Other life sciences
Capsule instead of injection
Hollow capsules covered with microscopic needles can inject drugs directly into the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract.
03.10.2014- English version
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Nanotechnology
Nanoparticles against autoimmune diseases
The introduction of biomimetic nanoparticles into the blood makes it possible to remove pathological antibodies from the body responsible for the development of an autoimmune reaction.
03.10.2014
Various
Where did AIDS come from?
Researchers have established that the first HIV-infected people appeared in Leopoldville, the capital of the Belgian Congo in the 1920s. The AIDS pandemic began about 20 years before the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus in 1983.
03.10.2014
Various
A decrease in the sense of smell is a harbinger of the imminent death of a person
Loss of sense of smell in old age is a very serious call. Scientists have found that it is highly likely that such people die within five years.
03.10.2014
Theories of aging
A reasonable man liberated
Vladimir Skulachev is a scientist the whole world knows. And at the same time, he is a dissident in science, who decided to challenge not only colleagues, but also the fundamental limitations of human nature – aging and death.
02.10.2014
Innovative Russia
Top 10 Biomedical startups
The selection of the ten best biotech and medical startups in Russia became the final point of the cycle of events of the BiotechMed track of the federal GenerationS accelerator competition.
02.10.2014
New in Gerontology
Does brain aging begin in the vascular plexuses?
The authors of the work, published recently in the journal Science, found out what the aging of the brain is expressed in. They even suggested a way to scroll back in time.
02.10.2014
Biotechnologies - into life
Russian scientists have released a new test for personal genotyping
By the nature of your DNA, you can assess the risks of diseases, determine sensitivity to medications, find out personality traits, the right type of nutrition, the right sport and the place of residence of your ancestors.
02.10.2014
Genetics
Telegony of flies
Australian biologists have found out that in nature there is still a kind of similarity of telegony – a popular concept in the XIX century, even in the partial justice of which all biologists stopped believing at the beginning of the XX century.
02.10.2014
Various
Why do people live longer in the center of Moscow
The Day of the Elderly is celebrated on the first of October. The "Free Press" decided to talk about how today modern pensioners are helped not to succumb to age.
01.10.2014
Grants and competitions
FIOP accepts applications for the creation of a bioengineering company
The Foundation for Infrastructure and Educational Programs begins a competitive selection of applications for the creation of an engineering company in the field of biomedical cell products, gene therapy and biopharmaceuticals.
01.10.2014
Grants and competitions
Winter School of the University of Helsinki – 2015
The Finnish Center for International Mobility CIMO accepts applications from young specialists from Russia and Ukraine studying at the postgraduate level to participate in the 19th Winter School (March 2-7, 2015, zoo station in Tvarminna).
01.10.2014
Biomedicine
DNA of lymphocytes will help in the diagnosis of cancer
The DNA sensitivity test to UV radiation allows you to detect certain types of cancer at a very early stage and identify people at risk without such an invasive procedure as a biopsy.
01.10.2014
Prolonging youth
Skulachev ions for vascular rejuvenation
In elderly (24 months) mice treated with SkQ1 for 8 months, the concentration of molecules triggering inflammation decreased in the aortic endothelium. The level of one of the four markers of inflammation was equal to the same indicator in young animals.
01.10.2014
New in Gerontology
Accumulation of long-lived proteins stimulates cell aging
Researchers have identified a long-lived protein in yeast "mother" cells, which facilitates the absorption of nutrients, while stimulating the process of cellular aging.
30.09.2014
Other life sciences
Would you wash with this shampoo?
Ammonia-processing bacteria, living mainly in the sewer, can successfully replace shampoo and shower gel, and in the future be used to treat skin diseases, the American company AOBiome says.
30.09.2014
Other life sciences
Resveratrol protects against Alzheimer's disease
Taking resveratrol at a dose equivalent to that prescribed in the form of dietary supplements in mice with a model of the hereditary form of Alzheimer's disease has a neuroprotective effect due to the activation of the sirtuin-1 protein.
30.09.2014
Other life sciences
"Virtual breast" will increase the effectiveness of cancer detection
A computer model of ultrasound examination of the mammary glands will help specialists to practice in search of malignant tumors.
29.09.2014
Other life sciences
Mobile medical applications – good or bad?
It is estimated that by next year the number of users of such applications in the world will reach 500 million. The popularity of such programs is growing rapidly, but do they benefit our health?
29.09.2014
Biomedicine
Nanoantibodies: work continues
Russian scientists are working on the creation of new drugs based on nanoantibodies – fragments of special antibodies present (along with traditional antibodies) in representatives of the camel family.
29.09.2014