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Biomedicine

Modern approaches to the development of anticancer drugs

Cancer cannot be spoken of as a single disease, and a substance that would cure all types of cancer does not exist and cannot exist. Maybe your medicine will be active against 10% of forms of cancer of a certain tissue. Does it make sense to develop such a drug?

26.05.2011
Bioethics

Posthumous children: allow cannot be banned

The problem of fertilization with the sperm of a deceased person exists all over the world. In countries where such manipulation is not prohibited by law, but is not allowed, lawsuits occur from time to time

26.05.2011
Biomedicine

We have a stroke, and we are getting stronger!

A serious, but not fatal stroke triggers mechanisms in brain cells that provide effective protection of neurons, glial cells and blood vessels from subsequent strokes.

25.05.2011
Genetics

DNA behind bars

In Russia, the creation of a single DNA database of all particularly dangerous criminals is beginning. The registration of these data was legalized by the State Duma, but it is not yet clear who and how will collect the DNA of prisoners.

25.05.2011
Cellular technologies

Artificial astrocytes have been created

The possibility of obtaining large homogeneous samples of astrocytes from embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells opens up prospects for a better study of their functions, as well as for the development of new effective drugs for nervous diseases.

25.05.2011
Other life sciences

The power of thought

A person can use his mind to control a toy car and put puzzles together. Such developments are also being carried out in the laboratory of neurophysiology and neurocomputer interfaces of the MSU biofac.

25.05.2011
Cellular technologies

Stem cells against liver cirrhosis

Cells of various adult tissues converted into induced pluripotent stem cells and differentiated into hepatocytes restored liver tissue of mice with chronic cirrhosis.

25.05.2011
Grants and competitions

Postdoctoral grants for "-omics"

10 international scholarships of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) will be offered to young scientists specializing in "-omics": metagenomics, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics.

24.05.2011
Exhibitions and conferences

Ecobiotech-2011

The All-Russian scientific conference with international participation "Ecobiotech-2011" and the II All-Russian school-conference of young scientists "Modern methods and approaches in biology and ecology" (Ufa, October 11-15, 2011).

23.05.2011
Prolonging youth

Secrets of longevity from Professor Shabalin

The area of scientific interests of Vladimir Nikolaevich is the physiological and biochemical processes of the body's involution and the development of measures for their stabilization and prevention, immunological and immunogenetic problems of human aging.

19.05.2011
Biomedicine

Molecular biological agent for hair growth

Hair follicle stem cells coordinate hair regeneration using two molecular signals: a WNT activator and a BMP inhibitor. The researchers who discovered this signaling pathway are already patenting a new method for modulating hair growth.

19.05.2011
Cellular technologies

iPSCs can repair damaged retina

The results of the study open up broad prospects for IPSC for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy and other retinal diseases that affect millions.

19.05.2011