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Biomedicine

An important step to creating a cream for the treatment of melanoma

Australian researchers have synthesized a peptide that mimics the myxoma virus, which kills melanoma. Based on it, scientists want to make a cream that will be effective at an early stage of the disease.

10.10.2012

Nanotechnology

Is a cream with nanoparticles nothing more than a publicity stunt?

Don't believe the advertising: a study by scientists at the University of Bath has shown that even with partial damage to a skin sample, nanoparticles do not penetrate through the upper stratum corneum of the epidermis.

10.10.2012

Other life sciences

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to molecular biologists

Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka made fundamental discoveries that explained how one of the important classes of cellular receptors, G–protein coupled receptors, works.

10.10.2012

Prolonging youth

Old stem cells can be restored to youth

The technique of rejuvenation of stem cells of elderly patients opens the way to increase the effectiveness of autologous cell therapy of various diseases and to the overall rejuvenation of the body.

10.10.2012

Theories of aging

Life expectancy does not depend on the length of telomeres

An adequate indicator of life expectancy was not the actual length of telomeres, but the rate of their shortening.

10.10.2012

Healthy skepticism

Why is a bad life better than a good one

I'm going to teach you how to live for a long time and never get sick. I'm telling you the recipe...

10.10.2012

Grants and competitions

Start-2013

The Fund for Assistance to the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere announces the holding of open competitions for small businesses under the Start-2013 program.

08.10.2012

Nanotechnology

Together against cancer

Antibodies specific to the receptor on the surface of cancer cells that triggers the mechanism of apoptosis cannot activate it singly. Magnetic nanoparticles helped to assemble them into groups.

08.10.2012

Genetics

The cause of dozens of hereditary diseases

The mechanism of occurrence of severe diseases associated with an unusual change in the structure of the genome has been solved. This knowledge is important both for the diagnosis and for the search for drugs against three dozen human genetic diseases.

08.10.2012

Nanotechnology

Delivery of drugs to aging cells

Aging cells overexpress beta-galactosidase, and nanoparticles coated with a substrate for this enzyme open in its presence, releasing the contents to destroy cells, prevent their deterioration, or even to rejuvenate.

08.10.2012

Your health

Food and other drugs

Internet addiction is increasingly being added to the most common addictions recognized as mental disorders – from gambling, alcohol, food, computers, smoking and drugs.

08.10.2012

Biomedicine

Against AIDS and cancer

The antiretroviral drug nelfinavir not only suppresses the development of the human immunodeficiency virus in the cells of the human immune system, but also prevents the development of aggressive forms of breast cancer.

08.10.2012

Various

Rumors and gossip about the choice of the sex of the unborn child

American clinics for in vitro fertilization choose, at the request of clients, the sex of either several thousand, or only a few dozen future babies. Who to believe?

08.10.2012

Your health

How to live to be a hundred years old

Most Americans ignore the doctors' recommendations given here. Personally, you can also ignore them, but don't blame me if anything...

05.10.2012

Cellular technologies

Mice from stem cells

Scientists from Kyoto University created full-fledged eggs from embryonic and induced stem cells of mice and brought it to the birth of healthy mice.

05.10.2012

Cellular technologies

iPSCs and cancer cells are similar at the molecular level

This is the first study that describes specific molecular pathways common to induced pluripotent and cancer cells, when compared directly.

05.10.2012

Genetics

Hard and software for personalized medicine

The transition from the sale of software to hardware with a pre-installed set of programs is primarily due to the fact that medical institutions are unable to maintain the level of data protection required by regulatory documents.

04.10.2012

Biomedicine

We change morphines to mambalgins

French biologists used one of the key components of the black mamba venom – toxic mambalgin proteins – to produce a powerful analgesic that surpasses morphine in strength and does not cause dependence and respiratory suppression

04.10.2012

Various

Rebellion against old age

Humanity responds to the fatal demographic process with a revolt. Young people do not want to grow up and revel in toys. Older people are passionate about rejuvenating technologies.

04.10.2012

Nanotechnology

Deep glow of nanoparticles

Light from new biocompatible nanoparticles in living tissues can be detected at a record depth of more than three centimeters.

03.10.2012