Nanorackets in the stomach
For the first time, scientists have used nanobots with chemical micro-motors to deliver drugs inside a living organism.
23.01.2015For the first time, scientists have used nanobots with chemical micro-motors to deliver drugs inside a living organism.
23.01.20152014 was the inflection point of the technology absorption curve of medicine. Today, it is still unknown which technological advances will actually have an impact on humanity, and which will remain nothing more than "cool" scientific experiments. However, it is obvious that we have entered the era of acceleration and we are waiting for both great prospects and great dangers.
23.01.2015A new type of stem cells – osteochondroreticulocytes – self-renew and give key bone and cartilage cells, including osteoblasts and chondrocytes. When transferred to the fracture area, they contribute to the restoration of the bone.
22.01.2015Life experience determines the state of our immunity almost more than heredity.
22.01.2015Inhibition of the ATR protein, which plays an important role in one of the mechanisms of "immortality" of cancer cells – alternative telomere elongation (ALT) – can be used as a new treatment strategy for patients with ALT-positive cancer.
22.01.2015When processing the results of the Help Fight Childhood Cancer project, more potential mechanisms for the treatment of neuroblastoma were found than expected. In the near future, the second phase of the project will be launched, in which it is expected to expand the list of childhood cancers.
22.01.2015The development of domestic vaccines against HIV infection has been suspended due to lack of funding. But the Russian authorities intend to allocate $40 million to fight Ebola in West Africa.
21.01.2015Vladimir Maksimov, head. the laboratory of molecular genetic studies of therapeutic diseases of the Novosibirsk Research Institute of Therapy and Preventive Medicine - about the genetics of aging and the possibility of inventing a "time machine" for an aging body.
21.01.2015Genes that increase life expectancy cannot significantly increase the so-called healthy life expectancy, which indicates the need to assess the health status of model organisms when studying the mechanisms of their aging.
21.01.2015Non-communicable diseases are the biggest threat to public health. And Russian men are subject to them to a much greater extent than women and the male population of Western European countries. Why?
21.01.2015In St. Petersburg, for the first time in Russia, genetic testing of severe hereditary diseases in newborns will begin using high-performance genomic analysis technologies.
21.01.2015One of the important factors provoking the development of age–related macular degeneration are tiny accumulations of hydroxyapatite - calcium phosphate formed in the retinal tissue.
21.01.2015The hundred and first time that smartphones are much dirtier than toilets.
21.01.2015The XVIII Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies "Archimedes" will be held from April 2 to 5, 2015 in Moscow, in Pavilion No. 4 of the Sokolniki Convention and Exhibition Center.
20.01.2015Among former alcoholics, abstinence from alcohol in adulthood and in old age led to the fact that they became 17-19% more susceptible to heart problems.
20.01.2015The accumulation of iron makes a significant contribution to the aging process, causing malfunctions and improper folding of protein molecules involved in this process.
20.01.2015Among the participants of the largest international biotechnology conference in the USA, Biotech Showcase, were 11 Russian companies that presented themselves in search of international connections and investments.
19.01.2015In February, large-scale clinical trials of Ebola vaccines will begin in West Africa. At the moment, trials of two vaccines, the most ready for use, are planned.
19.01.2015Maestro Rechargeable System is a new system for the treatment of obesity in a certain category of adult patients, affecting the nerve pathways connecting the stomach and the region of the brain that controls feelings of hunger and satiety.
19.01.2015The Dynasty Foundation supports Russian biologists to participate in short-term practical courses organized by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the European Organization of Molecular Biology.
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