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Biotechnologies - into life

The power of Russia will grow as a biopharm

The round table "Biopharma: creating conditions for effective growth" was held within the framework of the III Scientific and Practical Conference "Prospects for the development of innovations in biology".

04.12.2009
Prolonging youth

Prolonging life: remove the paternal genes!

Geneticists explain the prolongation of life in the "daughters of two mothers" by the suppression of the Rasgrf1 gene on chromosome 9 inherited from the father. It is possible that other genes, usually transmitted from the father, also affect life expectancy.

03.12.2009
Your health

Run to the arthrosis!

Intensive running or jumping significantly increases the risk of developing osteoarthritis. And sports with a low load on the skeleton (swimming, cycling) can heal damaged cartilage and prevent diseases of healthy joints.

02.12.2009
Prolonging youth

Prolonging youth: to be continued

It's not about immortality. We are rather counting on an increase in the period of youth, we are struggling with age-related decrepitude of a person.

02.12.2009
New in Gerontology

Age-related infectious disease: loneliness

Lonely elderly people can "infect" others with their mood: their acquaintances and neighbors subsequently gradually move away from people, eventually being eliminated from society as a whole.

02.12.2009
Biomedicine

Glue atherosclerotic plaques

Blockage of blood vessels by detached atherosclerotic plaques can be deadly. But it seems that scientists have already found the key to reducing the risk.

02.12.2009
Exhibitions and conferences

XVII Russian National Congress "Man and Medicine"

XVII Russian National Congress "Man and Medicine", exhibition of modern medicines, new information technologies, medical devices and specialized publications (Moscow, April 12-16, 2010).

02.12.2009
Cloning

Clone a person before they forbid it!

The five-year ban on human cloning in Russia ceased to apply in June 2007. The bill on the extension of the moratorium has not yet been considered by the State Duma. And what is not prohibited by law is, as you know, allowed.

01.12.2009
Theories of aging

Telomerase is an eternally young topic

Currently, several drugs are being studied, the mechanism of action of which is somehow directed at the activity of the telomerase enzyme. To treat cancer, they try to inhibit telomerase, to prolong life – to activate it.

30.11.2009
Biomedicine

Genetic testing – to the masses!

Genetic tests appearing on the medical services market cause confusion among doctors and doubts among patients. American medical companies decided to identify among the many genetic tests really effective and appropriate.

30.11.2009
Biomedicine

Against melanoma – vaccine-implant

An implant made of biodegradable plastic impregnated with a mixture of two substances – cytokines and tumor antigens – triggers an attack of the immune system on melanoma. In fact, it is a cancer vaccine, only with an unusual method of administration.

27.11.2009
Cellular technologies

Amniotic stem cells – Rising stars of cell therapy

Stem cells of amniotic fluid (amniotic fluid) can give rise to almost any type of cell and, unlike embryonic stem cells, do not form tumors when injected into the body of animals.

25.11.2009
Bioethics

Transplantology in law

The order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation "On approval of the Procedure for providing medical care by organ transplantation" is commented by the director of the Center for Transplantology and Artificial Organs, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Sergey Gauthier.

24.11.2009