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Sunscreens and skin cancer: details
Do sunscreens protect against cancer? Science and medicine do not yet have an unambiguous answer to this question.
01.07.2014- English version
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Biomedicine
Experimental drug against Alzheimer's disease
Rockefeller University researchers have identified a compound capable of stopping the progression of Alzheimer's disease by blocking the process of blood clots formation triggered by beta-amyloid.
01.07.2014
Cellular technologies
Mini-model of myocardial hypertrophy
Independently shrinking copies of human hearts, whose diameter does not exceed 1 mm, will help in the development of methods for the treatment of myocardial hypertrophy.
01.07.2014
Genetics
Genes age at different rates
Studying individual genomes turned out to be a much more difficult task than previously thought. The reason for this is the different rate of aging of the genome in different people and the aging of different genes within the same genome.
01.07.2014
Other life sciences
Arthritis Drugs Help in Cancer Treatment
The results of another study suggest that some patients who have aggressive tumors may benefit from a group of anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
30.06.2014
Other life sciences
ReWalk – the first among equals
The FDA has registered the first exoskeleton designed for the rehabilitation of patients with spinal injuries that led to paralysis of the lower body.
30.06.2014
Innovative Russia
Russian pharma is calling the Varangians
Localization of production sites in Russia by foreign companies is the most important component of Pharma 2020. Nevertheless, there are enough problems when transferring production facilities according to Western standards to domestic soil.
30.06.2014
Genetics
The probability of developing breast cancer will be determined by epigenetics
Both carriers of the mutant copy of BRCA1 and those who do not have it, by analyzing free DNA in the blood, it is possible to find a molecular "signature" associated with the level of DNA methylation in certain parts of the genome long before the onset of the disease.
27.06.2014
Nanotechnology
A new method of treating Parkinsonism or a mind game?
A dopamine-loaded liposome bound to a gold nanoparticle releases dopamine under the action of laser pulses. This technology works "in vitro", but will it be possible to put it into practice?
27.06.2014
Other life sciences
Centenarians give birth later
Women who gave birth to their last child over the age of 33 are twice as likely to live to 95 and older than those who did it at 29 and younger. And the birth of a child after 40 years increases the chances of living up to a hundred 4 times.
27.06.2014
Innovative Russia
"Russian Day" at BIO International Convention 2014
The Skolkovo Foundation represented Russia at the "Russian day" of the congress and has already signed an agreement with BioMarin, one of the world leaders in the bioindustry in the development and implementation of innovative methods for the treatment of chronic degenerative diseases.
27.06.2014
Note to the businessman
The biggest risk for crowdfunding is "snake oil"
Sellers of "snake oil" (snake oil, a quack drug for all diseases) are one of the most dangerous problems of the nascent crowdfunding industry.
27.06.2014
Your health
Biological mechanism of zagaromania
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have found an explanation for why people may form "tanorexia" (tanorexia), and why many people, even knowing about the possible risks, continue to intensively sunbathe.
26.06.2014
Nanotechnology
Nanorobots are coming!
Two decades have passed since scientists first solved a mathematical problem using DNA. Now the work of programmable nanorobots is already being tested on cockroaches. Do you still think the future is far away? Then we are coming to you!
26.06.2014
Biomedicine
A cure for cocaine addiction has been found on coca plantations
The modified version of the enzyme of cocaine–eating bacteria is 2.5 times more effective than the natural one, and the half-life in the human body is not 12 minutes, like a natural enzyme, but more than a hundred days.
26.06.2014
Other life sciences
The third revolution in Biomedicine
The first was the discovery of the structure of DNA, the second was the decoding of the genome. Now the third revolution is taking place – the merging of life science with mathematics and information technology.
26.06.2014
Innovative Russia
Prostate cancer will be treated with domestic micro sources
In the city of Dubna, Moscow Region, the Rusnano portfolio company Bebig LLC has launched the production of full-cycle micro sources for low-dose brachytherapy using the iodine-125 isotope.
26.06.2014
Genetic engineering
A genetically modified probiotic will help you lose weight
E. coli bacteria synthesizing signaling molecules that are formed in the intestine after eating can prevent the development of obesity in mice and even reverse it.
26.06.2014
Various
Cancer rats: the continuation of the scandal
The editorial board of Environmental Sciences explains the publication of an article on the alleged harm of GMOs, which was criticized and withdrawn from Food and Chemical Toxicology, "in order to ensure a reasonable discussion."
26.06.2014
Other life sciences
Virtual Spinal Cord
Neurobridge provides a connection between the brain and muscles bypassing the damaged area of the spinal cord, allowing you to move the fingers of a paralyzed hand. Until now, such an effect has been achieved only with the control of bionic limbs.
25.06.2014