Science and Technology

Fresh details about the molecular process of cancer metastasis revealed

Research conducted at Loyola University Chicago in the US has revealed new details about a complex molecular process involving a protein that enables cancer cells to establish new colonies in remote parts of the body.

15 March 2012, 09:00

An effective method of alleviating the side effects of chemotherapy has been created

Scientists from Duke University (USA) have determined the structure of a key molecule that can transport chemotherapeutic and antiviral drugs directly into cells

12 March 2012, 19:56

HIV infection: progress on several fronts at once

The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections was held in Seattle (USA) - the largest forum dedicated to HIV among other things

12 March 2012, 19:52

Scientists have been able to figure out how the brain is damaged in Down syndrome

Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder today. It occurs due to a disorder in the chromosome set. Instead of the usual two chromosomes numbered 21, three appear.

06 March 2012, 13:07

Scientists may have created a drug that stops the progression of the disease

Alpha-synuclein is considered one of the factors that provoke Parkinson's disease: during the disease, its structure is disrupted, becomes amorphous and disordered, which leads to the formation of protein aggregates, as well as the death of neurons in the central nervous system.

06 March 2012, 12:58

New drug rigosertib leaves cancer cells without energy, destroying them

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2012 there will be 37,000 deaths from pancreatic cancer and 44,000 new cases of this serious disease.

05 March 2012, 13:02

Vitamin E can weaken bones

A team of scientists led by Shu Takeda from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, believes that vitamin E can weaken bones.

05 March 2012, 12:50

Consumption of dark poultry meat protects women from heart disease

A nutrient found in dark meat of poultry may provide women with protection against coronary heart disease (CHD).

02 March 2012, 20:03

Scientists have learned how marijuana affects the brain

Marijuana has helped scientists reconsider the principles of the brain's cellular architecture. It turns out that service cells of the nervous tissue, which are necessary for the nutrition and support of neurons, can actively interfere with the work of interneuronal connections.

02 March 2012, 19:57

Depression helps the immune system fight infections

Depression may have arisen as a support for the immune system: during illness, it changes our behavior so that the immune system can more easily cope with infection.

02 March 2012, 19:30