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Biomedicine

Biomarkers of depression

The first diagnostic test that objectively identifies clinical depression by the levels of RNA biomarkers in the blood also makes it possible to predict the effectiveness and evaluate the effect of psychotherapy, which makes it possible to individualize treatment.

19.09.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

The World of Biotechnology – 2015

XIII International Specialized Exhibition "World of Biotechnology – 2015" and the VIII Moscow International Congress "Biotechnology: state and Prospects of Development" (17.03.2015 – 20.03.2015, Moscow City Hall).

19.09.2014
Healthy skepticism

Shnobelevka-2014

Harvard awarded the Nobel Prizes for the most unusual and witty scientific research in 2014.

19.09.2014
Your health

Diabetics, drop the syringe – buy a pump!

The use of an insulin pump reduces the risk of death from all causes by almost a third compared to conventional insulin injections. At the same time, the probability of a fatal outcome of cardiovascular diseases is reduced by 43%.

18.09.2014
Nanotechnology

Advanced MinION Mini Sequencer

After two years of refinement of the device, its accuracy and speed have significantly increased. The new MinION will become not just another, but the smallest and most accurate among all such devices.

18.09.2014
Various

Racing against the epidemic

Even if the production of vaccines can be increased tenfold, in the foreseeable future it will not be enough for countries where the epidemic is already raging. There is a chance that Ebola fever will not be allowed to enter the "clean" neighboring territories – thanks to vaccination in the form of a ring around the focus of the disease.

18.09.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

Bioprinting and biofacturing – 2014

The International Conference on Bioprinting and Biofacturing will be held in the Skolkovo Hypercube on October 21-22 this year.

18.09.2014
Innovative Russia

Sickle on science

Academician I.F. Zhimulev: "It seems to me that it is very difficult to talk about the achievements of biology when a huge axe or shovel is brought over the whole science, with the help of which they want to bury us."

17.09.2014
Your health

The shape of baldness as a marker of prostate cancer

Baldness of the anterior region of the head, together with moderate thinning of the hair on the crown at the age of about 45 years, increases the risk of developing an aggressive form of prostate cancer by 40% in the future.

17.09.2014
New in Gerontology

Intelligence and aging

Scientists have come to the conclusion that intensive intellectual activity and high IQ have different effects on the life expectancy of men and women: the "strong sex" rejuvenates, and the "weak", on the contrary, ages.

16.09.2014
Nanotechnology

Nanosheets for blood cleansing

To prevent sepsis, the patient's blood is passed through an "artificial spleen" in which bacteria adhere to nanoparticles coated with a protein that recognizes pathogens and endotoxins.

16.09.2014
Various

Why is retirement harmful to health

As a number of studies show, retirement has a bad effect on health. A BBC Capital correspondent tried to figure out why.

16.09.2014
Nanotechnology

Nanofilm for early breast cancer diagnosis

A film tactile device consisting of nanoparticles and polymers determines the presence and shape of tumors smaller than 10 millimeters in the mammary gland. Its use will increase the survival rate of patients with breast cancer by almost 2 times.

16.09.2014
Cellular technologies

Cell re-education

The new method of cell retraining is quite simple, takes little time and causes fewer complications compared to already common methods involving the transformation of cells into induced pluripotent stem cells.

15.09.2014