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Your health

Misdiagnosis: who is to blame and what to do

An incorrect diagnosis is one of the patient's worst fears. In the United States, accusations of misdiagnosis account for the largest share of lawsuits concerning medical errors.

30.05.2013
Various

Iron Granny

A Sochi pensioner at the age of 81 became a two-time world champion in powerlifting and received an invitation from Arnold Schwarzenegger to the World Championship.

30.05.2013
Cellular technologies

Stroke cell therapy: preliminary results are encouraging

Nine stroke patients participating in the first clinical trials of the treatment of this disease using embryonic neural stem cells showed an improvement in their condition a year after their onset.

30.05.2013
Theories of aging

Secrets of longevity

The secret of a long life will be taught to us by a naked digger and a bat: they reproduce all their lives and do not get cancer.

30.05.2013
Various

If you hurry , you 'll alarm people

In a sensational article about the first successful isolation of stem cells from human embryos obtained by cloning, an error was found. But this is clearly the result of haste, and not malicious falsification of results.

29.05.2013
Various

Investing in Health

Most Russians still try to take care of their health without unnecessary expenses, preferring a state polyclinic to a commercial medical center, sports classes at home – going to a fitness club.

29.05.2013
Grants and competitions

Zvorykin Prize – 2013

The Zvorykin Innovation Award for Young Scientists and Specialists is an annual competition of innovative projects held by the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs within the framework of the Zvorykin Project program.

29.05.2013
Note to the businessman

The biosimilar market will grow

The volume of the global biosimilar market in 2013 will amount to 2.4 billion US dollars, the annual growth will reach 20%. In the long term, a constant increase in the volume of the mentioned market is predicted for 10 years.

28.05.2013
Nanotechnology

Lung Cancer Treatment: Inhalation delivery method

The new system of administration of drugs against lung cancer by inhalation allows drugs to flow directly to malignant cells, reducing the harmful effects on other organs.

28.05.2013
Grants and competitions

V.Potanin Foundation Scholarships for the 2013/14 academic year

The V. Potanin Scholarship program is aimed at identifying and supporting the most gifted students and teachers, developing their leadership qualities and expanding opportunities for professional and personal growth.

28.05.2013
Your health

Coenzyme Q10 will help with heart failure

The use of coenzyme Q10 in the treatment of heart failure halves both the risk of a sharp deterioration in the condition of patients and their mortality rate from all causes.

28.05.2013
Your health

How to reduce the risk of hearing loss?

Household appliances, highways, audio devices with headphones, loud music are threats to our hearing. In addition, there are about 200 drugs and chemicals that can damage the structures of the inner ear.

28.05.2013
Your health

What is the good of the anti-smoking law

On the eve of the entry into force of the anti-smoking law on the impact of smoking on lung cancer and other types of cancer "to the Newspaper.Ru" said corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, President of the Cancer Society of Russia David Zaridze.

28.05.2013
Various

Where to go to study?

On the eve of the summer admission to universities, the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation published its version of the answer to the question "Where to go to study?" – rating of higher educational institutions in Russia.

28.05.2013
Biomedicine

Urine analysis for early and rapid diagnosis of cancer

During testing, P-scan detected breast cancer even in cases when it was not detected during mammography. The researchers hope to optimize this technique for diagnosing other types of cancer from a urine sample.

27.05.2013
Other life sciences

Another property of rapamycin

The discovery of the mechanism by which rapamycin slows down cell division makes it a promising drug for the treatment of certain cancers and other proliferative diseases.

27.05.2013
Cellular technologies

Coming out of a coma

Nine weeks after the brain damage, the boy began to be injected intravenously with his own umbilical cord blood, after which a relatively rapid improvement in his condition was recorded.

27.05.2013
Your health

Patient errors

Yes, medical errors do happen, but these are usually only isolated cases. But the wrong actions of the patients themselves in everything that concerns their health often lead to more serious consequences.

24.05.2013