2019
Genetics

The cause of dementia

With the help of epigenetic editing, scientists have found a gene that is responsible for the development of mental retardation in WAGR syndrome.

11.12.2019
New in Gerontology

The new "aging protein"

CSB protein deficiency triggers the aging process. Its depletion is caused by potentially reversible epigenetic modifications.

11.12.2019
Healthy skepticism

Maximum – 940 years in prison

The "medical Researcher" earned $5.6 million by falsifying human trials of potential drugs.

11.12.2019
Other life sciences

Up to a single cell

The ConvPath method classifies different types of cells in a tumor and evaluates their spatial distribution.

11.12.2019
Other life sciences

When we become cyborgs

What are neurointerfaces made of, how are they used in medicine and is it possible to transplant a human brain into a cybernetic body?

11.12.2019
Genetics

A rare find

The discovery of a mutation associated with a rare genetic disease in a teenager made it possible to save his sister from problems with high blood pressure.

10.12.2019
Other life sciences

Snack on lactobacilli

Lactobacilli, which are part of probiotics and fermented milk products, restore the liver in case of damage caused by alcohol.

10.12.2019
Cellular technologies

Skin patch in situ

A unique experiment on bioprinting of skin implants was conducted at the P.A. Herzen Cancer Institute.

10.12.2019
Other life sciences

Study of Alzheimer's disease (2)

Biologist Evgeny Rogaev – about the history of studying Alzheimer's disease, the genes and mutations responsible for it, and attempts to find ways to treat it.

10.12.2019
Genetic engineering

Probiotic patch

The gel, created by scientists from Harvard, helps to maintain the barrier function of the intestine in the presence of inflammatory lesions.

10.12.2019
Exhibitions and conferences

Active longevity

On May 28, 2020, the II International Congress "Health Age. Active longevity".

09.12.2019
Other life sciences

Study of Alzheimer's disease (1)

Geneticist Evgeny Rogaev – about senile dementia, neurologist and psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer and genetic protein research.

09.12.2019
Genetics

miR-1 vs. Huntington's Chorea

microRNA regulating the accumulation of protein aggregates that interfere with the normal function of nerve cells has been identified.

09.12.2019