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Exhibitions and conferences

NANO 2014

This is one of the largest international conferences on nanostructured materials, which for the first time in the history of this series of internationally recognized scientific congresses will be held at Moscow State University on July 13-18, 2014.

14.01.2014
Grants and competitions

Write a popular article about science!

The purpose of the competition is to support students, postgraduates, young scientists, teachers, as well as aspiring journalists engaged in the popularization of science.

13.01.2014
Genetics

Another genetic company was accused of false statements

The US Federal Trade Commission announced that GeneLink Biosciences, a company specializing in personal genomics, made statements that were not confirmed by scientific data, and also did not provide adequate protection of the genetic information of its customers.

13.01.2014
Note to the businessman

Nanomedicine is a profitable business

The level of annual growth of the nanomedicine market in monetary terms in the coming years will be on average 12.3% and by the end of 2019, it is expected to reach $ 177.6 billion.

13.01.2014
Biomedicine

Leukocytes were given weapons to fight metastases

Leukocytes coated with nanoliposomes with two proteins, one of which attaches them to the leukocytes themselves and to cancer cells, and the second causes apoptosis in the cells, destroy tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream – sources of metastases.

13.01.2014
Other life sciences

Turning white into brown

Another intermediary substance has been found, which, under intense physical exertion, includes genes in white fat cells that turn them into brown fat cells.

10.01.2014
Other life sciences

Does your head hurt? Take a placebo!

The effect of the "dummy" pill turned out to be comparable to the analgesic effect of the well-known migraine remedy.

10.01.2014
Other life sciences

Battery, soluble without sediment

The use of "edible" batteries is not limited only to "smart" tablets. They can become a source of energy for other "edible" medical devices equipped with various sensors and cameras.

10.01.2014
Your health

Obesity is contagious. But only psychologically

You can "get infected" with obesity – but only the agent of the disease here will not be a virus or a bacterium, but the social norms of our environment that force us to eat a lot and harmfully.

09.01.2014
Your health

They don't lose weight from sex

Do not overestimate the energy expenditure on sex: if you really want to lose a couple of kilograms, then it's better to work on a treadmill for a month.

09.01.2014
Your health

Half a century of anti-smoking

About 8 million lives have been saved over 50 years of the anti-smoking campaign in the United States. The total number of years of life saved is estimated at about 157 million.

09.01.2014
Cellular technologies

Cellular technologies: will be done and is already being done

In a little over a year after the term "induced pluripotent stem cells" moved from the pages of scientific journals to mass publications, the intensity of research in the field of stem cell use for medical purposes has not decreased at all.

09.01.2014
Various

Is Japan the world leader in demographic change?

The decline in the population of Japan in the future means an increase in acreage per capita and the quality of life in general. The country's needs for food and other natural resources will also decrease.

09.01.2014
Cellular technologies

Stem cells against resistant forms of tuberculosis

The results of the preliminary study indicate that autologous bone marrow stem cells can be used to improve the effectiveness of the treatment of antibiotic-resistant forms of tuberculosis.

09.01.2014
Biomedicine

Antioxidant against multiple sclerosis

Developed more than 10 years ago, the antioxidant MitoQ significantly relieves the symptoms of the mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

30.12.2013
Biomedicine

Stop metastases at the border

In experiments on mice, the first stage of breast cancer metastasis – an attempt to invade cancer cells into surrounding tissues - was successfully blocked.

30.12.2013
Other life sciences

Drug delivery: biocomputer with printer

A biocomputer that processes molecular signals and, if necessary, activates the release of drugs can be compared to connecting a computer to a printer.

30.12.2013