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Other life sciences

Brown fat: the study continues

Researchers have identified a transcription factor that ensures the differentiation of adipose tissue progenitor cells into brown fat cells. They hope that the activation of this protein may become a new method of treating obesity.

18.03.2013
Your health

Frequent smoke breaks are not as harmful as hard work

The impact of work on wear and tear on the development of coronary heart disease turned out to be much stronger than the researchers had assumed, and left behind such well-known risk factors as smoking, high blood lipids and lack of physical activity.

18.03.2013
Cellular technologies

Stem cells will restore erection after prostatectomy

Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells cultured on a nanofiber mesh is a promising new approach to the treatment of erectile dysfunction, which is a frequent side effect of prostate removal.

18.03.2013
Grants and competitions

Swiss scholarships for infectious diseases

Grants are provided to young doctors and scientists to participate in interdisciplinary internships and clinical research at biomedical institutes in Switzerland.

15.03.2013
Healthy skepticism

My toze Nobel hotset!

A Chinese surgeon has sued the Nobel Assembly. According to the plaintiff, he proved the possibility of reprogramming differentiated cells into pluripotent stem cells much earlier than Yamanaka. However, he can only confirm this with unsubstantiated statements…

15.03.2013
Cellular technologies

Liver regeneration: you can do without stem cells

The data obtained in experiments on mice indicate the existence of molecular mechanisms capable of triggering the process of liver regeneration due to the division of its specialized, rather than stem cells.

15.03.2013
Biomedicine

Cancer under control

The test for extracellular tumor DNA determines the condition of cancer patients with greater accuracy than the FDA-approved test for cancer cells circulating in the blood.

15.03.2013
Exhibitions and conferences

Symposium on Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

The IV International Symposium on Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology: "Combined Techniques and Biotechnologies in Aesthetic Medicine" will be held on May 16-17, 2013 at the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery.

15.03.2013
Genetics

Better than endless horror

A resident of the USA decided to remove her colon: four of her relatives died of intestinal cancer within a few years, and gene analysis confirmed the presence of a mutation in Lynn herself, which dramatically increases her chances of getting sick.

14.03.2013
Genetic engineering

Lung cancer was cured with a "spoiled" oncogene

After a year, during which the mice received 8 cycles of therapy (4 weeks of activation of the inhibitor gene, then 4 weeks of "rest"), almost all experimental animals were completely free of cancer.

14.03.2013
Cellular technologies

Another step to growing teeth

Grown from adult gum epithelial cells and mouse mesenchymal stem cells, the tooth had viable roots, contained dentin and was covered with enamel.

13.03.2013
Various

A record-size skull implant

For the first time, American surgeons have replaced three-quarters of a patient's skull with a plastic implant created in the shape of his head and printed on a 3D printer.

13.03.2013
Cloning

Clones without borders

Japanese scientists have developed a method for the almost endless creation of mouse clones that have good health and normal life expectancy for dozens of generations.

12.03.2013