The dispute about the "genes of intelligence"
Anyone who claims that intellectual abilities are inherited needs a lesson in modern genetics.
22.10.2013Anyone who claims that intellectual abilities are inherited needs a lesson in modern genetics.
22.10.2013The Ministries of Finance and parliamentarians of Belarus and Russia cannot agree on the problem of financing the lactoferrin project.
22.10.2013American scientists have created a method of treating baldness without hair transplantation – by growing new hair follicles.
22.10.2013Perhaps cerium oxide superantioxidants will help in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries, cardiac arrest and Alzheimer's disease, protect against the side effects of radiotherapy, cosmic radiation and even slow down the aging process.
21.10.2013If new medicines received faster access to the market and were more accessible to the population, then the average life expectancy in Russia could increase by 2.1 years.
21.10.2013Scientists from the University of Ulm (Germany) have discovered a molecular switch in blood stem cells that may be the key to slowing down the aging process.
21.10.2013On October 22, FDA experts will discuss whether to allow clinical trials of a new assisted reproductive technology that should help women with genetic defects in mitochondrial DNA.
21.10.2013A new method for determining the biological age of human tissues is based on measuring the level of DNA methylation. According to this method, cancer cells are older than healthy ones, and breast tissue ages faster than the rest of the body.
21.10.2013The results of an analysis of data on almost 3,000 elderly Americans indicate that taking certain medications to control blood pressure may reduce the risk of developing dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease.
21.10.2013A group of scientists from the University of Copenhagen has developed an innovative 3D method for growing the pancreas from progenitor cells.
21.10.2013"Magic Laboratory" is a series of 12 five–minute cartoons devoted to various aspects of the application of nanotechnology.
18.10.2013The Institute of Molecular Biology (Mainz, Germany) accepts applications for participation in the international PhD program. The fellows will work as part of research groups conducting research on a wide range of biological and related disciplines.
18.10.2013At the AIDS Vaccine 2013 conference, three groups of researchers reported on the results of testing vaccines against the monkey immunodeficiency virus based on genetically modified harmless viruses with "monkey AIDS" proteins embedded in the shell.
18.10.2013Three DNA laboratories of the Investigative Committee in 2013 established the involvement of 626 persons in crimes, and also identified the identity of 257 unidentified corpses. Soon there will be 3 more such laboratories in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
18.10.2013According to the results of a recent study, depression in elderly men is a significant risk factor for death from coronary heart disease. This pattern does not apply to women.
18.10.2013A bioengineered device capable of automatically lowering blood pressure when dopamine, the "pleasure hormone," is released, opens the way to the creation of fundamentally new strategies for the treatment of hypertension.
17.10.2013Viruses infecting the bacterium Clostridium difficile, resistant to most antibiotics, are effective against 90% of clinically significant strains of this dangerous intestinal infection.
17.10.2013The level of thrombin in the blood can be determined using nanoparticles coated with a protein that thrombin breaks down. The split fragments of this protein in the urine can be used to measure the risk of blood clots and take measures to prevent them from appearing.
17.10.2013Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Gabibov - about how biotechnologies and pharmaceuticals are developing in Russia.
17.10.2013Valproic acid, a well–known drug for the treatment of epilepsy, significantly increases the effectiveness of the oncolytic (killing cancer cells) action of parvoviruses.
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