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Innovative Russia

Translational Biomedicine at St. Petersburg State University

The grant of 750 million rubles will provide support for scientific research in the field of biomedicine and turn the developments of geneticists, physiologists, bioinformatics, psychologists into new ways of treating human diseases.

21.11.2014
Genetic engineering

Hemophilia gene therapy: the first success

After gene therapy, the frequency of spontaneous bleeding in patients with severe hemophilia B decreased by 90%, and the frequency of use of the blood clotting factor IX drug decreased by 92%.

20.11.2014
Various

Drop it?

International Smoking Cessation Day is celebrated every year on the third Thursday of November. In 2014, it falls on November 20.

20.11.2014
Other life sciences

Scared? Smell the oxytocin!

German scientists have demonstrated in humans how a nasal spray containing the "hormone of love" – oxytocin – contributes to the suppression of fear.

20.11.2014
Genetics

Innate orientation

The results of another study confirmed that a person's sexual orientation is determined by his genome. However, one should not assume that scientists have already found some "homosexuality genes".

19.11.2014
Other life sciences

Fooled macrophages

Under the action of substances secreted by cancer cells, macrophages cease to synthesize anti-tumor cytokines and begin to secrete molecules that accelerate tumor growth and blood vessel germination, cease to attract and initiate other cells of the immune system and begin to block the antitumor immune response.

18.11.2014
Various

Day of Knowledge about antibiotics

In Russia, this day is celebrated for the first time. The topic of the European Day of Knowledge about Antibiotics in 2014 was the problem of self-medication.

18.11.2014
Your health

Once again about the dangers of triclosan

Prolonged exposure to triclosan, an antimicrobial component widely used in soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and other hygiene products, can lead to the development of fibrosis and liver cancer.

18.11.2014
Innovative Russia

OncoBioMed-2014: the best startups

Within the framework of the XVIII Russian Oncological Congress, the final of the OncoBioMed-2014 competition was held, which determined the 3 best startups in the field of innovative solutions for the fight against oncological diseases.

18.11.2014
Cellular technologies

Fibroblast blood vessels

The new method is not only technically simpler, but also safer than existing ones. Vascular endothelial cells obtained with its help from human fibroblasts form blood vessels and improve blood circulation in the limbs of mice.

18.11.2014
Healthy skepticism

Medicine from the opposite

The less accessible official medicine becomes in Russia, the more citizens prefer self-medication, including with the help of "alternative medicine", dietary supplements, healers and "educational" literature.

17.11.2014
Biomedicine

Small interfering RNAs against cancer

The use of miRNA suppressing the expression of the KRAS oncogene not only dramatically stops the growth of cancer in the cells of the lung and colon, but also prevents the spread of metastases.

17.11.2014
Various

Features of national oncology

Within the framework of the National Oncological Program, 664 billion rubles were allocated from 2011 to 2013. Cancer mortality in Russia decreased by 1%.

17.11.2014
Genetics

The search for "longevity genes" continues

Oleg Glotov, a leading researcher at the Department of Genetics and Breeding of St. Petersburg State University, spoke about the genes of longevity, the influence of medicine on the gene pool of mankind and how diseases will be treated in the future.

17.11.2014