Biotechnologies - into life
Cancer and "-omics"
Despite the more applied economic nature of the third international forum of Central Bankers-2015, many scientists take part in its work.
18.09.2015- English version
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Genetics
Educational program on DNA reading technologies
Sequencing (from sequence – sequence) is called determining the order of elementary units of monomers in a polymer. Moreover, this polymer can be not only DNA or RNA, but also, for example, a protein or even a polysaccharide.
18.09.2015
Innovative Russia
Made in Russia: graphene oxide biochip
A fundamentally new chip based on graphene oxide allows testing drugs outside of a living organism. Technology can revolutionize the creation of new drugs and help doctors defeat incurable diseases in the near future.
18.09.2015
Healthy skepticism
A bite in the genitals, or the benefits of kissing
In the USA, the Nobel Prizes were awarded for the most absurd scientific achievements. This award, also called the Antinobel Prize, is awarded "for achievements that first make you laugh, and then make you think."
18.09.2015
New in Gerontology
The liver ages faster than the brain
The authors of the article published in the journal Cell Systems claim: the aging of the body largely depends on the processes that occur over time with each specific type of cells in our body
18.09.2015
Bioethics
Sergey Gauthier: "Black transplantation is impossible in Russia"
We are talking about fictional and real pain points of the industry with the director of the Academician V.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center for Transplantology and Artificial Organs, chief transplantologist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Sergey Gauthier.
18.09.2015
Your health
Killer Chairs
Prolonged sitting causes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This term combines a number of liver disorders, including cirrhosis and fibrosis, which develop in people who do not abuse alcoholic beverages.
17.09.2015
Prolonging youth
Scientists are preparing for the first clinical trials of the geroprotector
Doctors from Albert Einstein College announced the possible start of clinical trials of a drug that should slow down the aging of the human body, preliminary approval for the verification of which scientists have received from US regulatory authorities.
17.09.2015
Bioethics
"A head transplant now is complete nonsense"
Paolo Macchiarini, a surgeon working in Russia, spoke about the accusations against him and his rehabilitation, about the development of medical science in Russia and why a head transplant operation is impossible.
17.09.2015
Other life sciences
Perfect vision for life
The Ocumetics Bionic Lens Bionic Lens can not only solve problems with visual acuity once and for all, but also allow you to forget about the existence of glasses or contact lenses.
17.09.2015
Other life sciences
Neurotechnologies return touch to paralyzed people
A 28-year–old patient who has been paralyzed for more than ten years (the cause is spinal cord injury) can again "touch" various objects. This was made possible thanks to a prosthetic arm connected to the human brain
17.09.2015
Your health
The effectiveness of the only preventive HIV medication has been confirmed
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Truvada can reduce the risk of HIV infection by 92%. The drug does not protect against other sexually transmitted diseases.
16.09.2015
Your health
Defeat obesity? Easy!
A new discovery by British scientists (TM) will reduce the number of calories consumed by 16% in the UK and by 29% in the USA. An article with sensational recommendations has been published in a very reputable magazine – we recommend it!
16.09.2015
Other life sciences
Is metabolic syndrome an autoimmune disease?
Researchers have found that when laboratory mice lack a certain type of immune cells, they become obese and show other signs of metabolic syndrome.
16.09.2015
Your health
Aspirin for prevention – only according to indications
The American Working Group on Preventive Measures has released a draft of new recommendations regarding aspirin intake.
16.09.2015
Note to the businessman
Biopharmaceuticals on the rise
The biopharmaceutical funding boom continues. In the first half of 2015, investors invested more money in these areas than in the whole of 2013.
16.09.2015
Biomedicine
Alzheimer's disease and resveratrol
The largest clinical study of resveratrol on subjects with Alzheimer's disease showed stabilization of the biomarker, which usually decreases with the progression of the disease.
16.09.2015
Prolonging youth
Stop aging
Some animals manage not to grow old; by examining them, it may be possible to rid a person of this scourge.
15.09.2015
Other life sciences
Edges from the printer
The owner of the new titanium ribs and sternum was a 54-year-old man from Spain who suffered from chest wall sarcoma.
15.09.2015
Prolonging youth
Geroprotectors for fruit flies and nematodes
Scientists from MIPT were able to increase the life span of fruit flies and C.elegans nematodes by adding carotenoids to their diet - substances contained in large quantities in brown algae and in orange fruits and vegetables, for example, carrots.
15.09.2015