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Dietary supplements: fraud in law

Transcript of reports by the Chairman of the Public Council for the Protection of Patients' Rights at Roszdravnadzor, President of the League for Patient Protection A.V. Saversky, President of the Society of Evidence-based Medicine Specialists K.D. Danishevsky and Executive Director of the Interregional Public Organization "Society for Pharmacoeconomical Research" O.V. Borisenko at the press conference "Bioactive additives: who legalized fraud and how?".

24.04.2009
Controversial

Actually, old people's teeth don't grow...

Theoretically, he may have new teeth," says Vladimir Havinson. – Apparently, these were the beginnings of some teeth, the growth of which could be delayed due to the same blockade. Rather, these are not new teeth, but old ones that did not germinate at the time. Such a developmental delay.

23.04.2009
Genetics

Mental retardation is hidden in the X chromosome

Geneticists have found nine genes on the X chromosome that lead to mental retardation in men. The disease is hereditary. True, genes are not passed on from fathers, but from mothers.

23.04.2009
Other life sciences

Investing in hospitals of the future

The book will be of value to anyone who is interested in planning, financing, construction and management of newly created medical and preventive institutions.

23.04.2009
Biomedicine

Science in Siberia: Nanobiotechnology for Medicine

The examples described in this article, covering only part of the research in the field of nanobiotechnology, will allow the reader to judge the serious approach of Siberian scientists to solving important problems facing modern medicine.

23.04.2009
Grants and competitions

Young nanotechnologists are invited to the competition

The Second international competition of scientific works of young scientists in the field of nanotechnology will be held within the framework of the Second International Forum on Nanotechnology (hereinafter – the Forum), held by the State Corporation "Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology" from October 6 to 8, 2009.

23.04.2009
Cellular technologies

Induced pluripotent stem cells: micro-RNAs instead of potential oncogenes

To reprogram skin cells and transform them into pluripotent cells that do not differ in properties from embryonic cells, it is possible to use not the delivery of "pluripotency genes" into their nuclei, which are potential oncogenes, but the introduction of micro-RNAs characteristic of embryonic cells.

21.04.2009
Other life sciences

20 new biotechnical breakthroughs that will change medicine

From the saliva test for cancer to the injection that restores the nerves of the spinal cord, all these advances in medicine blur the line between biology and technology in order to restore human health, improve and prolong his life.

21.04.2009
Biomedicine

To treat brain cancer, nanoparticles were stuffed with scorpion venom

The fact that scorpion venom is able to fight the spread of cancer cells has been known for a long time (however, the best indicator did not exceed 45%). To increase the effectiveness, the active substance chlorotoxin (chlorotoxin) was combined with nanoparticles, which led to the "stopping" of 98% of cells.

21.04.2009
Innovative Russia

Science and Innovation in Russia: a heartbreaking sight

In the field of science and innovation in Russia, depressing stagnation has been observed for decades. Periodically there are attempts to understand the reasons for such a failure, but they are closed, fragmentary and do not have a sufficient factual basis due to the fragmentation of the expert community itself. The report "Innovative development – the basis of modernization of the Russian economy" was published recently.

21.04.2009
Other life sciences

Laser instead of scalpel

According to scientists, the surgical instrument of the future – the femtosecond laser, which Russian physicists and ophthalmologists are working on now, is already on the way. It's just right to call it the perfect scalpel. After all, he is able to work where it is necessary, without damaging the tissues located outside.

20.04.2009
Healthy skepticism

Predisposition to diseases by gene analysis: do not exaggerate!

Leading researchers in the field of the human genome admit that they managed to barely open the door to the boundless space of the human genome. And what they saw there convinced them that their hopes that they would be able to find the genes responsible for this or that disease were naive. The causes of most diseases are much more complex.

20.04.2009
Healthy skepticism

HIV vaccine: the prognosis is disappointing

An effective vaccine against HIV infection may never be created. New, non-standard ideas are needed to defeat this disease. But government agencies and private foundations – not to mention commercial companies – are ready to allocate funds not for the development of fundamental ideas, but for the creation of specific drugs in a financially plausible timeframe.

20.04.2009
Exhibitions and conferences

III Moscow Venture Forum

The main purpose of the III Moscow Venture Forum is to help entrepreneurs in the conditions of the financial crisis to understand the sources of obtaining funds for the implementation of their innovative projects and to orient them in the variety of opportunities for obtaining financing.

20.04.2009
Other life sciences

What is evidence-based medicine?

Evidence-based medicine postulates that a drug, a method of treatment, a diagnostic method can be used only when it has proven its feasibility. One of the main principles of evidence–based medicine is the so-called "blinding" of research. At the same time, neither the patient himself, nor the doctor, nor the statistician who calculates the result, do not know what the patient receives: a drug or a placebo.

17.04.2009
Grants and competitions

The Academic Mobility Competition continues

The Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation continues accepting applications for travel grants for students, postgraduates and young teachers of the Siberian, Ural and Far Eastern Federal Districts.

17.04.2009
Grants and competitions

Life Sciences: contest of popular articles

Scientists who want to try themselves in journalism are invited to participate; experienced popularizers; professional journalists and anyone interested in living systems. The contest entries will be evaluated by renowned biologists and scientific journalists, and the winners will receive cash prizes.

16.04.2009