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Your health

Food from the garbage

There are tons of completely untouched products in the garbage, often with an expired shelf life. In Russia, such studies have not yet been conducted, but in large cities, everything is fine with food in landfills, too.

13.05.2008
Note to the businessman

Big Pharma: restructuring is necessary for survival

The head of GlaxoSmithKline, resigning, at parting recommends that Big Pharma companies radically change their approach to research and development and drastically reduce advertising costs.

13.05.2008
Biotechnologies - into life

Russian pharmaceutical industry in 2006

The dynamics of ratings conducted according to the state statistical reports of about 90 enterprises of the Russian pharmaceutical industry is considered.

13.05.2008
Grants and competitions

Acceptance of works for the contest "Science is beautiful!" continues

The contest "Science is beautiful!", announced by the publication "Science and Technology of Russia" (STRF.ru ), is gaining momentum. The geography of the competition is reaching the all–Russian level - we have covered the Central Region, Siberia and the Far East.

12.05.2008
Grants and competitions

Science is beautiful!

The publication "Science and Technology of Russia" announces a contest of scientific photographs "Science is beautiful!". We want to show how beautiful and fascinating science can be.

12.05.2008
Biomedicine

The sin of gluttony is born in the intestines

The empty intestine secretes ghrelin, which is released into the blood and enters the hypothalamus. There ghrelin activates CaMKK2, which leads to an increase in the formation of neuropeptide Y, which directly stimulates appetite.

08.05.2008
Your health

The diet is good only for a nutritionist

"I do not prescribe a diet to those who come to me, because when I did so, the results were discouraging: only 2% of clients maintained the achieved result or continued to lose weight," says the head of one of the most famous Italian beauty centers.

07.05.2008
Your health

Olympic virus

Another state campaign will only benefit sick Chinese children. On the eve of the Olympics, the Chinese authorities will receive the most complete statistics on the incidence of enterovirus infections in the entire history of the country.

07.05.2008
Genetics

A new genetic code of overweight has been found

People with two copies of the genetic combination affecting the MC4R gene weigh 1.5 kg more, and those who inherited two copies of the FTO gene weigh 2-3 kg. The presence of both combinations can "add" 3.8 kg to a person.

07.05.2008
Biotechnologies - into life

Diagnose cancer by clones

The Laboratory of Viral RNA Biochemistry at the Protein Institute is developing technologies for early cancer diagnosis based on the method of molecular cloning.

06.05.2008
Other life sciences

Microbes: their names

The world of microbes is very diverse and requires classification. The first word in the name of the microorganism means genus, and the second is the specific name of the microbe. These names (usually Latin or Greek) are "speakers".

04.05.2008
Genetics

The Age of DNA

The book "The Age of DNA" helps to understand what a DNA molecule is — the basis of the foundations of the origin of life. We suggest reading one of the chapters of the book in an abbreviated version.

04.05.2008
Biomedicine

Oncology techniques

Cancer stem cells, vegetable fats and prostate cancer, early diagnosis of lung cancer by oral epithelium... In oncology, something new and promising is being discovered every day.

29.04.2008