Nanobiotechnology in Russia
Discoveries that could radically change our lives in the foreseeable future are being made today at the intersection of sciences: biology and mathematics, chemistry and physics, medicine and nanotechnology.
11.04.2013Discoveries that could radically change our lives in the foreseeable future are being made today at the intersection of sciences: biology and mathematics, chemistry and physics, medicine and nanotechnology.
11.04.2013In experiments on dogs, scientists have successfully applied a combination of two therapeutic approaches to treat a hereditary disease that leads to "chicken blindness".
11.04.2013Artificial ovaries from endocrine cells encapsulated in biocompatible material are a promising alternative to hormone replacement therapy.
11.04.2013The system consists of two chips – the first catches and removes erythrocytes and platelets from the blood sample, and the second catches leukocytes, leaving only cancer cells circulating in the bloodstream in the sample.
11.04.2013If you reduce salt intake and at the same time increase the potassium content in the diet, this can have a very beneficial effect on health.
11.04.2013Activists-defenders of the foreskin are going to obstruct the famous American Oprah Winfrey, who is meeting with her fans in three Canadian cities this week.
11.04.2013Comprehensive Internet technologies, robots, three-dimensional printing, portable devices, cloud computing, mobility and much more promise to open a new era in the development of medicine. In other words, a bright future awaits her.
10.04.2013Mutations in the ATRX gene, which is necessary for telomere replication, cause cognitive impairment, developmental abnormalities and increase the likelihood of developing brain cancer. Researchers from the University of Western Ontario have uncovered the mechanism of this pathology.
10.04.2013The number of transposons ("jumping genes") and their activity in the brain of fruit flies increases with age and correlates with the severity of neurodegeneration. It remains to find out what is the cause and what is the effect.
10.04.2013Even a layman can easily imagine what resources should be spent in order to make a complete map of the human brain with all its numerous structures – and establish their purpose.
10.04.2013To help a person cope with senile eye diseases, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.Skulachev needed 10 years, tens of millions of dollars and young scientists, whom he returned from abroad.
10.04.2013Modern nanotechnology can easily reproduce a film that mimics the wings of cicadas covered with microscopic spikes, and in the near future this principle may lead to the creation of a new class of bactericidal materials.
09.04.2013Observing the joint evolution of HIV and antibodies directed against it allowed scientists to make valuable observations that give hope for the development of a long-awaited effective vaccine against this disease.
09.04.2013Five gadgets that will allow you to lead a healthier lifestyle and monitor different indicators of your body.
09.04.2013The action of metformin as a hero- and oncoprotector is based on blocking the synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines, an excess of which contributes to the development of pathological inflammatory reactions and malignant tumors.
09.04.2013Variants of the structure of genes that determine the rate of "biological aging" – telomere shortening – are associated with the risk of developing age-related diseases, including several types of cancer, cardiovascular and some other diseases.
08.04.2013Mutations in one or two of these genes lead to mild metabolic disorders and the development of mild forms of obesity. Extreme forms of obesity develop in cases where a large number of such mutations are present in the genome.
08.04.2013A slight feeling of hunger caused by a reduction in daily calorie intake can protect the brain from the development of Alzheimer's disease.
08.04.2013After processing L-carnitine by the intestinal microflora, the level of trimethylamino-N-oxide (TMAO) in the blood increases, which is believed to be, and the more TMAO, the slower cholesterol leaves the walls of blood vessels.
08.04.2013The intake of phytohormones by postmenopausal women does not compensate for the lack of estrogen in the body and cannot be an alternative to hormone replacement therapy.
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