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Eye of the tooth

Initially, doctors turned the tooth into a "stand" for special optical lenses. Then the tooth was returned to its place and within three months it overgrown with new tissues and "reunited" with blood vessels. And finally, the whole structure was carefully inserted into the patient's eyeball. After two weeks, the vision in the eye was almost completely restored.

06.07.2009
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Breakthrough in Sequencing: DNA Sudoku

Modern DNA sequencing technologies allow you to work with dozens of samples simultaneously. The DNA Sudoku method will allow sequencing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences simultaneously.

06.07.2009
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Stem cells for "self-treatment" of the heart

The heart tissue sample obtained by biopsy is grown for about a month so that the number of stem cells reaches 10-25 million. After that, the resulting stem cells are again delivered to the heart through a catheter.

03.07.2009
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Do video games help with senile dementia?

Scientists plan to establish whether video games are able to positively influence the thinking processes of older people, and if so, write recommendations for developers of therapeutic video games and create a prototype of such a game.

01.07.2009
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Diet and longevity: the molecular relationship

Scientists have identified a key element determining the relationship between diet and longevity. As it turned out, two proteins are responsible for the lifespan of nematodes, the activity of which depends on the amount of food consumed.

30.06.2009
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Cancer treatment: an encouraging result

Researchers from the Sydney biotech company EnGeneIC cured cancer with drugs in a "wrapper" from the membrane of bacteria. Scientists plan to start testing on cancer-stricken volunteers within a month.

30.06.2009
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Keep your health to...

The main focus of the health centers will be the preservation of the health of citizens and the formation of a healthy lifestyle for them.

29.06.2009
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Anti-anti-oncogene: Trim24 vs p53

One of the main functions of the p53 protein is to counteract the replication of potentially oncogenic cells. Trim24 attaches a "black label" to it – the ubiquitin protein, and p53 is destroyed under the influence of specialized protein complexes – proteasomes.

29.06.2009
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Artificial liver for pharmacologists

To create it, scientists used blood vessels of pigs' intestines, on which they then grew cultures of liver cells – hepatocytes.

29.06.2009
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Urine analysis instead of biopsy

After kidney transplantation, the patient has to undergo a painful biopsy procedure every six months, or even more often. The Russian Scientific Center of Surgery has developed a method for determining the danger of rejection of a transplanted kidney by protein markers in urine.

26.06.2009
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Ageless girl?

16-year-old Brookie Greenberg from Baltimore looks like a six-month-old child.

26.06.2009
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Jean Dosse, 1916-2009

In 1958, Jean Dosse discovered tissue compatibility antigens (HLA). In 1980, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

25.06.2009
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Prosaposin against metastases

The use of prosaposin will not eliminate the causes of cancer and will not prevent the appearance of tumors, but the development of metastases may be blocked.

24.06.2009
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Appendicitis will be determined by urine analysis

The most accurate of the biomarkers was leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein, LRG). According to researchers, the concentration of this protein in the urine increases in proportion to the severity of appendicitis.

24.06.2009