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Grants and competitions

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.

30.08.2013
Cellular technologies

Scientists have grown a model of the human brain "in vitro"

Or 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.

29.08.2013
Innovative Russia

Open Innovations – 2013: work program

Within 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.

29.08.2013
Other life sciences

Electronic telepathy

Researchers 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.

29.08.2013
Cellular technologies

Human liver in the mouse body: details

Recently, 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.

29.08.2013
Biomedicine

The "Achilles heel" of all types of cancer?

The 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.

28.08.2013
Your health

Pressure of friends

The more pleasant people there are among the acquaintances of the family, the lower the pressure of both spouses.

28.08.2013
Cellular technologies

Cardiomyocytes from scar tissue: work continues

Deepak 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.

28.08.2013
Grants and competitions

Young scientists mothers will be helped financially

The 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.

27.08.2013
Genetics

The two - faced MC1R gene

A 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.

27.08.2013
Other life sciences

Stress, cancer and immunity

A cancerous tumor metastasizes more actively when the ATF3 stress gene in immune cells is activated, causing the death of macrophages.

26.08.2013
Other life sciences

Damaged, sick and old muscles will be restored by Pax7

Understanding 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.

26.08.2013
Biomedicine

Innovations in oncology

The 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.

26.08.2013
Various

"Clear Internet" for pensioners and the disabled

The 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.

26.08.2013
Your health

The satiety hormone will not help fat people

When 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.

26.08.2013