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Biomedicine

Troponin T will warn about the risk of cardiovascular diseases

A new method for determining troponin T in the blood, 10 times more sensitive than the existing ones, will allow determining the likelihood of developing diseases of the cardiovascular system and timely, in 10-15 years, take measures to prevent them.

17.11.2010
Biomedicine

Cancer drugs: each case is unique

For the occurrence of cancer, signal cascades are of the greatest importance, which stimulate the division of cells in the embryo, but they are not turned on in an adult. The search for substances capable of suppressing their work is one of the promising approaches to the development of drugs against cancer.

16.11.2010
Grants and competitions

V Internet Olympiad on Nanotechnology: the nearest plans

The qualifying round of the V Internet Olympiad in Nanotechnology will be held until January 31, 2011, and the main events of the intramural round will be completed until March 31, 2011.

16.11.2010
Various

Russian science will buy brains. Expensive.

The megagrant competition was immediately called unique for Russian science. After all, the amount of grants turned out to be attractive not only for domestic scientists, but also for the best specialists in the world.

15.11.2010
Cellular technologies

Stem cells without formalism

"It is necessary that all the formalities take place as quickly as possible," commented the head of the Department of General Hematology of the Russian Children's Clinical Hospital Mikhail Maschan - V.Putin is trying to solve the problem of importing stem cells from abroad.

15.11.2010
Biotechnologies - into life

DNA diagnostics: a success story

The history of the St. Petersburg company Fractal Bio, which supplies reagents for DNA diagnostics, is an example from a textbook.

15.11.2010
Cellular technologies

Stem cell transplantation against senile muscle atrophy

Perhaps the transplantation of donor or activation of their own satellite stem cells will someday help in the treatment of congenital muscular dystrophy and in countering senile muscle atrophy.

12.11.2010
Various

"You deserve it"-2010

An award ceremony was held for 10 scientists-winners of the national scholarship competition "For Women in Science" L'Oreal-Unesco.

11.11.2010
Genetic engineering

Pharming news: periwinkle-bioreactor

A transgenic garden flower will make it possible to obtain halogen-containing alkaloids, including for pharmaceuticals, directly on the garden bed, and not with the help of multi-stage chemical synthesis or genetically modified microorganisms.

11.11.2010
Grants and competitions

Small business, get started!

The Fund for Assistance to the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises announces the holding of open competitions in thematic areas for small businesses within the framework of the "Start-2011" program.

11.11.2010
Bioethics

The younger sister of genetics

The exhibition "The Younger Sister of Genetics" (State Darwin Museum, November 15 – December 20, 2010) is dedicated to eugenics – the science of improving the human race.

10.11.2010
Other life sciences

Smile: the "smart pill" takes you off

The first "smart pills" will control the frequency and dosage of medication for patients who have undergone transplantation. In the future, the microchip will assess the patient's condition and the effectiveness of therapy.

10.11.2010
New in Gerontology

Lactates as an indicator of brain aging

With age, the level of lactic acid salts – lactates increases in the brain tissue. Lactate can be used as a marker of brain aging, and the spectroscopic method is a convenient non–invasive way to monitor its level.

08.11.2010