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Stem cells in the pancreas still exist

Two weeks after cutting the duct through which digestive enzymes move from the pancreas to the intestine, the number of beta cells in the pancreas of mice doubled. The usefulness of the newly formed cells was evidenced by a simultaneous increase in the amount of synthesized insulin.

28.01.2008
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Waiting for miracles

The speech of the Vice-President of the Skolkovo Foundation Kirill Kaem at the meeting of the Federation Council was devoted to the topic "Innovative trends in healthcare technologies".

21.04.2016
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A new biomarker of senile dementia

The levels of the biomarker of cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease – the protein ADNP (activity-dependent neuroprotective protein) – can be easily tracked using a routine blood test.

16.02.2016
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Would you like to buy an ear?

Japanese scientists claim that artificial ears can be grown to order and transplanted to a person in the next five years. They recently grew a human auricle on the back of a rat.

28.01.2016
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OpenBio takes place in Novosibirsk

Representatives of high-tech business, young scientists, representatives of development institutes, innovation support infrastructure organizations, students of specialized universities gathered in the biotechnopark.

02.10.2015
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Doctors earn the most

The top ten highest-paid jobs included six vacancies related to healthcare. The top three are surgeons, general practitioners and psychiatrists.

31.08.2015
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microRNA-155 and B-lymphocytes: mutate, but in moderation!

By controlling the level of the AID enzyme, microRNA-155 regulates the fight of the immune system against microbes, while preventing the formation of very aggressive malignant diseases: leukemia and B-cell lymphomas.

16.06.2008
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Nanofilm for cartilage regeneration

As a result of the selection of the optimal shape of the surface and the parameters of electrical stimulation, the rate of formation of cartilage tissue based on the new nanofilm was increased by more than three times.

06.06.2008
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Short circuit in the heart

The cause of death of the 76-year-old Frenchman, who lived 2.5 months after Carmat artificial heart transplantation, was a short circuit in the mechanism.

18.03.2014
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Open Day of the FBMF MIPT

The MIPT BioBusiness Incubator held an open day of the Faculty of Biological and Medical Physics (FBMF).

08.07.2013
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Diagnostician in your pocket

To determine the main vital functions of the body, including temperature, heart rate and rhythm, blood oxygen level and stress level, it is enough to hold a miniature Scout scanner at the forehead for a few seconds.

27.05.2013
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Remission-2

The new version of ReMISSION consists of six games designed for psychological assistance to young people suffering from cancer, who have a high risk of an unfavorable outcome.

08.05.2013
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How many, how many billions?

The planned amount of funding for the creation of the Skolkovo center remains unchanged – 85 billion rubles from 2010 to 2015.

27.08.2012
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Genome sequencing: parkinsonics – 16 times cheaper

Google founder Sergey Brin, who inherited a mutation from his mother that significantly increases the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, decided to stimulate the search for new drugs for the treatment of Parkinsonism.

16.05.2012
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Biomedical Innograd

After the next replenishment, the total number of participants of the Skolkovo Innograd is 304. 91 of them are residents of the biomedical technologies cluster.

20.12.2011
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The causes of clouding of the lens begin to clear up

The technique of therapeutic cloning is quite complex in technical terms and ambiguous from an ethical point of view, but with its help it was possible to cure Parkinson's disease in mice. In the future, it may become an effective method of combating Parkinson's disease in humans.

24.03.2008