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Your health

You have the right…

What expensive operations does a Russian citizen have the right to get to for free and how to do it in practice? (We recommend that you first look at the end of the article, and then, if you want, read from the beginning – about how it should ideally be.)

16.10.2013
Various

Life without old age

A presentation of the book "Life without Old Age" by biochemist, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Skulachev took place in Moscow.

16.10.2013
Prolonging youth

I am a little mouse, and I want to live a long time!

This is the name of the project to test the ability of a combination of drugs to increase the lifespan of mice. Kiev gerontologists collect donations for the purchase of drugs and animal feed, as well as for the maintenance of animal welfare conditions.

16.10.2013
Cellular technologies

An untested method of cell therapy is prohibited

Scientists specializing in regenerative medicine welcome the decision of the Ministry of Health, and patients who still want to receive questionable treatment are going to challenge the ministry's decision in court.

16.10.2013
Grants and competitions

Startup of 2013

The Startup of the Year Award is one of the main events in the world of innovative technologies – an annual event where the best companies and teams are encouraged in several categories.

16.10.2013
Various

Palliative care in Russia

Palliative care specialist Anna Sonkina – about the problems associated with providing care to incurable patients in Russia.

16.10.2013
Biomedicine

Will a drug against parkinsonism help with multiple sclerosis?

After sorting through one hundred thousand molecules, a group of American scientists discovered that the drug benzatropine, approved by the FDA for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, can be effective against multiple sclerosis.

15.10.2013
Various

Another pension calculator: if you want, reap...

This formula does not increase the wealth of pensioners and makes the calculation even less transparent. And no one guarantees that officials in a couple of years will not want to change this calculation option to something even more abstract.…

15.10.2013
Biomedicine

Will Kynurenic acid help to give up marijuana?

The craving for marijuana can be suppressed by increasing the level of kynurenic acid in the brain, which binds to dopamine receptors in the pleasure center and makes the brain indifferent to the drug.

15.10.2013
Biomedicine

Treatment of parkinsonism: catheter in the brain

To overcome the blood-brain barrier, doctors have designed a hybrid of a syringe and an intracranial implant that delivers a solution of therapeutic protein to the brain of a Parkinsonian. There are still vacant places in the second group of volunteers!

15.10.2013
Biomedicine

Resveratrol will help cure cancer

Resveratrol, the most famous (after alcohol) component of wine, makes different types of cancer cells more sensitive to radiotherapy.

15.10.2013
Other life sciences

Why do people get smarter from physical education?

Physical education leads to an increase in the concentration of irisin protein in the brain, which has a neuroprotective effect, increased expression of brain neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and activation of genes responsible for cognitive functions.

15.10.2013
Genetics

I change melanoma for testicular cancer

A mutation in the genome of Caucasians that enhances the work of the UV protection gene simultaneously increases the likelihood of developing testicular cancer.

14.10.2013
Cellular technologies

Endothelial cells will help to repair the organs

According to scientists at Cornell Vail Medical College, damaged or diseased organs can be restored by the introduction of endothelial cells of blood vessels, without resorting to transplantation of donor organs.

14.10.2013
Biomedicine

Burn healing: gene therapy + stem cells

In experiments on aging mice, Johns Hopkins University researchers have demonstrated that the combination of gene therapy and stem cell therapy accelerates the healing of burns and increases blood flow to the injury area.

14.10.2013
Other life sciences

Fat and stupid

With obesity, the level of protein in the body decreases, which helps to process fat in the liver, and in the brain serves as an activator for the synthesis of other proteins necessary for the formation of memory.

11.10.2013
Other life sciences

Replacement of the aortic valve without a scalpel

Clinical trials of a new heart valve that can be implanted in patients without open-heart surgery have begun in the United States. It is designed to replace the aortic valve.

11.10.2013