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Molecular mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases

On October 9-12, the international seminar "Molecular mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases" (Molecular mechanisms of aging and aging-related diseases) will be held at MIPT.

What to choose in the biotech market?

The director of the analytical department of the IC "Golden Hills – Capital AM" advises not to acquire firms of a low degree of reliability, but in time-tested securities of companies with a total value of shares over $ 100 billion.

Protein renaturation

The method developed by Russian and Israeli scientists is able not only to restore the function of proteins after temperature denaturation, but also to increase their initial activity almost twice.

Slowing Down Aging: Are we ready? (4)

In the fourth and final part of the article, the remaining pharmacological and some other methods aimed at slowing down the aging process are considered.

Buy microswinks!

Genome editing technologies have led to the emergence of an unexpected by–product - tiny pigs, which the Chinese Institute of Genomic Research is going to sell as pets.

The end of the beginning of genome decoding

The most important result of 1000 Genomes Project is the compilation of a catalog of human gene variations and the analysis of methods and tools that can be used for further sequencing of the human genome. This catalog is completely free and is publicly available.

How a drug for Alzheimer's disease is being developed in Russia

The essence of the project "Targeted design, synthesis and research of the biological activity of multi–target compounds as innovative drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases" is to create multi-purpose drugs to combat Alzheimer's disease.

In search of an ancestor

What information about the origin of a person can be extracted from the genome if modern methods of its analysis are used?

DNA is alive and glowing

Chemists from Switzerland have developed a revolutionary dye that allows you to "highlight" DNA molecules in living cells without disturbing their vital functions, which will allow scientists to uncover many secrets of life.

References to the article "Geroprotectors: the most complete database"

Geroprotectors: the most complete database (3)

The data contained in Geroprotectors is subject to a Creative Commons license allowing their use in other analyses.

The age of menopause is determined by genes that protect the DNA of eggs

British geneticists have discovered four dozen DNA sites, on the work of which the time of menopause in women depends, and found out that taking care of their condition can help ladies maximize their sex life.

What are oncomarkers?

Recently, an increasing number of people are turning to laboratories in order to pass tests for cancer markers. Why do we need such tests? How complete information do they give? And what exactly are cancer markers?

Geroprotectors: the most complete database (2)

Motivation to create a database Geroprotectors.org there was a desire to provide researchers interested in aging-slowing compounds with a universal resource that allows them to save a huge amount of time searching for data, studying literature and expert analysis.

Geroprotectors: the most complete database (1)

Geroprotectors is an easy-to-use public database containing information on more than 250 experiments in which more than 200 confirmed or potential geroprotectors were studied.

Sex with robots is prohibited

The creators of the humanoid robot Pepper have banned android users from using it for sex, creating erotic applications for it and reprogramming it in order to use it for flirting.

Moscow Government – young scientists

According to the decision of the Moscow government, according to the results of the competition for the prizes of the Moscow Government, 31 prizes of 1 million rubles will be awarded to young scientists in 2015.

Cell sorter the size of a mobile phone

Based on acoustic waves, the sorter, which is a small and inexpensive device of the "laboratory on a chip" type, is able to compete with traditional devices using fluorescent labels.

Hydrogel will help in the treatment of heart attack

A sticky, protein-rich hydrogel developed by Johns Hopkins University researchers delays stem cells in the infarction zone and supports their vital activity, providing more effective damage recovery.

A long lazy life

Do you think that you have to expose your body to daily physical exertion in order to keep your youth longer? Do you hope that daily jogging will save you from a heart attack? Numerous modern studies dispute this point of view.