Histocompatibility system genes and longevity
The study of genetic markers of aging and age-related diseases is one of the most relevant areas in gerontology.
11.07.2008The study of genetic markers of aging and age-related diseases is one of the most relevant areas in gerontology.
11.07.2008Numerous facts indicate a decrease in the effectiveness of the functioning of the immune system with increasing age, as a result of which the incidence and mortality from infectious diseases increases tens and hundreds of times. The weakening and violation of the immune response is associated with an increase in the frequency of oncological and autoimmune diseases.
11.07.2008To understand the revolutionary nature of the new technology, it is enough to give a simple example: to measure the concentration of an antibiotic in the blood by traditional methods, it will take two days, and the use of abnormal optical activity of DNA scraps turned into a liquid crystal will reduce this time to ten minutes.
11.07.2008The mechanisms of aging are quite complex and diverse. Today there are several alternative theories that partly contradict each other, and partly complement each other.
11.07.2008There are several dozen theories of aging. Many of them are already only of historical interest, while the rest, reflecting a number of essential aspects of the process, can be put into a logical scheme of a more universal general mechanism of aging. One thing is common to all hypotheses – the aging of the body begins immediately after the division of the fertilized egg begins.
11.07.2008A curious research project is under consideration at the Eternal Youth Foundation. The data obtained by the author as a result of previous studies supported by the RFBR grant allow us to count on the development of ways to treat mitochondrial encephalomyopathies and slow down and even prevent the aging processes of cells induced by damage to their active oxygen forms by activating the growth of protomitochondria, as well as the elimination of old mitochondrial organelles – postmitochondria.
11.07.2008Natural habitat conditions sometimes demonstrate almost unique capabilities of animals to neutralize toxins or infections.
11.07.2008Fortune magazine included GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies intensively engaged in the development and production of biotechnological drugs, and one Russian company in the top five in terms of investment attractiveness for next year: (true, it has nothing to do with biotech and biopharma):
11.07.2008Despite great success in the creation of synthetic medicines, today interest in the plant and animal world as a source of biologically active substances is constantly increasing.
11.07.2008The statistics of the Russian IPO market show that the shares of most companies fall in price after the initial public offering. Meanwhile, in the process of preparing for the IPO, issuers are restructuring, becoming transparent, and their value is growing rapidly. To participate in the growth that precedes the placement of shares, so-called pre-IPO funds are used.
11.07.2008Competition from generic drugs (copies of original drugs) will lead to a reduction in sales of the largest American companies by $67 billion already in 2007-2012, as patent protection for more than 30 drugs will expire. This is almost half of the total revenue of US companies in 2007. Looking at all this, financial analysts do not recommend investing in the securities of pharmaceutical companies. Experts predict the leadership of biotechnologies, in which generics are technologically and legally impossible.
11.07.2008Based on the new realities, it is necessary to follow a fundamentally different investment tactic, different from everything that has been practiced in recent years, says Jonathan Burton. On behalf of MarketWatch, they compiled 10 tips for investors where to direct their money in the next 12 months, so that later it would not be excruciatingly painful for senseless investments.
11.07.2008A small addition of substances present in any living cell – nicotinamide dinucleotide (NADH) and adenosine triphosphoric acid (ATP), as well as some harmless dicarboxylic acids – allow you to store ground sausage without spoilage for several weeks, and sausage instead of ten – forty, and not add poisonous nitrates and nitrites to them. But do industrialists accept safer technologies?
11.07.2008The use of natural diversity for therapeutic purposes is not limited only to fungi and actinomycetes that produce antibiotics.
11.07.2008Which way should a manager choose – to demonstrate closeness to subordinates or to introduce strict subordination? To what extent and in what way should the doors be "opened" in order to avoid the disadvantages and take advantage of the advantages of such a management style?
11.07.2008From the point of view of business, demonopolization and the involvement of additional state-authorized experts will only benefit, since it will allow more new immunobiological drugs to be brought to the end user faster. The new order is more convenient for everyone, except those who have lost their monopoly.
11.07.2008The use of biotechnology of the potential of living organisms in the vital interests of man, his research and economic activities allows solving various problems.
11.07.2008Despite a slight slowdown in growth this year, the global pharmaceutical market is in excellent condition and on the verge of major changes.
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