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Other life sciences

The lowest–quality sperm is from the diggers

Only one sexually active male is responsible for breeding a colony of naked diggers. The lack of competition has made the diggers' sperm exceptionally sluggish and of low quality.

08.12.2011
Biomedicine

Brain tumor will be cured by viruses

The world's first clinical trials of a new method of treating a brain tumor – glioblastoma – using parvoviruses have begun at the German Cancer Center in Heidelberg.

07.12.2011
Controversial

There is no male menopause?

Bradley Enewalt from the University of Washington, spoke at a conference sponsored by the Endocrinological Society, with an unexpected statement that the male menopause is only a myth.

07.12.2011
Exhibitions and conferences

Prenatal diagnosis and genetic passport

On May 16-18, 2012, the V All-Russian Conference with international participation "Prenatal diagnostics and genetic passport – the basis of preventive medicine in the age of nanotechnology" will be held at the D. O. Ott NIIAG (St. Petersburg).

06.12.2011
Innovative Russia

Investors are changing their benchmarks

Private equity and venture capital funds in Russia are most willing to invest in IT and ICT. But experts believe that in the coming decade, the situation may radically change: recently, government agencies have most often provided assistance to companies in the field of healthcare and biotechnology.

06.12.2011
Biomedicine

Double blow to cancer: 2-deoxyglucose + Navitoclax

2-deoxyglucose deprives cancer cells of a protein that disables the mechanism of cellular suicide. These cells can be finished off with the help of the drug Navitoclax, which suppresses the activity of two intracellular inhibitors of apoptosis.

06.12.2011
Other life sciences

Three-dimensional bone printing

Three-dimensional printing technology opens up huge opportunities for doctors to treat the most complex fractures and other bone injuries.

05.12.2011
Healthy skepticism

Immortality: dreaming is not harmful...

Dreams of making a person immortal have existed throughout civilization. But recently, almost none of the gerontologists have expressed much optimism on this issue.

05.12.2011
Various

How the state shortchanges pensioners

The average life expectancy of men in Russia after retirement today is 12 years, women – 22 years. The pension is calculated on the basis of the palpable period of survival, equal to either 17 or 19 years.

02.12.2011
Cellular technologies

Muscles can be restored

The researchers managed to regenerate functioning muscle tissue in the body of living mice using fibrin microfibers coated with reprogrammed human cells.

02.12.2011
Biomedicine

A gift for AIDS Day

The DNA of antibodies effective against most forms of HIV is sewn into the DNA of muscle cells, and muscle cells begin to synthesize these antibodies, ignoring mutations that change the appearance of the virus.

01.12.2011
Your health

What is cataract and how to deal with it

Cataracts are considered by many to be an inevitable companion of age. But thanks to the development of modern medical technologies, it is possible to successfully combat this problem today and restore vision to almost 100%.

01.12.2011
Biotechnologies - into life

Russian-British-German Biopharmaceuticals

For the first time, a Russian company initiates the creation of a new powerful player in the global market of innovative pharmaceuticals.

01.12.2011
Your health

Medical tourism is beneficial to everyone

More and more companies specialize in providing medical services to foreign tourists. The volume of the global medical tourism market is estimated at approximately $100 billion per year.

30.11.2011
Various

The Wonders of Nanomedicine

The "electronic skin" is capable of transmitting data on blood pressure, heart rate and respiration of a person to a computer or mobile phone. About this and other recent achievements of nanomedicine, watch the RIA Novosti video channel.

30.11.2011
Biomedicine

Goodbye, caries?

A combined vaccine against caries, consisting of DNA and protein from two different bacteria, has performed well in preclinical trials.

30.11.2011