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Nanotechnology

Graphene Oxide against cancer

Biologists from the University of Manchester have published the results of experiments with graphene oxide, which demonstrate its action as an anti-cancer agent selectively targeting cancer stem cells.

11.03.2015
Other life sciences

Would you like to become a cyborg?

Scientists' enthusiasm for our cyborgized future does not always arouse enthusiasm among ordinary people. Moreover, a prosthesis is one thing, and it's quite another when they promise to implant something in the brain en masse.

11.03.2015
Grants and competitions

"For Women in Science" – 2015

Applicants for the L'OREAL – UNESCO scholarship can become female scientists, candidates of sciences under the age of 35, working in Russian scientific institutes and universities in the following disciplines: physics, chemistry, medicine and biology.

11.03.2015
Prolonging youth

Senolytics – a new class of geroprotectors?

Drugs of a new class, called senolytics, significantly slow down the aging process in animal models, mitigating the manifestations of senility, improving cardiac function and increasing the duration of a healthy life.

11.03.2015
Various

Google has taken a swing at immortality

Bill Maris– president of Google Ventures, promised to extend a person's life to 500 years. These words of his were immediately replicated by journalists.

10.03.2015
Other life sciences

Apple promises a revolution in medical research

The first five applications of the ResearchKit platform will become channels for transmitting medical information from iPhone users to medical scientists. Each application is dedicated to a specific disease: diabetes, asthma, Parkinson's disease, breast cancer, cardiovascular diseases.

10.03.2015
Biomedicine

Farewell, the second chin!

Independent experts at the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously approved the drug ATX-101, which removes the double chin.

10.03.2015
Biomedicine

New drug turns white fat into brown

Scientists from the Houston Methodist Research Institute have demonstrated the ability of the experimental drug GC-1 to significantly accelerate metabolism by converting white fat into brown fat.

10.03.2015
Healthy skepticism

Is Coenzyme Q10 another placebo?

As shown by the results of a study on mice, one of the most popular actioxidants – ubiquinone (coenzyme Q10) – does not perform the functions attributed to it.

10.03.2015
Cellular technologies

Corneal Restoration: Scientists and bureaucrats

A new therapeutic method, registered under the name Holoclar, is designed to treat blindness caused by a corneal burn. This story is remarkable not only from a scientific point of view, but as an example of the interaction of science and society.

10.03.2015
Innovative Russia

The most innovative in Russia

Experts of the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia presented the results of a pilot survey of the management system in innovative territorial clusters of the Russian Federation.

10.03.2015
Exhibitions and conferences

Partnership for Cluster Development

On April 23-24, Kazan will host the II International Scientific and Practical Conference "Partnership for Cluster Development".

10.03.2015
Exhibitions and conferences

XV Russian and X Kazan Venture Fair

The key theme for the 2015 Fair will be "Innovative Russia – the role of the Venture Investment Industry".

10.03.2015
Other life sciences

Remote control for robo-cockroaches

Scientists suggest using cyborg cockroaches as a replacement for robots. In their opinion, insects cope better with moving in hard-to-reach places, and cameras and sensors placed on their body will allow them to collect all the necessary information.

06.03.2015
Biomedicine

The return of 2,4-dinitrophenol

A new form of a long–banned weight loss drug (originally an explosive that showed an unexpected side effect) cured rats of type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

06.03.2015
Prolonging youth

How to rejuvenate stem cells

Genetic engineering methods that allow transplanting an extra gene into a cell help to restore the old stem cells to their former regenerative abilities.

06.03.2015
New in Gerontology

Retrotransposons and aging

Mobile genetic elements – retrotransposons – can cause serious damage to the genome. Currently, researchers are trying to figure out how their activity aggravates the aging process.

06.03.2015
Prolonging youth

The truth and myths about longevity

There are a lot of myths around growing up. We will debunk the most popular ones. We are sure this will give you optimism — the reality is that, contrary to myths, we can live longer and better.

05.03.2015