Russian oncologists have found out a phenomenon that they called the Law of step-by-step development of cancer
Neurodegenerative diseases characterised with the death of cells of certain brain areas usually declare themselves in a mature and — even more so — in an elder age. As a result, there occur psychical activity disorders up to a complete disintegration of personality.
Specialists at the Research Institute of Pharmacology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, and Siberian State Medical University have determined that extracts from Siberian rowan, pot marigold and marsh mellow stimulate the immune system work no worse than a traditional immunomodulator – the purple coneflower (
Echinacea purpnrea) tincture - does.
In people’s minds, stem cells have long ago become panacea for all kinds of diseases. Their utilization is getting more widespread but in a number of countries, working with stem cells meets with various bureaucratic obstacles.
The non-demountable restoration of friction surfaces of machine and equipment elements implies a set of actions for their maintenance and repair without disassembly/assembly operations and with application of advanced developments in automobile chemical industry including nanotechnologies.
The researchers at the State Oceanographic Institute and the Research and Production Association 'Typhoon' have tested a new electrophysical method of fog dispersion. The researchers have used a specially built laboratory facility to generate corona discharges with the maximum power consumption of 300 Watt.
On December 7, the 5th Annual International Invention Fair closed in Seoul. 470 inventions from 20 countries were represented there. Russian researchers traditionally receive a lot of rewards at the exhibition, including the grand prize of the Seoul Invention Show.
The high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for quite a long time has been one of the analytical methods most widely used in chemistry, biology and medicine. However, different analysis types require different kinds of sorbents and solvents.
Russian researchers are developing facilities with the capacity of up to 150 kilowatt, in order to turn nonedible organic wastes into heat and power. Mobile devices can be used not only in remote regions and small farms but also on an industrial scale.
In summer 2009, Belgorod State University opened a basic nanomaterial department at the Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Chernogolovka. The department is headed by Professor Yuri Kolobov.
Malignant tumor development inhibits the immune response from the organism, thus certainly promoting the disease. To restore efficient antitumoral immune response, specialists at the Institute of Chemical Biology and Basic Medicine and the Institute of Cytology and Genetics suggest using activated dendritic cells.
The interaction of ionizing radiation with the environment leads to the generation of positively and negatively charged particles called ions and occurs in natural conditions. The most significant contribution in the Earth background radiation belongs to radon coming from the Earth crust and presenting the decay product of uranium and thorium.
Physicians and biologists all over the world note growth in resistance of various microorganisms to antibiotics. Researchers claim with anxiety – the antibiotics era is coming to an end, it is necessary to look for new drugs that influence microorganisms, otherwise deplorable consequences are inevitable.
In connection with continued growth of population, which is forecast to reach 8 billion people by 2020, the issue of increasing agriculture productivity without destruction of global natural resources foundations is becoming more acute.
