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Grants and competitions

Youth Award in the field of nanoindustry

The prize is awarded for the development and implementation of a new nanotechnology product or the development of its production. In 2011, the Prize fund will amount to 300,000 rubles.

12.05.2011

Other life sciences

Physical education will not help with obesity?

Researchers from Pennsylvania claim that if an obese person begins to exercise intensively, he is more likely to get heart problems than to gain muscle mass and "burn" excess fat.

11.05.2011

New in Gerontology

Prolonging Life: Disable Mitochondrial Translational Control proteins

Suppression of the synthesis of mitochondrial translational control proteins necessary for normal biosynthesis in these organelles led to prolongation of cell life.

11.05.2011

Note to the businessman

More tips for startups

Unfortunately, many startups significantly overestimate their experience and knowledge. And as a result, they spend time on stillborn projects.

11.05.2011

Exhibitions and conferences

There are 5 days left before the start of "Bioindustry-2011"

The press conference and the official opening of the exhibition-conference "Bioindustry-2011" will take place on May 17 at 12.00 in Lenexpo.

11.05.2011

Your health

Supplements to traffic regulations: read the instructions for medicines! (part 2)

Continuation of the list of medications, the reception of which may adversely affect the management of transport.

11.05.2011

Biomedicine

Cancer prevention: waiting for the results of phase II clinical trials

"You can just kill precancerous cells from time to time. For example, once every few years to do preventive, cleansing therapy," says Andrey Gudkov, scientific director of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, USA.

11.05.2011

New in Gerontology

Another reason for aging: a mutation in the BAF-1 protein gene

A sharp disruption of the BAF-1 protein in all cells of the body leads to progeria, but during a person's life, many mutational changes in the BAF-1 gene can accumulate, which leads to the same aging. Only delayed and stretched in time.

11.05.2011

Grants and competitions

Competition for developers of medicines and medical equipment

The Bortnik Foundation announces a competition "Development of highly effective technologies for obtaining medicines, medical equipment and medical devices for the diagnosis and treatment of socially significant diseases".

10.05.2011

Biomedicine

A breakthrough in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease?

The test for the formation of dehydroepiandrosterone by blood oxidation can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease at its earliest stage and to monitor the effectiveness of therapy and the progression of the disease.

06.05.2011

Grants and competitions

The Institute of Biomedical Problems is recruiting graduate students

IMBP RAS announces admission to postgraduate studies in the following specialties: physiology; biotechnology; safety in emergency situations; aviation, space and marine medicine.

06.05.2011

Note to the businessman

The World of Big Pharma: waiting for the revolution

Social, demographic and economic changes in society cannot but affect the pharmaceutical industry. A turning point has come in the evolution of Big Pharma.

06.05.2011

New in Gerontology

Find out your biological age by telomere length – buy Nobel tests!

Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn decided to take part in the founding of the company Telome Health, which sells tests for determining biological age, when she was preparing for the study Know your telomeres ("Know your telomeres").

06.05.2011

Grants and competitions

The third All–Russian competition "Science to Society"

The All–Russian competition "Science to Society" for the third time opens the reception of popular scientific articles and videos dedicated to the achievements of Russian science in recent years.

06.05.2011

Your health

Osteochondrosis: the truth about a non-existent disease

In the vast majority of cases, what doctors and patients call osteochondrosis is not. The result is expensive unnecessary examinations and ineffective (and often also expensive) methods of treating back and neck pain.

05.05.2011

Note to the businessman

In search of investments: how not to fly into the web of "divorce"

To determine whether you are dealing with potential investors or undoubted scammers, in 90% of cases you do not need a private investigator. You can handle it yourself no less effectively.

04.05.2011

Your health

Supplements to traffic regulations: read the instructions for medicines! (part 1)

A lot of medicines, including over–the-counter ones, can cause an accident - both because of the main action and due to possible side effects.

04.05.2011

Note to the businessman

Developers of innovative medicines are offered help

BFC "Severny" invites developers of innovative medicines to submit their project to assist in the organization of financing and access to the necessary services and expertise of the international level.

04.05.2011

Other life sciences

We change white fat to brown

A mechanism has been found to suppress the synthesis of cellular protein, which is associated with hunger and is involved in the transformation of so-called brown fat into white fat.

04.05.2011

Note to the businessman

About "nedostartapers", "nedoinvestors"...

On any of the sites of free ads or business forums, in the "investor search" section, you will definitely come across an abundance of ridiculous "investment proposals". The network has the same huge number of pseudo-investors.

03.05.2011