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Controversial

Will buckybombs find use in medicine?

Nanobombs made of fullerene C60 (buckyball) molecules, according to the developers, can become a deadly weapon in the fight against cancer, viruses and bacteria. However, to initiate an explosion, the "bakibomb" must be heated to 700 degrees…

12.03.2015
Biomedicine

A viagra-based panacea?

Molecular biologists have discovered an almost magical new effect of viagra: in combination with an experimental anti-inflammatory drug, it can be used to suppress "tenacious" infections, destroy cancer and treat many neurodegenerative diseases.

12.03.2015
Cellular technologies

"Heart-on-a-chip" will facilitate drug development

The chip is approximately 2.5 cm long, on the surface of which the cardiomyocyte system pulsates – an effective model of human heart tissue suitable for screening and testing of drugs.

12.03.2015
Innovative Russia

Chemistry is good for health

TSU scientists have created the first biodegradable polymer based on polylactic acid in Russia. The scope of application of such materials is primarily restorative medicine, cosmetic surgery, dentistry and pharmacology.

12.03.2015
Grants and competitions

Grants for research in France

The Commissariat for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy Sources of France offers 20 scholarships in the field of life sciences and biological sciences. Postgraduate students from Russia can participate in the program.

12.03.2015
Other life sciences

Virtualization of medicine

Soon doctors will work completely in virtual mode, relying on video technologies, medical devices connected to the Internet, electronic medical archives and a network of clinics, ensuring the most effective treatment of patients.

11.03.2015
Various

DNA fingerprints: a legal incident

The US Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal against the decision of a lower court in Maryland, the verdict of which was based on a DNA study of the defendant.

11.03.2015
Other life sciences

Where is the immunodeficiency virus hiding?

To identify hidden foci of the disease, the positron emission tomography method can be used in combination with radioactive tags in antibodies to the viral protein gp120.

11.03.2015
Nanotechnology

Graphene Oxide against cancer

Biologists from the University of Manchester have published the results of experiments with graphene oxide, which demonstrate its action as an anti-cancer agent selectively targeting cancer stem cells.

11.03.2015
Other life sciences

Would you like to become a cyborg?

Scientists' enthusiasm for our cyborgized future does not always arouse enthusiasm among ordinary people. Moreover, a prosthesis is one thing, and it's quite another when they promise to implant something in the brain en masse.

11.03.2015
Grants and competitions

"For Women in Science" – 2015

Applicants for the L'OREAL – UNESCO scholarship can become female scientists, candidates of sciences under the age of 35, working in Russian scientific institutes and universities in the following disciplines: physics, chemistry, medicine and biology.

11.03.2015
Prolonging youth

Senolytics – a new class of geroprotectors?

Drugs of a new class, called senolytics, significantly slow down the aging process in animal models, mitigating the manifestations of senility, improving cardiac function and increasing the duration of a healthy life.

11.03.2015
Various

Google has taken a swing at immortality

Bill Maris– president of Google Ventures, promised to extend a person's life to 500 years. These words of his were immediately replicated by journalists.

10.03.2015
Other life sciences

Apple promises a revolution in medical research

The first five applications of the ResearchKit platform will become channels for transmitting medical information from iPhone users to medical scientists. Each application is dedicated to a specific disease: diabetes, asthma, Parkinson's disease, breast cancer, cardiovascular diseases.

10.03.2015
Biomedicine

Farewell, the second chin!

Independent experts at the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously approved the drug ATX-101, which removes the double chin.

10.03.2015
Biomedicine

New drug turns white fat into brown

Scientists from the Houston Methodist Research Institute have demonstrated the ability of the experimental drug GC-1 to significantly accelerate metabolism by converting white fat into brown fat.

10.03.2015