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New in Gerontology

How to get past the target of rapamycin?

Two more regulatory proteins have been found that can interfere with the mechanism of action of TOR protein kinase (rapamycin target) and achieve an increase in life expectancy without undesirable side effects.

02.05.2012
Innovative Russia

Innovative pharmaceuticals: turn the arrow!

In order to put the domestic pharmaceutical industry on an innovative track, it is necessary not to create numerous venture funds and clusters, but to build the necessary infrastructure and introduce the right taxes and tariffs.

02.05.2012
Grants and competitions

Postgraduate study in Cologne for biologists

The University of Cologne (Germany) announces the acceptance of applications in 2012 for postgraduate studies in the field of biological sciences.

02.05.2012
Other life sciences

How do stem cells bring immunity back to normal?

Molecular biologists from the University of Southern California have established how the introduction of stem cells helps to stabilize the immune system in autoimmune diseases.

28.04.2012
Various

The rich also get sick and die, but…

Billionaires can get into the history of medicine as patients who have opened access to new drugs and treatment methods for their fellow diagnoses.

28.04.2012
Biotechnologies - into life

Post-genomic technologies of domestic production

Andrey Ivashchenko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Himrar Group of Companies, believes that Russian companies should at least win their market by taking advantage of the competitive advantage that domestic legislation gives them.

28.04.2012
Various

Stem Scandal

Without a license for biotechnological medical care, the doctor injected stem cells of unknown origin to two hundred patients in three years, earning 22 million rubles on this fashionable procedure.

27.04.2012
Cellular technologies

Transsexual cells instead of spermatozoa

Haploid embryonic stem cells can replace sperm cells when creating genetically modified animals and, possibly, during in vitro fertilization.

27.04.2012
Grants and competitions

Zvorykin Prize – 2012

The reception of applications for the All-Russian competition of youth innovative projects for the award in the field of innovation has begun. Zvorykina ("Zvorykin Prize").

27.04.2012
Grants and competitions

Innovations in medicine – an elevator to the future

The project "Elevator to the Future", I MGMU and the All–Russian Society of Personalized Medicine invite medical students and biologists, as well as young scientists specializing in medicine, to the competition "Innovations in Medicine".

27.04.2012
Biomedicine

Dendrimers for brain treatment

Dendrimers loaded with an anti-inflammatory drug penetrate the blood-brain barrier and cure newborn rabbits of cerebral palsy.

26.04.2012
Controversial

Cancer promised to win in 10 years

The President of the University of Radiological Technologies of the USA B. Murphy made such a loud statement at the conference "Modern problems of biomaterials, nanomaterials and nanomedicine". However, these more than audacious statements are still very controversial.

26.04.2012
Nanotechnology

Rusnano and pseudonano

In order to increase the educational culture of the population in the field of nanotechnology, as well as to prevent fraud, Rusnano Corporation has created a community on the Facebook social network called "Pseudonano".

26.04.2012
Biotechnologies - into life

Biodegradable polymers in Siberian

Siberian Federal University will open an enterprise for the production of biodegradable polymers for medical needs at the end of 2012.

26.04.2012
Biomedicine

Stem cells against cancer

Neural stem cells are able to target cancer cells outside the central nervous system. With their help, an enzyme that turns a safe substance into an anti-cancer drug was triggered in tumor cells and metastases.

25.04.2012