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Genetics

Fantom 5: from reading the genome to decoding it

The Russian participant of the fifth stage of the Fantom project (Functional ANnoTation Of Mammals – functional characteristics of the mammalian genome) bioinformatician Vsevolod Makeev – about the tasks of the work and how it was conducted.

28.03.2014
Genetic engineering

Skinny centenarians with impaired immunity

Removal of the FAT10 immune system gene led to an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in the thickness of the fat layer in mice. Why this happened and how it affected the ability to fight infections is still unknown.

27.03.2014
Prolonging youth

Use your head!

People who have worked for a long time in positions where great mental effort was required of them, keep their mind and memory healthy longer after retirement.

27.03.2014
Your health

How old is your heart?

An algorithm that estimates the age of the heart by biochemical, genetic and medical parameters will help you determine when you should expect problems with the heart and blood vessels.

27.03.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

XX Russian Pharmaceutical Forum

The 20th Adam Smith Institute Russian Pharmaceutical Forum will be held on June 17-19, 2014 in St. Petersburg.

27.03.2014
Bioethics

Driving to suicide

The deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Affairs said that the surge in suicides among cancer patients is associated with an exacerbation of mental disorders, and not with the difficulties of obtaining analgesics. One of these "crazy people" left a note: "I ask you not to blame anyone, except the Ministry of Health and the government."

26.03.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

Sochi 2014: Genetics of aging and longevity

On April 6-10, 2014, Sochi will host an event that can change the life of every person – the international conference "Genetics of Aging and Longevity".

26.03.2014
Genetics

Transcriptomics will help in the treatment of periodontitis

A new approach to the classification of periodontitis, based not on clinical manifestations and symptoms, but on the analysis of gene activity in the affected tissues, will allow for earlier diagnosis and more individualized therapy.

25.03.2014
Other life sciences

Atherosclerosis: another target for preventive drugs

As shown by researchers from the USA and Sweden, the key substance in the prevention of atherosclerosis of the arteries is an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 2B. This fact will allow us to develop fundamentally new pharmacological agents for the prevention of cardiovascular pathology.

24.03.2014
Genetics

Preventive genetics is not a luxury

Genetic diseases must be prevented. Did the participants of the round table "Preventive genetics – luxury or the key to the health of Russians" talk about this?

24.03.2014
Cellular technologies

DIY: Stem cells from a drop of blood

A new method of creating induced pluripotent stem cells from a drop of capillary blood obtained with a finger prick allows donors to independently prepare blood samples and send them to the laboratory for processing.

24.03.2014
New in Gerontology

Aging brain needs REST

Active in the period of intrauterine development, the REST gene protects neurons from stressful influences in the later stages of life, and a decrease in its expression in old age is associated with Alzheimer's disease.

24.03.2014
Genetics

Genetics knocks on the doors of operating rooms

Contrary to the popular opinion that genetics is a "guest from the future", the RNC is confident and successfully proves that this science has already become a powerful help for surgeons today.

24.03.2014