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Biomedicine

Blood test for all types of cancer: one more step

We can hope for the rapid introduction into clinical practice of a test that allows us to diagnose all types of cancer at the earliest stage by detecting fragments of extracellular tumor DNA circulating in the bloodstream containing chromosomal abnormalities.

30.11.2012
Prolonging youth

Reading is the best torment

Any kind of mental activity – reading, writing or intellectual games – will help preserve the structural integrity of the brain of elderly people for many years.

29.11.2012
Genetics

Macular degeneration, epigenetics and immunity

Epigenetic changes in the genes of cells of the immune system and retina can lead to the development of age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of vision loss in elderly people.

29.11.2012
Biotechnologies - into life

Russian National BioService

The first Russian biobank "Russian National BioService" will be created in St. Petersburg on the basis of the Almazov Federal Center for Heart, Blood and Endocrinology.

29.11.2012
Other life sciences

Animals also respond to placebo

It turned out that the placebo effect is characteristic not only for humans, but also for other mammals, at least for rats and mice.

29.11.2012
Cellular technologies

A heart patch made of reliable material?

Cardiovascular progenitor cells capable of maturing and integrating into the heart muscle may be much more effective in the treatment of infarction than mesenchymal stem cells or cardiomyocytes derived from them.

29.11.2012
Other life sciences

Chemical "switch" of neurodegeneration

The researchers were able to identify and block the chemical cascade of reactions underlying the death of brain cells in neurodegenerative diseases.

28.11.2012
Other life sciences

Express sequencer in a suitcase

The first batches of portable DNA analyzers should be available in 2013. In 2014, a model analyzing 16 STR loci (short tandem repeats) is expected to be released, 3 more than the US standard for compiling a human genetic profile requires.

28.11.2012
Your health

Smoking ages the brain more than high blood pressure

The most pronounced effect on cognitive abilities according to the results of all three tests used was smoking. A little less deterioration in cognitive functions is associated with obesity, high blood pressure and a high risk of stroke.

28.11.2012
New in Gerontology

The state of the methylome is a marker of biological age

The study of the personal methylome – the profile of DNA methylation in the genome – will not only determine the real biological age, but also predict the risks of developing diseases and the effectiveness of their treatment methods.

28.11.2012
Grants and competitions

Postgraduate study at the Charite Clinic

The German interuniversity cluster NeuroCure, based at the Charite Clinic of the Medical University of Berlin, announces the acceptance of applications for postgraduate studies.

27.11.2012
Exhibitions and conferences

BioNanoMed 2013

The International Congress on Bionanomedicine will be held on March 13-15, 2013 in Krems (Austria).

27.11.2012
Biomedicine

New hope in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

The new approach, which consists in blocking one of the signaling molecules of the immune system, significantly reduces the severity of changes characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.

27.11.2012
New in Gerontology

Problems with reading in old age

It is easier for young people to read clearer and more contrasting text, and for older people it is more blurred and vague, but old people adapt to these changes by changing the reading technique.

27.11.2012
Grants and competitions

Biologists: Cold Spring Harbor and EMBO courses – 2013

The Dynasty Foundation announces a competition for Russian biologists to participate in practical courses organized in 2013 by the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the European Molecular Biology Organization.

27.11.2012