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Biopharmaceutics at Vyatka State University

The university has created an appropriate infrastructure, which includes educational laboratories of two departments, two scientific and educational centers: "Nanotechnology" and "Bioengineering" – and several specialized laboratories.

17.09.2015
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Bounty hunters of biotechnologists and bioinformatics

The new Internet resource "Blastim" publishes vacancies in biotechnological companies and scientific organizations engaged in bioinformatics and "wet" biology and many other useful information.

16.07.2015
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How to determine life expectancy by blood test

Taking as a basis the fact that white blood cells – leukocytes – perform the function of fighting infections and thus prolong human life, scientists at the University of Palermo analyzed the relationship between life expectancy and the content of leukocytes in the blood.

27.06.2008
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Inoperable melanoma was cured by the patient's own immune cells

American scientists have managed to completely cure a patient with inoperable metastasized melanoma with the help of his own immune cells. During two years of follow-up after therapy, the 55-year-old man did not show any signs of a tumor.

20.06.2008
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How to monitor the immune system

Scientists at the University of California have developed a contrast agent for positron emission tomography, which allows in vivo monitoring of the immune response during the development of many diseases.

11.06.2008
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Russian Ebola Test

Reagents for the determination of Ebola virus RNA by polymerase chain reaction have been officially registered in Russia.

20.10.2014
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If it wasn't for Friske…

St. Petersburg deputies propose to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation to finance innovations in the treatment of brain cancer.

14.02.2014
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All newborns – to the DNA database

According to the prosecutor, the DNA database of all newborns and children brought to the country would greatly facilitate the work of the police.

18.11.2013
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"Death Watch" – a fake sensation?

Director of the Institute of Gerontology of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Vladimir Shabalin: "Such sensations appear almost every month. But then it turns out that the sensation quickly "deflated". I am sure that the same thing will happen with the "death indicator"."

13.08.2013
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A billion dollars for innovation

The budget proposed by the President provides for the allocation of a billion dollars for the creation of a network of national institutes for innovation in industry.

11.03.2012
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EBAN will arrive in Russia

The annual EBAN Congress is a key event of the early stage venture capital market in Europe. The next congress of the European Association of Business Angels will be held in April 2012 in Russia.

14.07.2011
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Laboratory in underpants

Microscopic carbon sensors on the elastic band of men's underpants determine the pressure, pulse rate and level of physical activity of a person (by the content of hydrogen peroxide and NADH coenzyme on the skin, reflecting the intensity of oxidative reactions in the body).

16.06.2010
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Premature Aging Protein

DDB2 (DNA damage-binding protein 2, "DNA damage-binding protein") is not only involved in DNA repair, but, as it turned out, contributes to the accumulation of reactive oxygen species in cells, which leads to their premature aging.

15.06.2010
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Cancel gene patents!

Many interested organizations can follow the example of the American Civil Liberties Union and challenge patents for other genes related to hereditary diseases in court.

30.03.2010
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Hello, master! It's time to take a pill!

The mobile phone will make sure that the patient takes the pill on time, measure the pressure and pulse and diagnose the patient. Medical firms together with mobile operators are developing new services.

15.02.2010
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Vitamin C and rejuvenation at the cellular level

Scientists are confident that if they manage to understand the mechanism of action of vitamin C, which has long been on the list of substances that slow down cell aging, it will be a serious step forward in the field of regenerative medicine.

30.12.2009
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Genetically modified T-lymphocytes for arthritis therapy

After the introduction of genetically modified lymphocytes to mice with arthritis in the foci of rheumatoid inflammation, a decrease in the number of T-helpers and destructive processes of bone tissue, i.e., a decrease in the autoimmune reaction, was observed.

03.12.2009