Are mitochondrial DNA mutations to blame for the appearance of age-related diseases?
AG Copernic announces a contest of business ideas among talented students, postgraduates and aspiring entrepreneurs.
22.02.2008AG Copernic announces a contest of business ideas among talented students, postgraduates and aspiring entrepreneurs.
22.02.2008Mice with altered mitochondrial DNA looked normal at the beginning of life, but at one year of age they developed degenerative diseases of the heart and skeletal muscles, similar to similar human diseases. It is possible that mitochondrial DNA mutations are the cause of age-related diseases.
22.02.2008Advanced Cell Technology specialists have developed a highly efficient process for converting embryonic stem cells into hepatocytes, allowing them to begin large-scale production for use in basic research, clinical medicine and preclinical drug testing.
22.02.2008Tiny sensors are embedded in the fabric of such clothes, registering information about movements and indicators of vital functions of the body – breathing, heart rate, temperature of various parts of the body. The data can be analyzed remotely using the built-in GPRS transmitters.
22.02.2008An imperceptible, but increased content of methylamine in the exhaled air compared to the norm indicates kidney and liver diseases, ammonia can be a sign of kidney failure, a high level of acetone indicates diabetes, and the concentration of nitric oxide can be used to diagnose asthma.
21.02.2008The daily use of caffeine in coffee, tea and soft drinks increases the blood glucose level of people with type 2 diabetes and can negate the effects of the treatment of the disease.
21.02.2008Unfortunately, the advice "Rest, rest is the best medicine" is not suitable for the heart. And if you wrap a sick or tired heart with an elastic exoskeleton?
20.02.2008About the prospects of the development of the venture financing system to the OPEC Expert Channel.Ru was told by Alexander Galitsky, a well-known Russian technology entrepreneur and venture investor in the West.
19.02.2008The fight against aging is a large—scale task and is beyond the power of any one scientific group. In terms of complexity, it is comparable to S.P. Korolev's project to launch the first satellite or the "world project" to decode the human genome. Hundreds of laboratories, including the US National Institute of Aging, are struggling to solve this problem in the world. To date, there are more than 300 scientific theories of aging.
19.02.2008otik," it says, "but yoghurts have nothing to do with it."
18.02.2008the largest distributed computing programs – for example, in the BOINC network with a convenient, including Russian, interface.
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