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Healthy skepticism

"Useful products": carefully read the packaging!

Manufacturers and marketers are ready to do a lot to sell their product. They are not exactly lying, but they find clever loopholes to give out wishful thinking, non–existent - for real.

29.02.2012
Exhibitions and conferences

Active Longevity Medicine

International Congress on Active Longevity Medicine and Quality of Life (7-9 June 2012, Moscow, World Trade Center).

29.02.2012
New in Gerontology

How do planarians ensure their immortality

One could say that planarians fit into the theory that only organisms with asexual reproduction can afford immortality. But those worms that reproduce sexually are also capable of endless regeneration.

28.02.2012
Innovative Russia

American biotech companies begin work in Russia

Two American biotech companies are starting work in Russia, where they were attracted by a large investor, an emerging market and scientific potential. If successful, the example can be contagious.

28.02.2012
Nanotechnology

The Nanomedical Revolution

The article describes five nanomedical achievements of the past year, as well as the researchers behind them.

27.02.2012
Healthy skepticism

Zhirinovsky's clones will live with each other

He said so on the air: "In the next 50 years... cloning would be an easy option. We, the doppelgangers, will live right with them, with each other, as they say...".

22.02.2012
Grants and competitions

In the vanguard of knowledge

Any scientist conducting his own research in the field of chemistry, biology, pharmacology and medicine can take part in the competition "Vanguard of Knowledge".

22.02.2012
Various

Passion for pensions

The proximity of unpopular events on the pension front is not at all obvious. After all, only the government can go to them, which is not pretending, but really confident in popular support.

22.02.2012
Genetics

DNA sequencer in the palm of your hand

A miniature disposable base sequence determinant in a DNA molecule – MinION – is a side project that was born when creating a larger and more powerful reusable sequencing system – GridION.

21.02.2012
Other life sciences

Alcohol as a cure for infections

"Our results are the first evidence that alcohol consumption can have a protective effect against infectious diseases and, in particular, blood–borne parasites," says the head of the study.

20.02.2012
Grants and competitions

Student, create your own business!

Within the framework of the International Scientific Student Congress and the Federal Project for the Development of Student Entrepreneurship, an open interuniversity project "Create your own business" will be held on February 20 – March 2

20.02.2012
Various

Nurse-on-a-chip

The 3x5x1 cm device implanted under the skin, which injects the necessary drugs into the patient's body according to a pre-prepared program or by a radio signal from outside, has passed the first clinical trials.

20.02.2012
Biomedicine

Targeted drug delivery: DNA robocontainers

Cylindrical nanocontainers made by DNA origami can find targets in mixed cultures from healthy and cancer cells and release the contents exactly to the target.

17.02.2012
Biomedicine

Osteoporosis Treatment: a guide for stem cells

A method has been developed to stimulate bone growth using a substance whose hybrid molecules are attached to bone marrow stem cells with one part, and with the help of the second they are directed to the bone surface.

16.02.2012