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$30,000,000 for personalized medicine in cancer treatment

Representatives of the J. Hopkins and S. Kimmel Cancer Center announced the opening of a new Center for Personalized Medicine, which will develop cancer treatment methods.

Ecstasy vaccination

Nanotechnology has broken into the future for the fifth time

On March 26, a solemn ceremony of awarding the winners and prize-winners of the fifth All–Russian Intellectual Forum-Olympiad "Nanotechnology - a breakthrough into the Future" took place in the assembly hall of the First Academic Building of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Russian innovators rent an office in Silicon Valley

Skolkovo, Rusnano and RVC will open their office in the USA in the spring.

A protein that stimulates the formation of fat cells has been found

Sanofi still swallowed Genzyme

Representatives of Sanofi-aventis predict that due to the takeover of Genzyme by 2013, the company's net profit per share will increase by 0.75-1.003 euros.

Four Dolly slices

Three and a half years ago in the UK, as a result of cloning, four copies of the famous Dolly sheep were born.

Spray will save from hacking: robbers will be marked with DNA markers

The City Hall of Rotterdam promotes the use of spray and sometimes takes the costs on itself. She also advises using "DNA markers" to mark valuables to make it easier to identify them when stolen.

Berlusconi's good intentions

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi intends to fund research to increase life expectancy to 120 years.

If prostate cancer does not give up, it is destroyed by blocking the Stat5 gene

Homozygous mutants of the second generation lived ten times longer than ordinary C.elegans, but they were sterile. Maybe it is possible to somehow compensate for the infertility associated with the age-1 gene and leave only a long life? A number of data points to the fact that it is impossible – at least in one action.

The Complete electronic Encyclopedia of Life

The new gene map will not only help scientists better understand the biology and genetics of corn, but will also accelerate the development of new varieties of this important food grain. Now researchers will have to carefully analyze the collected information and draw a lot of conclusions, both purely cognitive and practical.

Nicotine vaccine has reached the finish line

The US National Institute for Drug Addiction has allocated a grant of $ 10 million for the final stage of the development of NicVAX – a vaccine against nicotine addiction.

Two more anti-aging products

As we age, the process of cell self-purification, autophagy, becomes less effective. Researchers believe that spermidine inhibits the production of a protein that inhibits the activation of genes responsible for the autophagy process.

Stem cells: waste – to income!

Stanford University researchers used adipose tissue as a starting material instead of skin to produce induced pluripotent stem cells, which is now being destroyed after liposuction.

Cancer cure found in tick saliva

Isolated from the saliva of ticks, the compound is able to slow down the reproduction of malignant tumor cells without harming healthy cells.

Old men and old women – educational toys

Further tests allowed to improve the invention, its interactive gaming table and information display, as well as to form a set of 20 computer games that train and regulate the most important mental skills, stimulate social perception. These games, among other things, are fascinating in themselves.

Survivin is the cause of tumor formation during embryonic stem cell therapy

Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have proposed a method to reduce the risk of developing tumors using embryonic stem cells – suppressing the synthesis of a protein called survivin.

To the attention of the bald: the hair from the stem cells has already grown. In mice :(

"When combining embryonic and mesenchymal stem cells that are able to differentiate into cells of several types, it is possible to probably get other organs,– says Mariko Yamaki. "But first I want to try to grow hair using human embryonic stem cells."

A stem cell bank has opened in Orenburg

The cryobank at the Orenburg Regional Blood Transfusion Station will isolate and store umbilical cord blood stem cells and adult peripheral blood stem cells at an ultra-low temperature for many years.

Reading is the best treatment. In any case, from stress

Neurophysiologists from the University of Sussex compared which activity is most effective in relieving stress. It turned out that neither music, nor walking, nor video games relaxed the subjects participating in the study as much as ordinary book reading. People who experienced severe stress relaxed and got out of stress the fastest by immersing themselves in reading.