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Russian and California scientists will create a scientific and medical consortium

The consortium will develop and market biological materials, medical and diagnostic devices, as well as high-precision analysis of data obtained at universities.

In Japan, the first retinas from IPSC will soon be transplanted

A commission of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan has approved the world's first clinical trials of induced pluripotent stem cells for the treatment of retinal diseases in humans.

HIV vaccine trials fail due to lack of women

On average, only 20% of participants in the first and second phases of clinical trials of HIV vaccines in Africa are women, although their share among carriers of the virus is much higher. In addition, women with HIV have a higher viral load.

Billion for collective use centers for biomedicine

In the Skolkovo biomedical cluster, it is planned to create ten centers for collective use in various areas of life sciences.

First blood from the bioreactor

Blood for transfusion is obtained in a bioreactor from hematopoietic cells isolated from umbilical cord blood. The practical application of the novelty is expected no earlier than 2013.

In old age, excess copper and iron is especially dangerous

The increased concentration of copper and iron in the body contributes to the development of many age-related diseases, including atherosclerosis, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

A lab on a chip? No, the lab is in chewing gum!

The development of diagnostic chewing gum became possible thanks to the discovery of scientists who found three proteins specific to the causative agent of this infection in the saliva of malaria patients.

Methuselah Foundation Award

The special award of the Methuselah Foundation "For Achievement in Life Extension" was received by David Sharp from the University of Texas, the leader of the first successful attempt to extend the life of laboratory mice using pharmaceutical exposure.

Tattoo vaccination increases the effectiveness of vaccinations many times

Everyone can have potatoes!

Meeting "Science of St. Petersburg"

A biochemist, a research engineer and a radiochemist will talk about what they do in scientific institutes and why it is important.

Angina can be treated with stem cells

Injections of stem cells into the heart muscle improve the condition of patients with severe angina.

Fighting obesity: How does orexin get to leptin?

One of the neurohormones of the pituitary gland, orexin, is able to increase the sensitivity of the brain to the "satiety hormone" leptin and thereby help to cope with obesity.

Dietary supplements for weight loss: the FDA warns!

The FDA has found dozens of dangerous dietary supplements for weight loss. Counterfeit dietary supplements were sold in web pharmacies under the guise of "herbal remedies for fat burning".

Nanotubes detect carcinogens in living cells

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed nanosensors that allow detecting single molecules of substances that damage DNA in living cells.

Drug advertising: side effects are inevitable

The British Consumer Protection Organization does not approve of the EU's permission for pharmaceutical companies to "provide consumers with information" about certain medicines.

Stem cells and sarcopenia

Researchers from the University of Rochester have concluded that age-related muscle atrophy can be managed by maintaining the existence of muscle stem cells.

Genetic analysis is the first in the top-50 inventions of 2008

The pioneers of personal genomics undoubtedly deserved the title of the authors of the best invention of 2008.

Vitamins against schizophrenia

In most cases, in patients with schizophrenia, the disease returns after treatment. However, repeated symptoms can be alleviated with large doses of B vitamins.

Immunodeficiency gene therapy was tested on mice

An international team of scientists edited the genome of cells of patients with severe immunodeficiency – chronic granulomatosis caused by genetic breakdowns.