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Neurons commit suicide because of loneliness

If a nerve cell does not receive enough stimuli from the surrounding cells, it starts the process of self-destruction (apoptosis). The mechanism of self-destruction plays an important role in stroke, Alzheimer's disease and motor neuron diseases, leading to the loss of nerve cells necessary for the full functioning of the adult brain.

13.02.2008
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Algae restored sight to mice blind from birth

The ChR2 gene from a green alga encoding a photosensitive ion channel was introduced into the bipolar retinal cells of genetically modified mice that completely lack photoreceptors. As a result, the mice gained sight.

29.04.2008
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Genes that prevent aging are being sought

Genes common to humans and rodents have been identified, the activity of which changes during aging. With age, 56 of them increase protein expression, and 17 others decrease activity. The results of the study suggest that genes are able to adapt to aging, participate in the protection of the body during this process and even slow it down.

22.04.2009
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Animal rights or human rights?

The process of finding new drugs for the treatment of diseases such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease may stop if the EU implements its intentions to tighten the rules for conducting experiments on animals in scientific laboratories.

30.03.2009
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Favipiravir vs. COVID-19

HimRar Group of Companies together with RDIF may begin commercial deliveries of the drug as early as the end of May.

15.05.2020
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Russian-Israeli nanotechnology

Russia is ready to issue loans on very favorable terms and invest in Israeli companies. At the same time, Mr. Chubais made it clear that this proposal includes certain requirements from the Russian side. In particular, Russia will insist that the entire production part be carried out at Russian enterprises.

20.03.2009
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RUSNANO and Rospotrebnadzor signed a cooperation agreement

In particular, we are talking about the study of the impact of nanotechnology and nanomaterials on human health, the creation of scientific and methodological and regulatory and technical security for the use of nanotechnology and nanoindustry products, the formation of a unified system for assessing and confirming safety.

20.02.2009
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Physicists – oncologists

In two years, it is planned to begin clinical trials of a drug based on the radioactive isotope yttrium-90 for the treatment of liver cancer.

16.05.2018
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Screws for the spine

Unlike metal screws, ceramic screws developed at NSTU do not require replacement, and the patient will not need a repeat operation.

18.04.2018
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Bacteriophages "all in one"

One capsule includes a complex of bacteriophages for the prevention and control of a number of common bacteria.

17.04.2018
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Dubai Genomes

Biobank data is used primarily to determine predisposition and prevent hereditary diseases.

01.03.2018
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Generation of fatties

Surveys of 20,000 Britons have established which of the modern generations will be the most prone to overweight and obesity.

26.02.2018
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Nanotubes–radioprotectors: 5000 times better

A new radioprotector drug based on carbon nanotubes is designed to prevent the death of people from acute radiation sickness developing with massive radioactive exposure.

31.01.2008
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Cobra venom and quantum dots for oncosurgery

The coupling "neurotoxin-quantum dot" enters the affected organ with the bloodstream and marks the tumor zone due to the fluorescence of nanoparticles under UV radiation.

26.12.2016
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Computer radiologist

The main goal of the project is to provide radiologists and other medical professionals with new technology and reduce the number of misdiagnoses.

31.05.2016
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A safe method for early diagnosis of Down syndrome and other trisomies

The new diagnostic method is based on determining the number of fragments of fetal chromosomes in the mother's blood. In addition to Down syndrome, researchers were able to accurately identify cases of trisomy of the 18th chromosome (Edwards syndrome) and trisomy of the 13th chromosome (Patau syndrome).

08.10.2008
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Progenitor cells forming adipose tissue have been identified

One of the tested populations, whose cells express the CD24 cell surface marker, formed fat deposits in experimental animals. This population usually makes up no more than 0.08% of all non-fat cells contained in normal adipose tissue.

07.10.2008