Life Sciences

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Other life sciences

NCoR1 – coordinator of cholesterol metabolism

Corepressor 1 of liver cell nuclei (NCoR1) is able to actively regulate the concentration of cholesterol in the blood; the development of drugs that affect NCoR1 is a new promising direction in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.

03.06.2014
Biomedicine

Cancer Stem Cell drug gives hope

Encouraging results of a clinical trial of an experimental drug OMP-54F28 (FZD8-Fc) selectively acting on cancer stem cells have been published.

03.06.2014
Genetics

The thousand-dollar genome: the goal is almost achieved

With the help of a unique program for financing promising developments, the US government has almost managed to achieve the long-awaited goal: to reduce the cost of genome sequencing to thousands of dollars.

03.06.2014
Biomedicine

Quadropeutics: a quadruple blow to the tumor

Researchers from Rice University conducted the first preclinical study of an innovative approach to cancer treatment, consisting in a combination of four existing therapies and called "quadropeutics".

02.06.2014
Biomedicine

A new method of repairing damaged bones

The complex of heparin microparticles and growth factor – bone morphogenetic protein – increases the effectiveness of the restoration of traumatic bone tissue damage.

02.06.2014
Cellular technologies

About the present and the future of IPSK – first-hand

Induced pluripotent stem cells are the hope, if not for eternal youth, then at least for solving a number of medical problems. Nobel laureate Professor Shinya Yamanaka told about the prospects of his discovery.

02.06.2014
Cellular technologies

Endogenous stem cells to improve the cognitive functions of the damaged brain

The active study of stem cell biology and the development of drug delivery systems to brain tissue should shed light on the processes of brain development and endogenous responses to damage, as well as give rise to new approaches to brain regeneration and restoration of cognitive functions that have deteriorated due to injuries and neurodegenerative diseases.

02.06.2014
Cellular technologies

Artificial lung will replace laboratory animals

A new three-dimensional model of a lung the size of a sugar cube will allow us to accurately assess the effectiveness of drugs for the treatment of cancer of this organ, minimizing or even completely eliminating animal testing.

30.05.2014
Other life sciences

Two groups of scientists have mapped proteins in the human body

Since any protein does not exist by itself, but is part of complex and intricate chains of interactions that determine the fate of the cell, tissue or organ in which they occur, it was very difficult to understand without a diagram or map.

29.05.2014
Other life sciences

Implants against post-traumatic stress

DARPA has announced the launch of a project aimed at developing a brain implant for the treatment of a number of mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress.

28.05.2014
Nanotechnology

Nanoshprits for the egg

The MEMS nanoinjector is the world's smallest medical syringe for delivering solvent–free DNA molecules to an egg.

27.05.2014
Biomedicine

Translarna vs. Duchenne myodystrophy

The European Committee on Medicinal Products for Humans has authorized the registration of the drug Translarna, or ataluren, for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

27.05.2014
New in Gerontology

Melatonin strengthens aging bones

Melatonin-containing dietary supplements increase the bone strength of old mice, but it is still premature to talk about their benefits for human bones.

27.05.2014
Other life sciences

Miniature Wireless Heart Rate Driver

Experiments on rabbits have demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of tiny heart rate drivers powered by external batteries.

26.05.2014