Life Sciences

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Other life sciences

Fighting obesity: Cheat the Hunger hormone

Hoping to develop a drug that suppresses hunger, the researchers blocked the work of a protein that activates the "hunger hormone" – ghrelin.

24.11.2010
Biomedicine

Troponin T will warn about the risk of cardiovascular diseases

A new method for determining troponin T in the blood, 10 times more sensitive than the existing ones, will allow determining the likelihood of developing diseases of the cardiovascular system and timely, in 10-15 years, take measures to prevent them.

17.11.2010
Biomedicine

Cancer drugs: each case is unique

For the occurrence of cancer, signal cascades are of the greatest importance, which stimulate the division of cells in the embryo, but they are not turned on in an adult. The search for substances capable of suppressing their work is one of the promising approaches to the development of drugs against cancer.

16.11.2010
Cellular technologies

Stem cells without formalism

"It is necessary that all the formalities take place as quickly as possible," commented the head of the Department of General Hematology of the Russian Children's Clinical Hospital Mikhail Maschan - V.Putin is trying to solve the problem of importing stem cells from abroad.

15.11.2010
Cellular technologies

Stem cell transplantation against senile muscle atrophy

Perhaps the transplantation of donor or activation of their own satellite stem cells will someday help in the treatment of congenital muscular dystrophy and in countering senile muscle atrophy.

12.11.2010
Genetic engineering

Pharming news: periwinkle-bioreactor

A transgenic garden flower will make it possible to obtain halogen-containing alkaloids, including for pharmaceuticals, directly on the garden bed, and not with the help of multi-stage chemical synthesis or genetically modified microorganisms.

11.11.2010
Bioethics

The younger sister of genetics

The exhibition "The Younger Sister of Genetics" (State Darwin Museum, November 15 – December 20, 2010) is dedicated to eugenics – the science of improving the human race.

10.11.2010
Other life sciences

Smile: the "smart pill" takes you off

The first "smart pills" will control the frequency and dosage of medication for patients who have undergone transplantation. In the future, the microchip will assess the patient's condition and the effectiveness of therapy.

10.11.2010
New in Gerontology

Lactates as an indicator of brain aging

With age, the level of lactic acid salts – lactates increases in the brain tissue. Lactate can be used as a marker of brain aging, and the spectroscopic method is a convenient non–invasive way to monitor its level.

08.11.2010
Biomedicine

Shaped blood elements from fibroblasts

Researchers from McMaster University have managed to reprogram fibroblasts into all types of blood cells without the intermediate stage of induced pluripotent stem cells.

08.11.2010
Biomedicine

Genetics is the key to cancer treatment

Carlo Croce, a world–renowned specialist in the study of cancer genetics, professor at Ohio State University and director of the Human Cancer Genetics Program, spoke about his vision of the future of cancer treatment and the reasons for the effectiveness of science in the United States.

03.11.2010
Cellular technologies

Liver from a test tube

A miniature (1000 times smaller than the real one), but functioning model of a human liver is the first step towards creating an artificial liver suitable for human transplantation.

03.11.2010
Cellular technologies

The bioprinter will patch the burned skin

In the near future, the bioprinter will be tested on pigs whose skin is more similar to human skin. After clinical trials, it can be used in burn centers and military field hospitals.

02.11.2010