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Other life sciences

Unique operation: Skull transplant

In the Netherlands, a unique operation was performed at the Medical Center of the University of Utrecht: a person was transplanted almost an entire skull printed on a three-dimensional plastic printer.

01.04.2014
Genetics

Radiotherapy according to genetic indications

Different variants of several genes make it possible to predict whether radiotherapy will be effective in the treatment of cancer or, conversely, will lead to deterioration.

01.04.2014
Healthy skepticism

Your whole back is white!

British scientists have finally cloned a dinosaur, Siberian scientists have bred a frost–resistant variety of bananas, and Belarusian science will soon catch up and overtake the Japanese one – so Batska ordered.

01.04.2014
Healthy skepticism

Stem cells under pressure

There are surprisingly many scammers among stem cell researchers. And no one is ashamed, everyone shifts responsibility to circumstances.

31.03.2014
Healthy skepticism

"Anti-aging" hormones accelerate aging

Our body, apparently, does not act so stupidly, lowering the level of growth hormones with age, the anti-aging properties of which turned out to be, apparently, greatly exaggerated.

31.03.2014
Genetics

"Obesity genes": another candidate for leadership

According to the results of the latest study on this burning topic, of the entire spectrum of genes that affect body mass index, the highest degree of such influence is in the AMY1 gene encoding the enzyme amylase contained in saliva.

31.03.2014
Other life sciences

Freeze to save

To save the lives of patients with extensive blood loss, American doctors plan to inject a cold saline solution into their circulatory system, quickly cooling the body to 10 degrees, at which cellular activity will practically stop.

31.03.2014
Your health

Acquired dementia: facts and figures

Despite the fact that the concept of dementia (acquired dementia) is strongly associated with elderly people, cognitive decline can also affect younger people (up to 65, and sometimes up to 40 years).

28.03.2014
Genetics

How to get live artificial yeast

The synthetic chromosome, made instead of the natural one, differs from the natural prototype by every sixth nucleotide, which does not prevent the yeast from feeling normal.

28.03.2014
Genetics

Fantom 5: from reading the genome to decoding it

The Russian participant of the fifth stage of the Fantom project (Functional ANnoTation Of Mammals – functional characteristics of the mammalian genome) bioinformatician Vsevolod Makeev – about the tasks of the work and how it was conducted.

28.03.2014
Genetic engineering

Skinny centenarians with impaired immunity

Removal of the FAT10 immune system gene led to an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in the thickness of the fat layer in mice. Why this happened and how it affected the ability to fight infections is still unknown.

27.03.2014
Prolonging youth

Use your head!

People who have worked for a long time in positions where great mental effort was required of them, keep their mind and memory healthy longer after retirement.

27.03.2014
Your health

How old is your heart?

An algorithm that estimates the age of the heart by biochemical, genetic and medical parameters will help you determine when you should expect problems with the heart and blood vessels.

27.03.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

XX Russian Pharmaceutical Forum

The 20th Adam Smith Institute Russian Pharmaceutical Forum will be held on June 17-19, 2014 in St. Petersburg.

27.03.2014
Bioethics

Driving to suicide

The deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Affairs said that the surge in suicides among cancer patients is associated with an exacerbation of mental disorders, and not with the difficulties of obtaining analgesics. One of these "crazy people" left a note: "I ask you not to blame anyone, except the Ministry of Health and the government."

26.03.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

Sochi 2014: Genetics of aging and longevity

On April 6-10, 2014, Sochi will host an event that can change the life of every person – the international conference "Genetics of Aging and Longevity".

26.03.2014