Articles

Biomedicine

RNA interference - great hopes in the fight against hemophilia

Experiments on mice and primates have shown that subcutaneous administration of the experimental drug ALN-AT3 provides dose-dependent prolonged inactivation of antithrombin, contributing to the normalization of blood clotting processes.

15.04.2015

Nanotechnology

Find a needle in a haystack

Researchers from China have developed silicon chips doped with silver nanoparticles that can quickly identify various pathogens in quantities amounting to several hundred bacterial cells per milliliter of blood.

15.04.2015

Exhibitions and conferences

Technology transfer – a new dimension

We invite you to take part in the IX International Forum "From Science to Business" "Technology Transfer – a new dimension", which will be held on May 20-22, 2015 in St. Petersburg.

14.04.2015

Genetics

The rats that root for us

Laboratory rats are an excellent object for modeling a large number of human diseases, studying pathological processes, creating medicines and developing preventive measures.

14.04.2015

Healthy skepticism

Stem cell cream is just a publicity stunt

Don't spend money on advertised creams with stem cells: it will take years for a really working cosmetic procedure or cosmetics based on stem cells to appear.

14.04.2015

Nanotechnology

Prevention of caries: nanoparticles that destroy plaque

American researchers have developed tiny spherical particles that deliver antimicrobials directly to the surface of the teeth to combat plaque and caries as effectively as possible.

13.04.2015

Genetics

Sometimes short telomeres prolong life

Genetically determined shortening of telomeres in cancer patients has a positive effect by suppressing uncontrolled division of malignant cells.

13.04.2015

Other life sciences

The big neuron

The goal of the BigNeuron project is to create a reliable and as accurate as possible three–dimensional reconstruction of thousands of connections that each individual neuron forms.

13.04.2015

Grants and competitions

Summer School of Bioinformatics – 2015

The Third Summer School of Bioinformatics invites students, postgraduates and young specialists of biological and technical specialties interested in bioinformatics and willing to develop in this field.

13.04.2015

Other life sciences

The Changing Face of Death

With all the inevitability of death, its causes are constantly changing, and those diseases that are now perceived as a death sentence will not necessarily retain their ominous status in a few years.

10.04.2015

Cellular technologies

Blood vessels from amniotic stem cells

The ability of amniotic stem cells to promote the growth of working blood vessels in combination with the technology of tissue growth on a hydrogel framework can provide a breakthrough in regenerative medicine.

10.04.2015

Genetics

When and how the Europeans turned white

A new genetic study has found that the most important evolutionary change – whiteness – appeared in Europeans 8000 years ago.

10.04.2015

Theories of aging

How we age

Starting from DNA damage and ending with disruption of intercellular interactions, aging is a mysterious and versatile process.

10.04.2015

Biomedicine

Sound helps to isolate cancer cells in blood tests

A new method using surface acoustic waves can greatly simplify the separation of circulating tumor cells and blood cells.

10.04.2015

Your health

Secrets of nutrition by Tutelyan

Why any food is useful, how to balance between the necessary amount of vitamins and gluttony, why dietary supplements are needed and why the absence of "prohibited" products on the shelves is not fatal.

09.04.2015

Biomedicine

Antibodies against HIV have been successfully tested on the first volunteers

For the first time, molecular biologists were able to test in practice the work of antibodies that suppress the development of HIV in the human body for several months after injection, which opens the way for the creation of an HIV vaccine and drugs to fight AIDS.

09.04.2015

Genetics

Hidden threat

In the genome of each person there is at least one dangerous (usually recessive, not harmful to its carrier) mutation. But inheritance by offspring of two alleles of a defective gene leads to the development of serious diseases and even intrauterine death.

09.04.2015

Your health

It's time to ban tanning salons

Dermatologists are calling on the authorities of the United States and other states to recognize the harm of tanning beds to the health of the body at the official level and prohibit or restrict their work to reduce the risk of skin cancer.

09.04.2015

Genetic engineering

Genetic modernization

There are no significant differences between the mechanisms of genetic modernization and the natural processes of genetic modification, so it is quite reasonable to assume that the production of GM foods does not carry additional risks.

09.04.2015

Other life sciences

Glove for rehabilitation after stroke

The SCRIPT robotic glove works in combination with gaming computer programs and allows you to restore the mobility of the upper extremities in patients after a stroke.

09.04.2015