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Prolonging youth

Olive oil with fullerenes – the elixir of youth?

The rats of the control group lived an average of 22 months; the group that sat on the "Mediterranean diet" with olive oil – 26; and those who had fullerene C60 added to the oil lived almost 2 times longer than the controls, on average 42 months.

23.04.2012
Controversial

Calotherapy without borders

French scientists have proposed using stool transplantation for the treatment and prevention of diabetes mellitus.

20.04.2012
Genetic engineering

Xenonucleic acids

An alternative to natural carriers of genetic information, RNA and DNA – xenonucleic acids, capable of transmitting genetic information, have been synthesized in the laboratory.

20.04.2012
Various

The old gymnast will not spoil the bars

The 86-year-old gymnast, despite her advanced age, broke a storm of applause, surprising the audience with the performance of complex somersaults on the uneven bars.

20.04.2012
Controversial

Once again about the benefits of parasites

James Logan, an employee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, deliberately became infected with helminths in order to study their effect on the severity of allergic reactions.

20.04.2012
Grants and competitions

Doctor and laboratory in your pocket

The team that proposed the best technical concept of an easy-to-use, lightweight and mobile device that can detect a whole set of diseases without the participation of a doctor will receive a prize of up to 9 million rubles and the opportunity to work in Skolkovo!

19.04.2012
Biomedicine

Glioblastoma vaccine: the result is positive

A new therapeutic vaccine against recurrent brain tumor – glioblastoma – in the phase II clinical trial increased the life expectancy of patients by 7 months or more.

19.04.2012
Cellular technologies

Bald mice have grown human hair

Biologists believe that further experiments with human cells will create a safe and convenient tool that allows bald men to restore their hair in a few weeks.

18.04.2012
Note to the businessman

You can make a good business on genomics

According to the latest report of marketers, by 2016 the market volume of equipment for studying the genome will reach 9 billion US dollars.

18.04.2012
Cellular technologies

Restoring the heart saves lives

Thanks to a unique method of implantation of blood vessels grown from the patient's own cells, a girl born with a life-threatening heart defect will be able to lead a normal life.

17.04.2012