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Resuscitation of the industry

In 1978, our medicine was the best in the world. And now what? "The country expects the best healthcare system in the world from us," Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova addressed leading Russian doctors with these words.

23.04.2014
Healthy skepticism

Ducks are flying...

The news that flew through the Russian media with headlines like "Scientists from Russia plan to extend human life to 150 years" turned out to be another journalistic "duck".

23.04.2014
Other life sciences

The eighth formula of light

For the first time in the last 25 years, scientists from Moscow and Krasnoyarsk have deciphered the structure of a new luciferin, a key component of a new ATP-dependent bioluminescent system. This is now the eighth luciferin known to science.

23.04.2014
Nanotechnology

Nanoclay instead of catgut

Applying an aqueous solution of nanoparticles to the edges of deep wounds of the skin and internal organs provides almost instantaneous "gluing" of damage, stopping bleeding and rapid wound healing without visible scar.

22.04.2014
Your health

There is practically no link between nutrition and cancer

There is no reason to believe that fruits and vegetables protect against cancer, and fatty foods contribute to it. Only two correlations can be considered firmly established: cancer and smoking, cancer and obesity. It is dangerous not to eat fat, but to be fat.

22.04.2014
Cloning

For the first time: therapeutic cloning of adult cells

For the first time, scientists were able to apply the method of transferring somatic cell nuclei (therapeutic cloning) to adult cells and grow stem cells close to embryonic cells that are genetically identical to DNA donors.

22.04.2014
Cellular technologies

Regenerative Medicine: from here to infinity

Today, regenerative medicine is able to grow an organ in the laboratory for transplantation to a patient. Previously, it was possible to do this with the trachea, urethra and bladder, and recently the vagina and nose have been added to this list. What's next?

21.04.2014
Genetic engineering

Vegetable fish oil

The British Ministry of Environment, Food and Agriculture has approved a project to grow a genetically engineered crop to produce a synthetic form of fish oil.

21.04.2014
Biomedicine

New antitumor vaccine shows great promise

The first clinical study demonstrated the efficacy and safety of a new antitumor vaccine that causes the formation of immunity through exposure to dendritic cells.

21.04.2014
Other life sciences

Cyborgs are coming

The tasks of the DARPA Biological Technology Department will be the development of technologies for connecting the brain to computers, the creation of artificial biological materials and the development of biological weapons detectors.

21.04.2014
Grants and competitions

"START" – 2014

Now applications for the competition are accepted continuously throughout the year, applications are considered as they are received, the period of consideration and decision on financing will be 4 months.

18.04.2014
Various

Senile dementia in Russian

Elderly people who have relatives are not accepted into state nursing homes. The most inexpensive private nursing homes cost from 40 thousand rubles a month, improved ones – twice as much. But there are not enough places there either.

18.04.2014
Innovative Russia

In search of telomerase Inhibitors

Russian scientists are looking for the most effective inhibitors that will stop the activity of telomerase in tumor cells.

18.04.2014
Biomedicine

Measles medicine successfully tested on ferrets

Currently, there are no drugs for the specific treatment of measles. The first antiviral anti-measles drug developed by an international group of scientists has shown good results when tested on an animal model.

18.04.2014