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Biomedicine

Miriam – a breakthrough in early cancer diagnosis?

The introduction into practice of a device that allows the analysis of specific cancer microRNAs in the blood to diagnose a wide range of oncological diseases will make cancer screening the same routine procedure as a blood test.

17.10.2014
Genetics

To the 200th anniversary of M.Y. Lermontov

Scientists have not been able to prove the genetic connection of Mikhail Lermontov with the Lermonts, but still consider it likely that the Russian poet has Scottish roots.

17.10.2014
Cellular technologies

How safe is ESK transplantation?

The efficacy and safety of transplantation of differentiated human embryonic stem cells has been demonstrated for the first time in a clinical study.

17.10.2014
Innovative Russia

Venture Investor – 2014

The national Award "Venture Investor" was established by the Russian Venture Investment Association and RVC in 2014 and is awarded to the leaders of the Russian venture industry.

16.10.2014
Innovative Russia

Open Innovations Expo

A large-scale exposition of the latest technological achievements of Russian and foreign companies is presented at the Open Innovations Expo, which takes place within the framework of the Open Innovations Forum in Technopolis Moscow.

16.10.2014
Biomedicine

HIV vaccine

Millions of dollars are being allocated for the development of an HIV vaccine in many countries, many studies are being conducted, but the question of creating an effective vaccine that would prevent infection and the spread of infection is still open.

16.10.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

The first conference on Medicine at Phys Tech

More than 120 specialists from various fields of medicine and more than 20 foreign delegates attended the event, organized by the Faculty of Biological and Medical Physics of MIPT together with the MIPT Center for Living Systems and the Severny Biopharmaceutical Cluster.

16.10.2014
Cellular technologies

One step away from Diabetes Cell therapy: details

A group of American scientists published a paper in the journal Cell, which described a method for obtaining insulin-producing cells from pluripotent stem cells.

15.10.2014
Your health

How to treat the elderly?

Why a special approach to prescribing medications is needed in geriatrics and what are the risks of thoughtless or illiterate recommendations of doctors to elderly patients.

15.10.2014
Various

Speculation around Ebola

Journalists tried to understand the situation with the creation of Russian vaccines against the Ebola virus. What kind of vaccines they are, how they were created and what effectiveness they showed in animal testing, developers and officials do not say.

15.10.2014
Healthy skepticism

See Mars and die?

The fact that the planned expedition to Mars with pomp is a one–way ticket did not confuse thousands of candidates for marsonauts. Perhaps their enthusiasm will decrease when they find out that they will die a few months after landing.

15.10.2014
Genetics

Mitochondria in a "bottleneck"

mtDNA defects accumulated with age greatly increase the likelihood of middle-aged mothers having children with mitochondrial diseases.

15.10.2014
Your health

How many years do bad habits shorten life?

With chronic use, one cigarette takes 13.8 minutes of life, a dose of cocaine – 5.1 hours, a serving of alcohol – 6.6 hours, a dose of methamphetamine – 11.1 hours, a dose of methadone – 12.6 hours, a dose of heroin – 22.8 hours.

14.10.2014
Grants and competitions

Postgraduate study in Mainz

The fellows will work as part of research groups conducting research on a wide range of biological and biology-related disciplines.

14.10.2014
Your health

The earliest diagnosis is a way to avoid disability

In St. Petersburg, thanks to medical genetic testing and prenatal diagnostics, about 60% of births of children with severe genetic diseases are prevented annually, in developed countries – 90%.

14.10.2014
Healthy skepticism

Don't give charlatans free advertising!

I really want to believe that there is a universal cure for cancer, and any cancer can be defeated. But, unfortunately, this is just a myth.

14.10.2014
Other life sciences

Antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory lipids

Perhaps scientists will be able to find the possibility of therapeutic use of these molecules for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as type 2 diabetes.

14.10.2014