Articles

Found results: 16306

Biomedicine

Cholesterol and breast cancer

A large-scale statistical study revealed the relationship between high blood cholesterol and a more than one and a half times increased risk of breast cancer.

08.07.2014
Cellular technologies

Cell therapy: possible side effects

Experimental stem cell therapy, even conducted under appropriate conditions by qualified specialists, can have unpredictable consequences.

08.07.2014
Other life sciences

Obesity is "good" and "bad"

People with "healthy obesity" and those with obesity should lead to metabolic disorders and type 2 diabetes differ in the level of the enzyme hemoxygenase-1, necessary for the development of metabolic syndrome.

08.07.2014
Other life sciences

The diversity of intestinal microflora has increased by 3 times

Danish biologists have identified more than 500 previously unknown bacterial species in the human intestinal microflora, as well as about 800 new bacteriophages. So far, the genomes of only 200-300 microorganisms living in the intestine have been sequenced.

08.07.2014
Innovative Russia

Biomedtech 2014 Job Fair

At least 200 applicants and 15 employer companies came to Biomedtech 2014, including the largest players in the Russian and global market of pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, R&D in the field of biopharmaceuticals.

08.07.2014
Genetics

Your genetic uniqueness is a mere trifle

The human genome contains only one thousandth of the unique information that is responsible for his personal uniqueness. This information will fit on one ancient 3.5-inch floppy disk.

07.07.2014
Biomedicine

Remote-controlled contraceptive

MicroCHIPS specialists have developed an ideal contraceptive – a biochip implanted under the skin, effective for 16 years and activated/inactivated at the request of a woman.

07.07.2014
Biomedicine

Method of prevention of deep vein thrombosis

Suppression of the activity of blood clotting factor XIII reduces the number of red blood cells in a blood clot, which reduces its size by 2 times. This discovery is of great importance for people at high risk of developing deep vein thrombosis.

07.07.2014
Various

"Acidic" stem cells: the investigation is over, forget it

Japanese researchers have finally withdrawn from the journal Nature both articles describing the so-called STAP technology for converting adult cells into pluripotent stem cells by immersion in an acidic environment.

07.07.2014
Various

What is not added to the sausage…

Among other things, biotechnologists of the FEFU School of Biomedicine offered their Japanese colleagues to taste sausage with jellyfish and sausages with seaweed, which are 15-30% cheaper than what we consider sausages. Germans and Czechs were not invited to the tasting :)

04.07.2014
Other life sciences

Human Brain, Blue Brain... now also Cal-BRAIN

California, despite the massive ten–year federal BRAIN project announced by Obama last year, has adopted its own program of neurobiological innovations - Cal-BRAIN.

04.07.2014
Grants and competitions

Competition of Russian-Israeli nano- and biotechnological projects

The project should relate to the field of nanotechnology and/or biotechnology, have an industrial orientation and confirmed demand, including on the world market. The expected period of commercialization of the created technology is no more than 5 years.

04.07.2014
Healthy skepticism

Another blow to the legend of the "bigfoot"

The samples of the fur of the "snowmen" collected around the world partially turned out to be plant or artificial fibers, and the rest belong to a variety of well-known animals, but not to an "unknown humanoid primate".

04.07.2014
Other life sciences

Walking Microbiobot

A biorobot about a centimeter in size has the shape of the letter "P", between the "legs" of which a tourniquet of artificially grown muscle tissues is stretched. The robot's movement speed can be controlled by changing the frequency of electric current pulses.

04.07.2014
Cellular technologies

Limbal stem cells will help restore vision

Researchers from Boston have found a new way to restore the cornea of the eye. According to the authors, this method will someday help people who have lost their eyesight as a result of injuries and burns.

03.07.2014
Controversial

Vitamins in question

Is it worth it to regularly consume vitamins for millions of apparently healthy people who do not have any complaints about their well-being? Scientists are divided into two camps on this issue.

03.07.2014
Biomedicine

Modified red blood cells for drug delivery

With the help of genetic and enzymatic modifications, erythrocytes were turned into carriers suitable for the targeted delivery of a wide range of therapeutic compounds.

02.07.2014