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International Smoking Cessation Day is celebrated every year on the third Thursday of November. In 2014, it falls on November 20.
20.11.2014International Smoking Cessation Day is celebrated every year on the third Thursday of November. In 2014, it falls on November 20.
20.11.2014German scientists have demonstrated in humans how a nasal spray containing the "hormone of love" – oxytocin – contributes to the suppression of fear.
20.11.2014Shift work goes against the fundamental biology of the human body, and people working the night shift are about twice as likely to be obese.
19.11.2014The new procedure restores the functioning of the respiratory muscles of the diaphragm, even if they were paralyzed more than a year ago.
19.11.2014Transcript (very, very long!) lectures by Professor of the Higher School of Economics, President of the Society of Evidence-Based Medicine Specialists Vasily Vlasov, delivered on November 15, 2014 as part of the Festival of Public Lectures #KNOW.
19.11.2014Even before telomeres reach a critical length, their slow shortening affects the regulation of genes that potentially contribute to aging and the development of age-related diseases.
19.11.2014The results of another study confirmed that a person's sexual orientation is determined by his genome. However, one should not assume that scientists have already found some "homosexuality genes".
19.11.2014Under the action of substances secreted by cancer cells, macrophages cease to synthesize anti-tumor cytokines and begin to secrete molecules that accelerate tumor growth and blood vessel germination, cease to attract and initiate other cells of the immune system and begin to block the antitumor immune response.
18.11.2014In Russia, this day is celebrated for the first time. The topic of the European Day of Knowledge about Antibiotics in 2014 was the problem of self-medication.
18.11.2014Prolonged exposure to triclosan, an antimicrobial component widely used in soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and other hygiene products, can lead to the development of fibrosis and liver cancer.
18.11.2014Within the framework of the XVIII Russian Oncological Congress, the final of the OncoBioMed-2014 competition was held, which determined the 3 best startups in the field of innovative solutions for the fight against oncological diseases.
18.11.2014The new method is not only technically simpler, but also safer than existing ones. Vascular endothelial cells obtained with its help from human fibroblasts form blood vessels and improve blood circulation in the limbs of mice.
18.11.2014The less accessible official medicine becomes in Russia, the more citizens prefer self-medication, including with the help of "alternative medicine", dietary supplements, healers and "educational" literature.
17.11.2014The use of miRNA suppressing the expression of the KRAS oncogene not only dramatically stops the growth of cancer in the cells of the lung and colon, but also prevents the spread of metastases.
17.11.2014Within the framework of the National Oncological Program, 664 billion rubles were allocated from 2011 to 2013. Cancer mortality in Russia decreased by 1%.
17.11.2014Oleg Glotov, a leading researcher at the Department of Genetics and Breeding of St. Petersburg State University, spoke about the genes of longevity, the influence of medicine on the gene pool of mankind and how diseases will be treated in the future.
17.11.2014Nanoparticles injected into the blood, imitating all the properties of natural platelets, are able to reduce the bleeding time by 65%, and dissolve in the blood when the need for their presence disappears.
17.11.2014The new NanoScript nanomaterial is the first functional analogue of transcription factors that effectively interacts with DNA and is suitable for working with stem cells.
17.11.2014Biophysicist Maxim Frank-Kamenetsky – about genome editing methods, CRISPR/Cas system and its application in medicine.
14.11.2014Scientists who managed to postpone the aging of mammals under experimental conditions have developed a strategy to expand the scope of gerontological research, the purpose of which is to increase human life expectancy.
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