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Cellular technologies

New data on endothelial stem cells

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have confirmed the importance of the role played by endothelial stem cells in the formation of new blood vessels.

19.10.2012
Prolonging youth

Young blood is indeed the source of youth

Transfusion of the blood of young animals to old mice changes the expression of genes in neurons and weakens the symptoms of senile dementia. It remains to find out which of the hundreds of proteins provide this effect.

18.10.2012
Cellular technologies

Let's hit the micropallets with cells with ultrasound!

The use of ultrasound makes it possible to selectively separate micropallets in a fraction of a second. In addition, the survival rate of cells at the same time exceeds 90%, which is much better than the indicators of any modern technology, the highest achievement of which is 50%

18.10.2012
New in Gerontology

Stem cell dysfunction, aging and cancer

Scientists from the Barcelona Center for Genomic Regulation have managed to discover new processes that control the aging of skin stem cells and link the aging process with diseases such as cancer.

18.10.2012
Other life sciences

Regeneration in mammals: new data

Scientists have described the process of regeneration of the rat bladder, the essence of which is the alternate proliferation of cells of different types.

18.10.2012
Controversial

Are medical examinations a waste of time?

A meta-analysis of 14 studies involving almost 183,000 people showed that regular medical examinations do not reduce either overall mortality or mortality from serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease.

18.10.2012
Innovative Russia

"Vanguard of Knowledge" awarded the winners

The winners of the competition of scientific papers in the field of chemistry, biology, pharmacology and medicine "Vanguard of Knowledge" will receive 450 thousand rubles each, as well as the opportunity to continue the research started in partnership with Russian development institutes.

18.10.2012
Biomedicine

Genetic Test Personalizes Heart Failure Therapy

The analysis of the variations of the two genes makes it possible to identify patients with congestive heart failure who respond positively to the beta-blocker bucindolol.

18.10.2012
Prolonging youth

The "fasting hormone" significantly increases life expectancy

Hyperproduction of the "fasting hormone" (fibroblast growth factor-21) increases the life expectancy of transgenic mice without affecting its quality. It remains only to eliminate the side effects: reduced bone density and female infertility.

18.10.2012
Innovative Russia

Velkam, May darling investor!

For Western venture investors, RusBase will become a universal interface for entering the Russian market, and it will help companies from Russia to find foreign investors.

17.10.2012
Various

A three million nanoprize

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Lukyanov will receive the Rusnanoprize Prize for the method of obtaining multicolored fluorescent proteins. But it's still a shame for the state: an American company became the winner of the award for the commercialization of its developments.

17.10.2012
Cellular technologies

Cell therapy in Neuroscience

The results of animal studies give great hope for the development of methods for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and injuries of the brain and spinal cord.

17.10.2012
Various

The Nobel Prize in Economics is also for biomedicine!

A side result of the work of economist Alvin Roth was an algorithm for selecting donors for kidney transplantation, with the help of which about 2,000 patients were saved from death over 10 years.

17.10.2012