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Scientists of the Laboratory of nano-bioengineering, Engineering-physical Institute of Biomedicine, National research nuclear University «MEPhI» Galina Nifontova, Swisha Maria, Maria Baryshnikova and Igor Nabiev, in collaboration with researchers from MIPT, Institute for experimental medicine max Planck (Germany) and University of Reims champagne-Ardenne (France) has developed polyelectrolyte microcapsules with embedded quantum dots that can be used for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Researchers at King’s College London have shown that rats with spinal cord injuries can re-learn skilled hand movements after being treated with a gene therapy

Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have captured the one cell that is capable of regenerating an entire organism. For over a century, scientists have witnessed the effects of this cellular marvel, which enables creatures such as the planarian flatworm to perform death-defying feats like regrowing a severed head. But until recently, they lacked the tools necessary to target and track this cell, so they could watch it in action and discover its secrets.

One of the most commonly asked questions we receive is “How is progress going in aging research?” It is something we are asked so often that we decided to provide the community with a resource that will help them to keep track of progress directly.

Existing drug dials down inflammation in mice

In research published today, Babraham Institute researchers have shown that some tumours use not one but two levels of protection against the immune system. Knocking out one level boosted the protective effects of the second and vice versa. The research demonstrates that a two-pronged approach targeting both cell types simultaneously may offer a promising route for the development of new cancer immunotherapies.

Detailed view of its core may lead to development of targeted drugs

By altering the genetic code in bacteria, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a method to make therapeutic proteins more stable, an advance that would improve the drugs' effectiveness and convenience, leading to smaller and less frequent doses of medicine, lower health care costs and fewer side effects for patients with cancer and other diseases.