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Other life sciences

Injection film from Fujifilm

Animal studies have shown that in most cases, the effect of injecting vaccines with an injection film is higher than with traditional methods. Fujifilm is going to conduct clinical trials of a new method with the involvement of human volunteers.

11.12.2012

Prolonging youth

Leave the children without lunch more often: they will grow old – they will say thank you

The participants of the experiment (average age – 75 years), who did not have enough food in childhood, had cognitive functions a third better than their peers from families with large incomes. However, this connection could be shown only in blacks. Perhaps because white children did not have to starve.

11.12.2012

Genetics

Genetic prenatal diagnostics is much more informative than traditional methods

The results of a new study indicate the feasibility of carrying out genetic testing of the fetus in the early stages of pregnancy, which provides much more information about the potential risks to the health of the newborn.

11.12.2012

Cellular technologies

On the issue of Nobel stem cells

Professor Sergey Kiselyov, Head of the Laboratory of Genetic Foundations of Cell Technologies at the Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, talks about how stem cells are being studied in Russia, what opportunities they open up for medicine and how Nobel laureates refer to the works of Russian scientists.

10.12.2012

Cellular technologies

What neurons are not made of today...

Chinese biologists have developed a method for producing induced brain stem cells from kidney epithelial cells contained in urine.

10.12.2012

Note to the businessman

Pharma 2020: from idea to action

According to the new PwC report "Pharma 2020: from Idea to Action", scientific and technological achievements, social and demographic changes and the growing demand for medicines will lead to the revival of the pharmaceutical industry after 2020.

10.12.2012

Biomedicine

Therapeutic vaccines: Top 10

Ten of the most promising of the many therapeutic vaccines at different stages of development and clinical research against various forms of cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious diseases.

10.12.2012

Biomedicine

Opioid peptides for topical use

The treatment of pain caused by inflammation can be improved with the help of endogenous opioid peptides acting outside the brain or spinal cord, directly in the damaged tissue.

10.12.2012

Genetics

Genetic testing: no need for extremes!

There is a lot of talk today about both the omnipotence of genetic testing and its utter uselessness. Although the second statement is close to the truth for complex diseases, such statements may lead to an underestimation of the role of genetic testing in modern medicine.

10.12.2012

Other life sciences

Intestinal bacteria determine the severity of atherosclerosis

Despite the fact that atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries, microorganisms inhabiting the intestine play an unexpectedly important role in the course of this disease.

10.12.2012

Biomedicine

Brown fat and obesity: light at the end of the tunnel?

The researchers plan to continue studying the functions of Tyk2 and Stat3 proteins in order to gain a more complete understanding of the mechanisms of formation of brown adipose tissue. They hope that their work will provide new targets not only for the treatment of obesity, but also for the prevention of diseases associated with it.

07.12.2012

Other life sciences

The link between a low-calorie diet and protection from oxidative stress

The ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate, a by–product of a low–calorie, low-carb diet, activates genes that protect cells from the harmful effects of oxidative stress.

07.12.2012

Biomedicine

Gamma antibodies against diabetes and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

The new antibodies are uniquely effective in preventing the formation of toxic protein particles involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

07.12.2012

Biomedicine

How to feed cancer cells with poison

Scientists at the Whitehead Institute believe that hyperexpression of specific molecular transporters on their surface can be used to deliver drugs to cancer cells.

07.12.2012

Other life sciences

Changing the activity of microglia will help with Alzheimer's disease

The results of a new experimental study on mice suggest that microglia – the immune cells of the brain – play a key role in protecting the brain from Alzheimer's disease.

07.12.2012

New in Gerontology

Atlas of changes in mitochondrial metabolism during aging

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created a "road atlas" describing more than 1,500 landmarks that will help decipher the relationships between the mechanisms triggered in mitochondria by aging and a low-calorie diet.

07.12.2012

Other life sciences

Sensor sticker for athletes, doctors and cosmetologists

Sensors in the form of temporary tattoo stickers will help in the diagnosis of diseases associated with metabolic disorders, will give a signal about the fatigue of the athlete or his severe dehydration and may be useful in the cosmetic industry for monitoring skin secretion.

07.12.2012

Other life sciences

Artificial intelligence: small, but it's a success

The Spaun computer brain, based on a new principle of the organization of elements, includes only 2.5 million virtual neurons, but is capable of performing tasks that are beyond the power of giants simulating the work of one and a half or even a hundred billion neurons.

06.12.2012

Biomedicine

Ganglioside GM1 against Parkinson's disease

A clinical study involving 77 patients demonstrated positive results of the use of a new experimental drug ganglioside GM1 in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

06.12.2012

Various

Computer source of youth

The program of free training in computer literacy and information technologies "Grandma-online", "Grandpa-online" is designed to prevent a generation gap and improve the quality of life of citizens of retirement age in Russia.

06.12.2012