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Biomedicine

Everything is poison and everything is medicine

The venom of Brazilian wasps has become an ideal "killer" of cancer cells for the reason that its molecules are "tuned" to work with those fats that are present only on the surface of cancer cells.

08.09.2015
Biomedicine

How Bacteria and Viruses Help Create Antibodies to Treat Humans

The invention of the phage display method made it possible to use the properties of bacteriophages in the search for new antibodies, which are extremely in demand for improving the diagnosis and therapy of many dangerous diseases.

08.09.2015
Various

Grandmothers are burning!

These older women (the group does not invite participants under 80 years old) are incredibly cute when they perform. Their energy and enthusiasm is amazing considering their age.

08.09.2015
Cellular technologies

Corneal restoration will become more accessible

Currently, oral cavity cells for the treatment of diseases of the cornea of the eyes are cultivated only in a few specialized centers in the world. A method that allows you to keep them for a week will make the treatment of vision loss more accessible.

07.09.2015
Other life sciences

Biomolecules on spokes

Bioengineers from the California Institute of Technology have learned how to create non-covalent complexes in the form of threads and tangles from DNA and special proteins.

07.09.2015
Various

Mortality and life expectancy in Russia: who is right?

According to Veronika Skvortsova, Russians live the longest in the world (!). Demographers believe that the situation with mortality has not changed for the better for half a century, and the current statistics do not reflect reality.

07.09.2015
Other life sciences

Mutation for bioremediation

A mutation in the gene of one of the arabidopsis enzymes gives the plant the opportunity to extract from the soil the toxic ones left after the explosions of trinitrotoluene.

07.09.2015
Your health

To the village, to Grandpa!

A new study confirms the "hygienic hypothesis": Belgian scientists have found out why children who grew up in the countryside suffer less from asthma and some types of allergies than urban children.

04.09.2015
Your health

Autoimmune diseases (3)

Some strategies for treating autoimmune diseases can be quite successful, but their side effects are unpleasant and sometimes dangerous. Many developments never reach the stage of clinical research.

04.09.2015
Genetics

Antibodies against the "stone man syndrome"

Researchers from the Regeneron group of biotech companies have uncovered the mechanism of transformation of muscle and connective tissue into bone growths in a rare hereditary disease and have developed antibodies that protect mice from this disease.

04.09.2015
Innovative Russia

Breakthrough technologies for health preservation

Theranostics is the global trend of medicine of the future. The term has appeared relatively recently in modern science. Theranostics combines the entire cycle of medical services: from early diagnosis of diseases to therapy and subsequent monitoring of treatment.

02.09.2015
Exhibitions and conferences

Future of Biomedicine 2015

The purpose of the conference is to develop international cooperation and research in the field of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry and biomedical technologies.

02.09.2015
Other life sciences

Glue for submariners and surgeons

The new glue with the name "Voltaglue" has many possible practical applications, ranging from underwater repair of ships and pipes to a universal tool for surgery.

02.09.2015
Other life sciences

For the first time in Russia: silicone heart model

The first domestic model of the heart, "grown" from silicone with the help of three-dimensional printing technology, will be able to make life much easier for resident surgeons, who to this day practice their skills on pig hearts.

02.09.2015