Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Alzheimer's disease: we will go the other way!

Unfortunately, it seems that the fight against the main symptom of Alzheimer's disease – amyloid plaques – is useless. It is possible that workarounds for the treatment of this disease will be effective.

11.10.2012
Biomedicine

Another way to deliver drugs to cancer cells

French scientists propose a new approach to solving an old problem: the enzyme beta-galactosidase generates an active drug from an inactive precursor that can only be captured by cancer cells.

11.10.2012
Genetics

Jurassic Park will never be opened

The talk that it would be good to isolate the DNA of dinosaurs or insects trapped in an amber trap can be stopped.

11.10.2012
Prolonging youth

Old stem cells can be restored to youth

The technique of rejuvenation of stem cells of elderly patients opens the way to increase the effectiveness of autologous cell therapy of various diseases and to the overall rejuvenation of the body.

10.10.2012
Nanotechnology

Together against cancer

Antibodies specific to the receptor on the surface of cancer cells that triggers the mechanism of apoptosis cannot activate it singly. Magnetic nanoparticles helped to assemble them into groups.

08.10.2012
Genetics

The cause of dozens of hereditary diseases

The mechanism of occurrence of severe diseases associated with an unusual change in the structure of the genome has been solved. This knowledge is important both for the diagnosis and for the search for drugs against three dozen human genetic diseases.

08.10.2012
Nanotechnology

Delivery of drugs to aging cells

Aging cells overexpress beta-galactosidase, and nanoparticles coated with a substrate for this enzyme open in its presence, releasing the contents to destroy cells, prevent their deterioration, or even to rejuvenate.

08.10.2012
Biomedicine

Against AIDS and cancer

The antiretroviral drug nelfinavir not only suppresses the development of the human immunodeficiency virus in the cells of the human immune system, but also prevents the development of aggressive forms of breast cancer.

08.10.2012
Cellular technologies

Mice from stem cells

Scientists from Kyoto University created full-fledged eggs from embryonic and induced stem cells of mice and brought it to the birth of healthy mice.

05.10.2012
Genetics

Hard and software for personalized medicine

The transition from the sale of software to hardware with a pre-installed set of programs is primarily due to the fact that medical institutions are unable to maintain the level of data protection required by regulatory documents.

04.10.2012
Biomedicine

We change morphines to mambalgins

French biologists used one of the key components of the black mamba venom – toxic mambalgin proteins – to produce a powerful analgesic that surpasses morphine in strength and does not cause dependence and respiratory suppression

04.10.2012
Nanotechnology

Deep glow of nanoparticles

Light from new biocompatible nanoparticles in living tissues can be detected at a record depth of more than three centimeters.

03.10.2012
Nanotechnology

Blanks for bioengineered tissues – at the speed of sound

Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have developed an innovative technology that allows you to create three-dimensional microscopic structures from biocompatible hydrogels in a matter of seconds.

03.10.2012