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Biomedicine

Shotgun for the diagnosis of tuberculosis

The so-called "shotgun method" allows relatively quickly to identify and determine the characteristics of the causative agent of the disease, eliminating the need for long-term cultivation of bacteria in the laboratory.

24.09.2014
Other life sciences

Telomerase activity switch

The telomerase molecule has an "activity switch", the study of which can reveal to a person the secret of healthy aging.

24.09.2014
Other life sciences

Bioinformatics for biomedicine

Biophysicist Nikolay Borisov – about mathematical models in oncology and gerontology, personalized medicine and OncoFinder and Geroscope projects.

24.09.2014
Cellular technologies

IPSC from somatic cells with an efficiency of 100%

A combination of three well-known compounds, including vitamin C, has made it possible to increase the efficiency of the process of reprogramming somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells.

24.09.2014
Other life sciences

$1,000,000 for eye transplantation

The main goal of the project is to develop effective methods to ensure the successful germination of the nerve endings of the donor eye into the recipient's optic nerve.

23.09.2014
Other life sciences

Alzheimer's Disease and the Wnt signaling pathway

A defect in one of the most important signaling pathways in the cell leads both to hyperproduction of beta-amyloid in the brain of people who have Alzheimer's disease, and to disruption of interaction between neurons.

23.09.2014
Other life sciences

The first symposium on gnotobiology in Russia

The forum taking place in St. Petersburg gives an opportunity to publish new information about the contribution of microbiota to the vital activity of our body.

23.09.2014
New in Gerontology

With age, the brain "shrinks"

The volume of the human brain gradually increases until about 40 years old, after which it begins to slowly decrease and by the end of life approximately corresponds to the size of the brain of a 7-year-old child.

23.09.2014
Cellular technologies

Cell reprogramming: better less, yes better

The SNEL cocktail gives fewer iPSC colonies, but about 80% of them pass the toughest pluripotency test – significantly more than the traditional OSKM cocktail, which gives many colonies, most of which, however, do not pass this test.

23.09.2014
Note to the businessman

Changes in the venture capital market

The volume of venture financing in Russian startups fell by 9% compared to the previous year, despite the fact that in the second quarter of 2014 the number of completed transactions increased by 32%.

23.09.2014
Various

A penny thousandfold microscope

The device consists of a 3D-printed plastic clip containing a small glass ball. Such glass spheres are easy to purchase online, they cost about one cent apiece.

23.09.2014
Other life sciences

First aid kit of neural stem cells

According to a study published in the journal Molecular Cell, neural stem cells capable of developing into any type of nerve cells create "mini-first aid kits" and transfer them to target cells.

22.09.2014
Biotechnologies - into life

How Illumina Accelerates the Genetic Revolution

Illumina, led by Jay Flatley, single-handedly revolutionized the production of DNA sequencing devices and reduced the cost of the procedure thousands of times in 15 years. How does it manage to hold 90% of this market?

22.09.2014
Bioethics

To be or not to be xenotransplantation?

This article tells about the history of experiments on animal organ transplantation to humans, the current state of research in this field, and also provides arguments for and against the further development of this technology.

22.09.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

New possibilities of medicine and diagnostics

Prospects for remote treatment, early diagnosis and replacement of doctors with robots will be revealed by Russian and foreign specialists in the framework of the section "Healthcare" at the III Moscow International Forum "Open Innovations".

22.09.2014
Genetics

Will Russia be able to fit into the global genomics?

Recently, Russian scientists have completed their part of the project as part of the international consortium for the study of cancer genomes. But can we become on a par with the major genomic powers, joining the new era of genetics?

22.09.2014
Cellular technologies

There will be more cord blood stem cells

Scientists from the University of Montreal have found a molecule that allows a 10-fold increase in the number of stem cells in umbilical cord blood.

19.09.2014
Various

Russian universities, your place is in the ranking...

According to the QS rating, MSU is still the only Russian university that has entered the top 200 universities in the world. This year he managed to climb 6 positions and take the 114th place.

19.09.2014
Biomedicine

Biomarkers of depression

The first diagnostic test that objectively identifies clinical depression by the levels of RNA biomarkers in the blood also makes it possible to predict the effectiveness and evaluate the effect of psychotherapy, which makes it possible to individualize treatment.

19.09.2014