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Grants and competitions

Summer School of Bioinformatics – 2015

The Third Summer School of Bioinformatics invites students, postgraduates and young specialists of biological and technical specialties interested in bioinformatics and willing to develop in this field.

13.04.2015
Other life sciences

The Changing Face of Death

With all the inevitability of death, its causes are constantly changing, and those diseases that are now perceived as a death sentence will not necessarily retain their ominous status in a few years.

10.04.2015
Cellular technologies

Blood vessels from amniotic stem cells

The ability of amniotic stem cells to promote the growth of working blood vessels in combination with the technology of tissue growth on a hydrogel framework can provide a breakthrough in regenerative medicine.

10.04.2015
Theories of aging

How we age

Starting from DNA damage and ending with disruption of intercellular interactions, aging is a mysterious and versatile process.

10.04.2015
Your health

Secrets of nutrition by Tutelyan

Why any food is useful, how to balance between the necessary amount of vitamins and gluttony, why dietary supplements are needed and why the absence of "prohibited" products on the shelves is not fatal.

09.04.2015
Genetics

Hidden threat

In the genome of each person there is at least one dangerous (usually recessive, not harmful to its carrier) mutation. But inheritance by offspring of two alleles of a defective gene leads to the development of serious diseases and even intrauterine death.

09.04.2015
Your health

It's time to ban tanning salons

Dermatologists are calling on the authorities of the United States and other states to recognize the harm of tanning beds to the health of the body at the official level and prohibit or restrict their work to reduce the risk of skin cancer.

09.04.2015
Genetic engineering

Genetic modernization

There are no significant differences between the mechanisms of genetic modernization and the natural processes of genetic modification, so it is quite reasonable to assume that the production of GM foods does not carry additional risks.

09.04.2015
Other life sciences

Glove for rehabilitation after stroke

The SCRIPT robotic glove works in combination with gaming computer programs and allows you to restore the mobility of the upper extremities in patients after a stroke.

09.04.2015
Controversial

Transplant my head!

The first patient who volunteered to undergo a head transplant operation was Valery Spiridonov, a thirty-year-old programmer from Vladimir suffering from spinal muscular atrophy.

08.04.2015
Other life sciences

Go further away

A small exoskeleton is worn on the legs and does not require power sources. The device saves up to 7% of the energy that the body spends when walking. The device weighs 300-500 g, so the advantage in energy is not canceled by carrying heavy loads.

08.04.2015
Various

OPG "GA-40"

The participants of the criminal group misled patients about the properties of GA-40, which was not registered in Russia and had not passed preclinical and clinical studies, as a drug for the treatment of cancer, hepatitis and other serious diseases.

07.04.2015
Other life sciences

Morbidity statistics by search queries

The analysis of queries entered by users into search engines will allow predicting the spread of non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, stroke and cardiovascular diseases.

07.04.2015
Innovative Russia

GenerationS-2015

In 2015, GenerationS will become the world's first platform for creating corporate and industry accelerators focused on the needs of Russian and international corporations.

07.04.2015