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Will Alphafetoprotein protect against breast cancer?

Alphafetoprotein, which is synthesized by embryo tissues, suppresses the development of breast cancer during pregnancy. This protein can theoretically be used as a means for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.

27.11.2009
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Zygomatic bones from stem cells

First, the boy was transplanted small parts of donor bones, which became the foundation of future cheekbones. Then, stem cells taken from the patient's own fatty tissues were injected into the holes drilled in the allografts.

14.10.2009
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Polymer shell for gene delivery

Such a shell stabilizes the particles, protecting DNA from nuclease enzymes, provides solubility in water and simplifies the transport of genes through the cell membrane.

29.04.2008
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Anti-anti-oncogene: Trim24 vs p53

One of the main functions of the p53 protein is to counteract the replication of potentially oncogenic cells. Trim24 attaches a "black label" to it – the ubiquitin protein, and p53 is destroyed under the influence of specialized protein complexes – proteasomes.

29.06.2009
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One type of stem cell is good, and two are better

The tendency to form tumors is a serious problem on the way to the use of embryonic stem cells for the treatment of a variety of diseases and injuries. Malignancy of embryonic stem cells can be avoided if bone marrow stem cells are transplanted at the same time.

18.05.2009
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The risk of Alzheimer's disease can be predicted at a young age

These findings are of great interest. However, this does not mean that Alzheimer's disease necessarily begins to develop in a group of young and healthy volunteers who took part in the experiment. To understand whether differences in brain activity in people with a type of ApoE4 gene can really serve as an indicator of the development of Alzheimer's disease over time, only new research will help.

08.04.2009
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Biotechnology-2009

The Jubilee Fifth Moscow International Congress "Biotechnology: state and Prospects of Development" and the Seventh International Specialized Exhibition "World of Biotechnology 2009" began their work on March 16 this year.

17.03.2009
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Sunscreen mustache

American scientists have found a link between the presence of a mustache and a reduced risk of developing lower lip cancer.

24.05.2019
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Induced pluripotent stem cells restored the spinal cord

For the first time in the world, the therapeutic effect of human iPSCs has been proven: a month after the operation, all 29 mice paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injury began to walk, and some even run.

04.02.2009
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$30M from Gates

Bill Gates will invest up to $30 million in the Alzheimer's Diagnostics Accelerator fund over three years.

18.07.2018
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Waiting list for a head transplant

Doctors and scientists note that such a procedure is not feasible from a medical point of view and that it has a lot of ethical problems. Canavero himself admits that media reports contain a lot of errors and are based on old information.

14.06.2016
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Don't drink from the cooler!

In Catalonia, more than 4,100 office workers, after drinking bottled water, became infected with norovirus, the causative agent of gastrointestinal diseases.

27.04.2016