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An immunosuppressant will not help to live up to a hundred years :(

Unfortunately, the creation of effective "medicines for old age" is still far away. Rapamycin has many side effects and therefore cannot be used to prolong people's lives. In particular, it has an immunosuppressive effect (weakens the immune defense of the body).

Autologous stem cells: experimental and clinical studies

The program of the conference and school for young scientists includes stem cell biology, clinical application of autologous stem cells, methods of research and preparation of cellular material, cell technologies, gene therapy and other topics.

Scholarships of the European Molecular Biology Organization

The Foundation for New Technologies of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) offers long-term and short-term scholarship programs for biologists.

Key indicators of Russian science in 2005-2007

Collection "Indicators of Science: 2009". The collection gives a very detailed picture of the state of Russian research and Development in recent years.

The inevitable nano-future

Future scenarios are determined primarily by the choice of priorities for technological development. The development of modern information and environmental technologies is the "inevitable future" of all scenarios of global development. At the same time, the rapid development of biotechnologies or nanotechnologies generates special scenario branches: the alternative scenario "Biotechnological Revolution" and the breakthrough scenario "Quantum Reality".

From Siberia with a vaccine

Vector-BiAlgam offers Russia's first combined vaccine against hepatitis A and B, plans to create a bottling site for injectable drugs and hopes to organize the production of immunoglobulins from donated blood.

Competition of Russian-Japanese research projects

RFBR and the Japanese Society for the Advancement of Science announce the 2010 contest of joint Russian-Japanese research projects.

Cellular technologies: treatment, recovery, rejuvenation

Both systemic and local administration of autologous adult stem cells and umbilical cord blood cells gives a proven multiple positive effect in the treatment of various diseases and in cosmetology practice.

General regenerating effect of stem cell transplantation: application

Human Frontier Science Program Scholarships for PhD candidates

The Human Frontier Science Program offers scientists with a PhD degree two scholarship programs for advanced training in the framework of fundamental transnational and interdisciplinary research in the field of life sciences.

A matter of life and death

The Science for Life Extension Foundation has asked renowned scientists working in various fields of biology to answer questions related to aging.

"DNA Technology" is gaining momentum

Now DNA Technology has entered into cooperation with many Russian medical centers that work in the field of diagnostics, with blood transfusion stations, with cancer centers.

Cholesterol and atherosclerosis: the investigation is not over

High-density lipoproteins ("good" cholesterol) are fully justified, and even recognized as useful. Low-density lipoproteins are considered to be responsible for the development of atherosclerosis. But this verdict is also subject to appeal.

Immunity and longevity

There is no question of transferring the results to clinics yet. But the value of the discovery is already great enough: it has allowed scientists to advance in understanding the links between immunity and longevity.

Oncology: news from the front edge

This article is about the causes, patterns of development and ways of treating oncological diseases, as well as about the difficulties that oncologists face when developing new means and methods of cancer treatment.

The safest induced pluripotent stem cells

No cases of oncological neoplasms were detected in rats that were transplanted with stem cells obtained from stomach cells.

Prolonging life: gene therapy instead of starvation?

The prospects are tempting: one injection of a genetically engineered vector with WWP1 will be enough to prolong life by 20%, and at the same time get rid of many age-related diseases. But this is only if scientists manage to achieve the same effect on mammals.

MICEX will help innovative companies grow

The new MICEX sector is designed to bring, first of all, young high-tech companies to the market. High-tech companies, as well as those using bio- and nanotechnology, are prioritized.

The fact that a low–calorie diet pushes back old age is no longer a hypothesis, but a medical fact

The results of a 20-year experiment with rhesus monkeys have confirmed that calorie restriction increases the average life expectancy and pushes back the onset of age-related diseases in primates.

Will an immunosuppressant help you live up to a hundred years?

The aging process can be slowed down, and life expectancy increased, and by taking the drug already in old age. Scientists plan to find out whether it is possible to eliminate the side effect in the form of a decrease in immunity in the course of further experiments.