Dynasty grants for young biologists
The Dynasty Foundation announces another competition for grants for young scientists specializing in the field of molecular and cellular biology.
30.08.2013The Dynasty Foundation announces another competition for grants for young scientists specializing in the field of molecular and cellular biology.
30.08.2013Or rather, she grew up by herself: the stem cells self-organized into a brain "organoid" the size of a peanut grain. This is an incredibly valuable model for studying developmental pathologies and neurodegenerative diseases.
29.08.2013Within the framework of the global discussion platform "Open Innovations", discussions, round tables and master classes dedicated to the latest achievements in the field of technological innovation will take place.
29.08.2013Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a non–invasive interface that allows one person to control the (so far - uncomplicated) movements of another via the Internet.
29.08.2013Recently, we published a popular presentation of an article about the human liver germ grown and earned in the mouse body. Here its contents are retold in much more detail.
29.08.2013The effect of disabling the AGPS enzyme turned out to be so outstanding that researchers, albeit with some caution, believe that they have managed to find the "Achilles heel" of cancer.
28.08.2013The more pleasant people there are among the acquaintances of the family, the lower the pressure of both spouses.
28.08.2013Deepak Srivastava, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and his colleagues have developed a genetic "cocktail" that transforms human fibroblasts into cells capable of rhythmic contractions.
28.08.2013The grant (200-400 euros per month), designed to solve everyday problems related to having a child, can be applied for by women whose research is related to the need for daily presence in the laboratory.
27.08.2013Old age is a time of experience, mature wisdom, but, alas, also severe destruction of intelligence: dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. How to distinguish natural changes of character from a serious illness?
27.08.2013The draft federal law on organ donation proposes to regulate in detail the procedure of organ transplantation.
27.08.2013A mutation in the MC1R gene determines the presence of red hair and fair skin in a person and, as it turned out, on the one hand, it reduces the risk of prostate cancer and increases the likelihood of skin cancer – melanoma.
27.08.2013Antioxidant 1-Fe can not only destroy free radicals, but also lower cholesterol levels. This compound may become a competitor to statins.
26.08.2013Vascular endothelial cells obtained from iPSCs open up new possibilities in the treatment of atherosclerosis, renal and pulmonary insufficiency and other diseases.
26.08.2013A cancerous tumor metastasizes more actively when the ATF3 stress gene in immune cells is activated, causing the death of macrophages.
26.08.2013Understanding how the Pax7 protein works will help make satellite cells as active as possible. This may lead to a revolution in the treatment of muscular dystrophy and, perhaps, will preserve muscle strength in old age.
26.08.2013Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a simple and easily reproducible method for producing human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) based on the use of self-replicating RNA.
26.08.2013The anti-cancer drugs described here, which the FDA has awarded the status of "revolutionary therapy", are already undergoing clinical trials. It remains to be hoped that their effectiveness will be confirmed and the drugs will soon be approved for use in oncological practice.
26.08.2013The III All-Russian Computer All-Around Championship among pensioners and persons with disabilities will be held within the framework of the conference. Its participants will be more than 70 people aged 55 to 73 years.
26.08.2013When a person gains excess weight or is obese, the "satiety hormone" – glucagon – no longer causes a feeling of satiety, and using it to reduce the level of food consumption in overweight people may be ineffective.
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