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A disappearing world Power

This is the name of a study prepared by the Berlin Institute of Population and Development and devoted to demographic trends in Russia and other post-Soviet countries. The main conclusion of the scientists is formulated in the title of the report.

15.04.2011
Healthy skepticism

Twenty ridiculous ways to self-medicate

Being interested in patients, what they took, sometimes you have to hear about such methods of self-treatment, from which the hair on the head involuntarily moves.

15.04.2011
Grants and competitions

Zvorykin Prize – 2011

Citizens of the Russian Federation aged from 14 to 30 years and young scientists under the age of 35 who are the authors of innovative projects can become participants of the competition for the "Zvorykin Prize".

14.04.2011
Exhibitions and conferences

RUSNANOTECH 2011

On October 26-28, 2011, the IV International Forum on Nanotechnology RUSNANOTECH 2011 will be held in Moscow, on the territory of the Expocenter.

14.04.2011
Other life sciences

Science on the verge of art

At the exhibition "Life. Science version" science art, in which art and the latest scientific developments are woven together, has proved to be a very effective way to popularize science.

13.04.2011
Note to the businessman

Don't hide your money

Can charities act more effectively in the field of healthcare, or will their amateur efforts always be short-sighted, fixing only today's problems and not considering real threats?

13.04.2011
Other life sciences

Cancer treatment and immunity: another detail of the mosaic

Deciphering the mechanism of the relationship between tumor and immune processes will help not only to facilitate the treatment of cancer, but also to understand the nature and ways to combat autoimmune inflammation.

13.04.2011
Other life sciences

A new target for obesity and diabetes drugs

Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have discovered a key regulator of fat cell formation. This protein molecule may become the target of more effective drugs for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.

13.04.2011
Biotechnologies - into life

Goat Lactoferrin: Slow hurdling

Despite all the financial difficulties and legal difficulties, the implementation of the Russian lactoferrin project is not a hopeless thing.

13.04.2011
Healthy skepticism

The victory of innovation is inevitable!

Innovations in all spheres of life are now being introduced more actively than corn under Khrushchev, with approximately the same effect and the same enthusiasm of the population.

13.04.2011
Genetics

There are more and more "Alzheimer's genes"

So far, only four genes associated with Alzheimer's disease have been known. A group of scientists from 44 universities in the USA and Canada has discovered five new genes that affect the occurrence of this incurable disease.

13.04.2011
Other life sciences

Prevention of senile dementia: treat herpes before it's too late!

There is no doubt that the herpes virus is involved in the processes leading to the development of senile dementia. It is necessary to determine whether drugs for the treatment of herpes can slow down or prevent Alzheimer's disease.

11.04.2011
Your health

Biologically lethal additives

Additional lecithins and choline, coming together with biologically active food additives, can be the cause of cardiovascular diseases.

11.04.2011
Cellular technologies

Test tube eye: completely, though not completely

Japanese researchers have reproduced the development of the eye outside of a living organism. The culture of embryonic cells formed a three–dimensional structure - an eye glass, one of the last stages of eye development in mammalian embryos.

08.04.2011