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Prolonging youth

SIRT3 is a potential source of longevity

Overexpression of the SIRT3 gene rejuvenates hematopoietic stem cells of an aging organism by increasing the efficiency of the antioxidant defense system.

01.02.2013
Other life sciences

Hairpin for Alzheimer's

UCLA researchers have discovered a unique hairpin structure on a certain fragment of the toxic form of beta-amyloid, facilitating its adhesion. It may turn out to be the most relevant target for the creation of drugs against Alzheimer's disease.

01.02.2013
Cellular technologies

Stem cells in heart attack: shining to others, I burn myself

The introduction of specialized cardiac stem cells promotes the restoration of the heart muscle after a heart attack by stimulating the division of preserved cardiomyocytes and attracting the patient's stem cells to the injury zone. At the same time, the transplanted cells die quickly.

31.01.2013
Biomedicine

Smoky lungs are not dangerous during transplantation

Life expectancy after transplantation and indicators of respiratory function in patients who received the lungs of a smoker and those who received the organs of non-smokers practically do not differ.

31.01.2013
Genetic engineering

Insect virus vs. influenza virus

A new type of flu vaccine, in the production of which neither the virus itself nor chicken eggs are used, will soon appear on the American market. The main feature of this vaccine is that when it is created, an insect virus and recombinant DNA are used.

31.01.2013
Other life sciences

Bioinformatics is useful and "useless"

What is useful bioinformatics and what is interesting about "useless" bioinformatics, why one should not be afraid of GMOs and how one can study the cell as a whole, in his lecture on "Gazeta.Ru" says Professor Mikhail Gelfand.

31.01.2013
Biomedicine

Antisense therapy: the first swallow

According to the forecasts of experts of the analytical company Cowen & Co, 2013 may become the year of "antisense technologies" due to the large number of promising experimental drugs at the stage of clinical trials.

31.01.2013
Other life sciences

Skin aging: the main culprit is grabbed by the hand

The decrease in CD98hc protein synthesis observed in old mice confirms its role in tissue preservation, hair follicle cycle and skin healing, which are disrupted with age.

31.01.2013
Innovative Russia

BIO-2020: results of the seminar

Seminar on the BIO-2020 program in Rusnano: 2013 will be decisive in the selection of regional projects for state programs to support biotechnology.

30.01.2013
Prolonging youth

Is hydrogen sulfide an anti–aging agent?

Known due to the characteristic smell of rotten eggs, hydrogen sulfide gas can slow down the aging process through a wide range of mechanisms.

30.01.2013
Biomedicine

Hydrogel-antibiotic

Together with the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore, IBM specialists have created a biocompatible hydrogel. Its antibacterial and antifungal properties are due not to chemical, but exclusively to physical effects.

30.01.2013
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of rare diseases: another clinical study

The average life expectancy of people with Fabry disease without treatment is no more than 40 years. The first object of clinical trials of gene therapy for this disease was a 34-year-old Canadian.

30.01.2013
Innovative Russia

What has been done in Skolkovo?

Why is there still an open field on the site of innograd? When will the first product "Made in Skolkovo" appear? Is our developments in danger of an "innovative hap"? The correspondent of "RG" talks about this with the vice-president of the Skolkovo Foundation Alexander Chernov.

30.01.2013
Biomedicine

Repair of the "guardian of the genome"

American biologists have learned how to correct damaged molecules of the p53 protein in cancer cells, which protects healthy cells from the appearance of fatal mutations in DNA, which will quickly and practically guarantee to rid patients of some forms of cancer in the near future.

30.01.2013
Biomedicine

A complete, though not final, victory over cancer?

The authors of the project promise that in 5-10 years all cancer patients will be able to receive personalized therapy, which will actually make cancer, if not completely curable, then a controlled disease.

29.01.2013
Biomedicine

DNA vaccine on a patch

Microneedles, painlessly penetrating the skin by no more than half a millimeter, deliver pathogen DNA coated with a polymer film to the cells of the epidermis, which facilitates the delivery of the drug and enhances the immune response.

29.01.2013
Genetic engineering

Turning sticks into cones preserves vision

Blocking the activity of one gene ensured the partial transformation of rods into cones and prevented the development of retinal pigmentation degeneration in the mouse model.

29.01.2013