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Cellular technologies

How to get stem cells to repair damaged cartilage

The small molecule kartogenin stimulates the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into cartilage tissue. The introduction of this compound significantly improved the condition of mice with arthritic-like cartilage damage.

06.04.2012
Prolonging youth

My young and old...

Vladimir Shabalin, Director of the NCC of Gerontology, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, told about the problems of aging and how to stay young longer on the eve of World Health Day.

06.04.2012
Biomedicine

Asthma Vaccine

The new nanovector DNA vaccine reduces hypersensitivity of the lungs and suppresses the symptoms of allergic bronchial asthma.

05.04.2012
Innovative Russia

Biomedicine in Skolkovo

Currently, more than 140 startups in the field of systems biology, bioinformatics, biotechnology and in various fields of medicine are registered in the Skolkovo biomedical cluster.

05.04.2012
Exhibitions and conferences

Healthcare and medical devices in Russia

The first international conference "Healthcare and Medical Devices in Russia: Problems and solutions" will be held on May 23, 2012 in St. Petersburg.

05.04.2012
New in Gerontology

Why are they aging so slowly?

A new method for identifying proteins associated with the aging process of mammals will allow us to develop methods to slow down the process of natural aging and prevent age-related diseases.

04.04.2012
Genetics

Save on genome sequencing

Genome sequencing is the best tool for predicting "family" diseases; studying the personal genome helps to choose individual therapy more accurately. But for healthy people, gene analysis is practically useless.

04.04.2012
Innovative Russia

Export of non-traditional orientation

At the annual conference on the problems of economic and social development, E. Nabiullina proposed to get off the raw material needle and engage in "non-traditional exports".

03.04.2012
Nanotechnology

Vaccines in nanoparticles

The use of nanoparticle production techniques in the creation of vaccines can significantly reduce their price and increase efficiency.

03.04.2012
Other life sciences

Store your health data in a Biobank!

In the UK, the "Biobank" has been launched – the most extensive and detailed database, which includes medical and genetic data, as well as information about the lifestyle of half a million people.

03.04.2012
Exhibitions and conferences

Genetics of aging and life expectancy: admission is free

On April 22, the first day of the II International Conference "Genetics of Aging and Life Expectancy", world stars in this field will give 7 public lectures in the Great Hall of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It starts at 10.00, you need to register on the website and do not forget your passport.

02.04.2012
Biomedicine

Personalized medicine in the postoperative ward

Canadian doctors were the first in the world to use genetic analysis to select the drugs necessary for patients directly during treatment after coronary artery surgery.

02.04.2012
Grants and competitions

Make a dissertation at the expense of the Schering Foundation!

The peculiarity of the scholarship program is that the foundation finances dissertation research in any country of the world. Additionally, transportation costs and participation in scientific conferences are funded.

02.04.2012
Prolonging youth

Rapamycin: prolonging life without side effects?

The "drug of youth" – rapamycin – disrupts the functioning of two protein complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2. To significantly prolong life, it is enough to suppress the work of only the first of the rapamycin targets.

02.04.2012
Various

Cyborg-diagnostician floats on the body

The length of the prototype of the biomechanical robot "Cyberplasm", which will someday be able to diagnose diseases while inside the human body, is less than 1 cm, but scientists hope to reduce its size to 1 mm or even less.

02.04.2012
Biomedicine

Pharmaceutical and biomedical biotechnologies

From March 20 to 22, 2012, a scientific and practical conference "Pharmaceutical and biomedical biotechnologies" was held in the Moscow Government building.

02.04.2012