Gerontocracy in the gut
Scientists at the University of Helsinki have discovered a mechanism that impairs the regenerative abilities of the intestine in the aging process.
12.07.2019Scientists at the University of Helsinki have discovered a mechanism that impairs the regenerative abilities of the intestine in the aging process.
12.07.2019In total, Luc Van Parijs submitted false data in five grant applications and ten scientific papers, seven of which were published. In addition, falsifications were revealed in unpublished works and presentations of the scientist.
05.02.2009Biobank data is used primarily to determine predisposition and prevent hereditary diseases.
01.03.2018Microsoft and Google announced an investment of $58 million in the promotion of the DNAnexus cloud platform.
12.01.2018According to a study by Genotek, 30% of Russians have a variant of the BDNF gene associated with a predisposition to depression and suicidal behavior.
09.06.2017Lactoferrin can be used to make dietary supplements, baby and diet food, cosmetics. Miracle protein will help fight both infectious and oncological diseases.
27.10.2016The Faculty of Postgraduate Education of the Amur State Medical Academy is preparing for graduation the first group of doctors of a new specialty for the Amur region – geriatricians.
21.09.2016An unusual experiment carried out on board the ISS confirmed the operability of a portable sequencer in microgravity.
01.09.2016The authors plan to "train" bacteria to recognize chemical processes associated with danger in the body. Such a "live indicator" can be configured so that the synthesis of a signal protein begins in response to the appearance in the body of molecules characteristic of the undesirable effects of drugs or indicating the presence of malignant tumors.
06.10.2008Waseda University checked Haruka Obokata's thesis on stem cells and also revealed a number of questionable evidence. Obokata was asked to redo the work within a year, but she was unable to do so.
30.10.2015Under the weight of the presented evidence and competently conducted investigative actions and operational measures, the suspect confessed, including to committing two more murders of women.
30.09.2015Professor Laura Piddock expressed the hope that the article in the Lancet will become a "loud alarm bell for pharmaceutical companies" to develop antibiotics to which bacteria do not yet have resistance.
20.10.2015Russian and American scientists – Igor Efimov and Alexander Kabanov – have been elected honorary members of the American Institute of Biomedical Engineering, part of the US National Academy of Sciences.
25.03.2015The State Duma has passed a law according to which up to 12 years in prison are threatened for the sale of counterfeit medicines. If the bill is approved by the Federation Council and signed by the President, it will enter into force on January 23, 2015.
23.12.2014Alisher Usmanov (named Philanthropist of the Year by Russian Forbes in 2012) purchased the medal to return it to James Watson. The richest Russian billionaire called the situation in which a scientist sells an award received for his achievements unacceptable.
09.12.2014Prenatal screening studies, which are used to detect chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus, reveal no more than half of such anomalies. At the same time, these studies are associated with an increased risk of miscarriage and infant mortality.
03.06.2008In Russia, there are 463 HIV-infected people for every 100,000 population. Today, less than a third of HIV-infected Russians receive antiretroviral therapy.
13.05.2014The new building of the Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the SB RAS will house a Center for collective Use of Cellular Technologies operating under the program "Proteomics. Genomics. Bioinformatics".
07.02.2013Synthetic mesh implants used in the treatment of hernias have a number of disadvantages associated with insufficient biocompatibility. The ultra-thin titanium mesh developed by the Yekaterinburg NPF Temp will reduce the number of complications.
25.01.2013More than two thousand delegates, more than 300 speakers from almost all leading scientific centers of the world, including 11 Nobel laureates, will come to St. Petersburg for the upcoming 38th annual Congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS).
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