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Note to the businessman

LabCures – crowdfunding for biomedicine

A new commercial company LabCures, created by employees of the Institute for the Study of Aging of the Tank, plans to raise money for biomedical research using the Internet.

19.08.2014
Cellular technologies

The current model of brain tissue

The three-dimensional model, similar in structure and function to the tissue of the rat cerebral cortex, remains viable in laboratory conditions for a long time.

19.08.2014
Genetics

The advantage of heterozygotes

Sometimes a recessive mutation in homozygotes (organisms with two copies of the mutant gene) causes disease, and heterozygotes (with one copy) allows them to better adapt to living conditions.

18.08.2014
Healthy skepticism

How Homeopathy Works

Recently, a website dedicated to how homeopathy works has appeared on the Internet. All the grains of knowledge accumulated by the long-term works of scientists from different countries and peoples are summed up on it briefly and concisely: nothing.

18.08.2014
Genetic engineering

Genetically modified bacteria destroy tumors

A modified version of Clostridium novyi bacteria has a strong and highly specific antitumor effect when administered to mice, dogs and humans.

18.08.2014
Genetics

The genetic map of a perfectly healthy person

Google's scientific division, Google X, has launched a major project called The Baseline Study. The purpose of the project is to collect information to compile the most complete picture of human health.

18.08.2014
Prolonging youth

Is it time to test medicines for old age on a person?

Scientists are arguing how to solve the problem of aging and prolonging life. Some believe that we already know enough to test anti-aging drugs on humans. Others object that the effect of these substances on the body has not been studied enough.

18.08.2014
Your health

Don't let the doctors do this!

Patients (at least if they are not unconscious) can prevent a number of typical medical errors.

18.08.2014
Biomedicine

Early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases: immunoprofiling

The new immunoprofiling technology, which analyzes the composition of the entire population of antibodies circulating in the patient's bloodstream, makes it possible to diagnose various types of cancer and other diseases at an early stage with almost 100 percent accuracy.

18.07.2014
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy instead of a pacemaker

The minimally invasive gene therapy approach makes it possible to transform non-specialized cardiomyocytes into cells that generate electrical impulses necessary to maintain rhythmic contraction of the heart muscle.

18.07.2014
Genetic engineering

Nematodes 007

The creators of non-intoxicating nematodes hope to develop a drug that appears in James Bond films and allows you to drink without getting drunk. The same tool will help to remove not only intoxication, but also alcohol dependence.

17.07.2014
Other life sciences

Senile dementia is moving from rich countries to poor ones

In developed countries, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in the elderly is gradually decreasing. At the same time, in developing and poor countries, the incidence of all forms of senile dementia will grow in the near future.

17.07.2014
Other life sciences

The AIDS epidemic: the beginning of the end?

Specialists of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for the first time talked about the possibility of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

17.07.2014
Your health

Prevention of Alzheimer's disease

In addition to hereditary predisposition, sedentary lifestyle, smoking and depression have the greatest impact on the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease. And all of them can be dealt with to minimize the risk.

16.07.2014
New in Gerontology

Cellular aging: from physiology to pathology

Physiological aging of cells does not cause aging of the body. First of all, it is a mechanism for removing unnecessary cells, but it can also act as a "double-edged sword" for the body.

16.07.2014
Your health

Another mechanism linking stress and obesity

Stresses that occur during the day before eating high-calorie and fat-rich foods can slow down metabolism and possibly contribute to the appearance of fat deposits.

15.07.2014
Biomedicine

Microchip for differential diagnosis of diabetes

A portable device based on a biochip will make it possible to reduce the cost and speed up the differential diagnosis of the type of diabetes mellitus, as well as to study the processes underlying its development.

15.07.2014