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Telomeres and aging

The most interesting articles about aging in 2009: Part 1.

References to the article “Impact papers on aging in 2009”

Once again about fictional diseases

What are "fictional diseases"? A few years ago, the British Medical Journal counted more than 200 of them. As a result, people spend a lot of money on the treatment of actively promoted imaginary ailments, but there is not enough money for real diseases.

Highly secret bacteria

Scientists from Tufts University called the method of encoding text with strains of luminous bacteria "steganography using printed microbial matrices." Unlike cryptography, which hides the meaning of a message, steganography hides the very fact of its existence (the simplest example is a letter with "invisible ink").

Retirement shortens life

Retirement is a factor of shortening life, – Professor P. Vorobyov is sure. So the later you retire, the higher the life expectancy, and not vice versa. We, gerontologists, have been calling for 15 years to raise the retirement age for everyone to 65.

The GMO Saga

GMOs are precisely under such vigilant and close control of scientists, which cannot be compared with any other product of human activity.

Is immortality the reality of tomorrow?

Until now, the idea of immortality has been the lot of fairy tales and fiction, but there is every reason to believe that the first immortal people will be born already in this century.

RUSNANO continues to invest in biomedicine

RUSNANO and Cleveland BioLabs are creating a company to develop innovative anti-cancer and anti-infective drugs.

ESCs against blindness: clinical studies in Europe

Advanced Cell Technology has announced the imminent launch of Europe's first medical experiment for the treatment of juvenile retinal dystrophy using human embryonic stem cells.

Innovative pharmaceuticals and biotechnology: personnel training

In MIPT (Dolgoprudny, Moscow region) A new department "Innovative Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology" has been opened, organized specifically for the training of innovative entrepreneurs in the field of life sciences.

Hormonal contraceptives do not get fat – this is a medical fact

Even if a woman who protects herself with hormonal means is gaining weight, the reason is not in pills. Ladies get fat most often either because of smoking, or because of the aging of the body.

Do Sirtuins not increase life expectancy?

One of the most promising "sources of eternal youth" has dried up: scientists from University College London reported that the sirtuin protein gene does not affect life expectancy in any way.

Adult stem cells can be rejuvenated!

The aging process of adult stem cells responsible for the regeneration of worn or damaged tissues can be reversed. Perhaps this discovery will lead to the development of treatments for a number of age-related diseases.

Do you have a startup? Where to go, where to go?

The team of GreenfieldProjekt, a launch pad for high–tech startups, studied what opportunities exist for entrepreneurs who have connected their business with new technologies.

Treat a heart attack only with healthy stem cells!

Successful experiments on the treatment of infarction with stem cells in mice were not confirmed in humans: mice were injected with bone marrow cells of healthy individuals, and people, in order to avoid immune conflict, their own, for unknown reasons, "spoiling" shortly after a heart attack.

Managers, learn from biotechnologists!

The book by B.Gordon and B.Philip "Business by Science: What Managers should learn from biotechnologists" provides a rare opportunity to get acquainted with the success story of a real leader in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals – Amgen.

Dynasty grants for young biologists

The Dynasty Foundation announces a competition for grants for young biologists specializing in molecular and cellular biology.

Ideon: a success story

The foundation of the first building of the technopark in the Swedish city of Lund was laid in September 1983, and a few months later the first two start-up pharmaceutical companies became its residents. Today, the results of Ideon impress even skeptics.

Do you want to live long? Do autophagy, not sex!

The mutual stimulation existing between autophagy and the LIPL-4 fat-splitting enzyme increases the life of C.elegans roundworms by 25%.

The End of aging: Why does life start at 90?

If you are lucky and you live to a very old age, your body will stop aging. Can we learn to stop the hands of this clock earlier?