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Biomedicine

Cancer prevention: waiting for the results of phase II clinical trials

"You can just kill precancerous cells from time to time. For example, once every few years to do preventive, cleansing therapy," says Andrey Gudkov, scientific director of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, USA.

11.05.2011

New in Gerontology

Another reason for aging: a mutation in the BAF-1 protein gene

A sharp disruption of the BAF-1 protein in all cells of the body leads to progeria, but during a person's life, many mutational changes in the BAF-1 gene can accumulate, which leads to the same aging. Only delayed and stretched in time.

11.05.2011

Grants and competitions

Competition for developers of medicines and medical equipment

The Bortnik Foundation announces a competition "Development of highly effective technologies for obtaining medicines, medical equipment and medical devices for the diagnosis and treatment of socially significant diseases".

10.05.2011

Biomedicine

A breakthrough in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease?

The test for the formation of dehydroepiandrosterone by blood oxidation can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease at its earliest stage and to monitor the effectiveness of therapy and the progression of the disease.

06.05.2011

Grants and competitions

The Institute of Biomedical Problems is recruiting graduate students

IMBP RAS announces admission to postgraduate studies in the following specialties: physiology; biotechnology; safety in emergency situations; aviation, space and marine medicine.

06.05.2011

Note to the businessman

The World of Big Pharma: waiting for the revolution

Social, demographic and economic changes in society cannot but affect the pharmaceutical industry. A turning point has come in the evolution of Big Pharma.

06.05.2011

New in Gerontology

Find out your biological age by telomere length – buy Nobel tests!

Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn decided to take part in the founding of the company Telome Health, which sells tests for determining biological age, when she was preparing for the study Know your telomeres ("Know your telomeres").

06.05.2011

Grants and competitions

The third All–Russian competition "Science to Society"

The All–Russian competition "Science to Society" for the third time opens the reception of popular scientific articles and videos dedicated to the achievements of Russian science in recent years.

06.05.2011

Your health

Osteochondrosis: the truth about a non-existent disease

In the vast majority of cases, what doctors and patients call osteochondrosis is not. The result is expensive unnecessary examinations and ineffective (and often also expensive) methods of treating back and neck pain.

05.05.2011

Note to the businessman

In search of investments: how not to fly into the web of "divorce"

To determine whether you are dealing with potential investors or undoubted scammers, in 90% of cases you do not need a private investigator. You can handle it yourself no less effectively.

04.05.2011

Your health

Supplements to traffic regulations: read the instructions for medicines! (part 1)

A lot of medicines, including over–the-counter ones, can cause an accident - both because of the main action and due to possible side effects.

04.05.2011

Note to the businessman

Developers of innovative medicines are offered help

BFC "Severny" invites developers of innovative medicines to submit their project to assist in the organization of financing and access to the necessary services and expertise of the international level.

04.05.2011

Other life sciences

We change white fat to brown

A mechanism has been found to suppress the synthesis of cellular protein, which is associated with hunger and is involved in the transformation of so-called brown fat into white fat.

04.05.2011

Note to the businessman

About "nedostartapers", "nedoinvestors"...

On any of the sites of free ads or business forums, in the "investor search" section, you will definitely come across an abundance of ridiculous "investment proposals". The network has the same huge number of pseudo-investors.

03.05.2011

Innovative Russia

High technologies of the 21st century: the results of the forum

From April 18 to 21, 2011, the 12th International Forum "High Technologies of the XXI Century" was held at the Expocenter on Krasnaya Presnya - a unique exhibition and congress project of an innovative orientation.

03.05.2011

New in Gerontology

How many years should they live?

Every year, the life expectancy of the average European increases by 2-3 months.

03.05.2011

Your health

Gerontology is not only the treatment of the elderly

The article is devoted to the actual problem of the organization of medical and social assistance to elderly and senile people. The features of the course of diseases in this category of patients and the principles of geriatric pharmacology are briefly described.

03.05.2011

Biomedicine

Our agent is in the rear of the prosthetic joint

Doctors will soon be able to get an effective tool for detecting the loosening of the prosthesis after endoprosthesis surgery.

29.04.2011

Cellular technologies

Europe may be left without stem cells

The highest court in Europe is about to declare patents for stem cell treatment immoral and, therefore, illegal.

29.04.2011

Innovative Russia

Which road leads to Innograd?

The road has become the symbol of the Skolkovo Innograd. The same Russian road, the metaphysical correlate of the sacred fool. The section of the highway to Innograd with a length of 6 km was repaired for 6 billion rubles. And immediately fell apart, exposing the quality of the repair.

29.04.2011