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Note to the businessman

$100,000,000 for stem cells

One of the founders of Microsoft, Paul Allen, is donating $100 million for the first five years of a large–scale cell research project - the Allen Institute for Cell Science.

17.12.2014
Various

How the Nobel Prize is arranged

It is difficult to find a person who has not heard about one of the most prestigious international awards. But few people know the "inner kitchen" of the Nobel Prize, its rules and traditions.

16.12.2014
Biomedicine

Modified lymphocytes against blood cancer

At the annual meeting of the American Hematology Society in San Francisco, much attention was paid to the use of modified lymphocytes for the treatment of lymphomas and leukemias.

16.12.2014
Nanotechnology

Baby stomps…

A "walking" molecule created by chemists from Oxford, so small that it is impossible to see it even in the most powerful microscope, has taken its first steps, the length of which is only about one nanometer.

16.12.2014
New in Gerontology

Is the secret of longevity in collagen?

Experiments on roundworms have shown that the activation of the production of collagen and other components of the extracellular matrix is a key mechanism for increasing life expectancy and improving health.

16.12.2014
Other life sciences

Robots in surgery: a new application of Da Vinci

The innovative transoral technique uses the capabilities of the Da Vinci robotic surgical system with a program specially developed by scientists from the University of California at Los Angeles for neck and head operations.

15.12.2014
Biomedicine

Triple Whammy on Diabetes and Obesity

A new experimental drug with unprecedented effectiveness cured laboratory animals of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as associated disorders of fat metabolism.

15.12.2014
Cellular technologies

Own stem cells will restore the cornea

Applying your own stem cells to the area of damage to the cornea of the eye prevents the formation of scars and restores clarity of vision.

15.12.2014
Healthy skepticism

British doctors continue to joke

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) does not break traditions and once again publishes a selection of "Christmas" studies. This year, British scientists (TM) and their sympathizers from other countries came off in full.

15.12.2014
Cellular technologies

Meniscus from own stem cells on a biodegradable frame

A new method of knee joint meniscus replacement consists in the implantation of a personalized three-dimensional framework that releases growth factors that stimulate the regeneration of articular connective tissue.

15.12.2014
Genetic engineering

Biofactory plants

Geneticist Alisa Vyacheslavova – about medical proteins, edible vaccines and the practice of their use.

12.12.2014
New in Gerontology

Brain development and aging are a single process

Scientists from Norway have identified a network of brain structures responsible for intelligence and episodic memory, which changes with age in a mirror way: later than other areas reaches a peak of development (by the age of 40) and begins to degrade earlier.

12.12.2014
Cellular technologies

The "source of youth" of stem cells

Metabolic features help stem cells maintain their DNA in the "unpacked" state necessary for constant renewal.

12.12.2014
Healthy skepticism

Why the "cleansing" of the body of "toxins" is a myth

Recently, there are more and more programs for "cleansing" or "detoxification" of the body. However, official medicine has not yet been able to find out what kind of "toxins" and "toxins" are being discussed in commercials.

12.12.2014
Biotechnologies - into life

In the top ten – the method of early diagnosis of cancer

The project of the SIGMA nanocenter.Novosibirsk" entered the top 50 Russian startups and the top ten biomedical projects of 2014 according to the Russian Startup Rating for the recent diagnosis of cancer.

11.12.2014