"Metabo-lung" instead of guinea pigs
Researchers from Cardiff University have integrated human liver and lung cells and created a "metabo-lung" – a living tissue suitable for assessing the toxicity of drugs.
28.11.2011Researchers from Cardiff University have integrated human liver and lung cells and created a "metabo-lung" – a living tissue suitable for assessing the toxicity of drugs.
28.11.2011In the UK, a black couple had a white, blue-eyed child. Doctors believe that genes played a joke with parents.
21.07.2010One of the causes of Alzheimer's disease is a calcium-dependent violation of signal transmission between nerve cells caused by the accumulation of beta-amyloid in astrocytes – the support cells of the cerebral cortex.
15.02.2010A small peptide fragment cleaved from the beta-amyloid precursor protein causes the same damage to cellular structures as the formation of amyloid plaques. These data open up new ways to find remedies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
11.01.2010The simultaneous inclusion of three genes allowed certain neurons to take over the production of dopamine, a low level of which is the cause of motor problems – the "calling card" of Parkinson's disease.
15.10.2009The Russian Youth Award in the field of nanoindustry will be awarded to young specialists under the age of 35 who have developed a new nanotechnology product or mastered its production.
01.09.2009When treating with this complex, general anesthesia is not required, since the patient does not feel pain. There are no scars left after the procedure.
03.02.2020Russian manufacturers and scientists are placed in non-competitive conditions, when the delivery of reagents is carried out for 2 or more months at prices many times higher than the catalog. Solving this problem will reduce the risk of "brain drain" in the field of biotechnology, will facilitate the creation of innovative developments and reduce the production costs of companies working in the field of healthcare and biotechnology.
02.03.2009The company, which tried to turn the blood of young people into a cure for old age, announced the termination of work.
22.02.2019A new Russian drug for HIV patients may enter the market in 2-3 years.
27.11.2018The Law "On State Genomic Registration in the Russian Federation" comes into force on January 1, 2009.
09.12.2008Chinese and British scientists have created piglets that have on average a quarter less subcutaneous fat than ordinary pigs.
24.10.2017Now, according to the American Center for Gerontology, Maria de Jesus from Portugal has become the oldest person. She was born in 1893, and is only a few months younger than Edna Parker.
28.11.2008Illegal online pharmacies and some beauty salons sell melanotan as a means of causing an artificial tan. At the same time, neither the composition nor the origin of these drugs, nor their possible side effects are unknown.
19.11.2008NPO Microgen has started phase I clinical trials of the first domestic polyvalent vaccine containing two serotypes of the meningococcal virus.
29.03.2017DNA-4 is so far the only HIV vaccine in Russia that has passed the second phase of clinical trials. However, the work is currently stopped.
20.03.2017The prize in the field of medicine, pharmacology and biotechnology was awarded to Professor Chad Alexander Mirkin, the creator of spherical nucleic acids.
28.10.2016The results of the study showed that their consumption may play a role in maintaining cognitive function in people aged
03.09.2024Fluctuations of flagella allow to bypass the law of equality of action and counteraction - Newton's third law - when moving in a viscous medium
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