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Prolonging youth

Weight loss in old age prolongs life

Scientists have refuted the widespread belief that weight loss in old age can harm health. On the contrary, studies have shown a twofold decrease in mortality in the elderly group 8 years after losing weight.

09.04.2010
Your health

The whole world – to fight cholesterol!

A detailed report on the presentation of the book "National Scientific Report "All about Cholesterol"" and the opportunity to download both it and the speeches of leading experts on the problem of "cholesterol health".

08.04.2010
Genetics

Diseases are growing by leaps and bounds

Biologists from the University of Texas have published a review of studies on the nature of various human diseases on model organisms – not only on the already familiar transgenic mice, but also on frogs, plants and even yeast.

08.04.2010
Exhibitions and conferences

"EurasiaBio" – in full!

The program of the II International Congress "EurasiaBio-2010" (Moscow, World Trade Center, April 13-15).

07.04.2010
Exhibitions and conferences

Press conference "Bioeconomics in Russia"

We invite you to take part in the press conference "Bioeconomics in Russia - prospects and international cooperation" and the II International Congress–Exhibition "EurasiaBio-2010"!

07.04.2010
Genetics

The human genome: ten years later

Ten years after receiving the first results of complete sequencing of the human genome, researchers should make no less effort to apply the knowledge gained in clinical practice.

06.04.2010
Grants and competitions

The best investment project

The Section of International Cooperation of the Regions of the Senatorial Club of the Federation Council holds the All-Russian competition "The Best investment project".

06.04.2010
Biotechnologies - into life

Insulin production: get off the import needle

There are all possibilities to rid the country of "insulin dependence". Russia can fully provide a growing number of diabetics with high-quality and modern domestic insulin.

05.04.2010
Biomedicine

The return of Thalidomide

Thalidomide, once completely banned, has recently begun to return to the market, proving to be an effective remedy for the treatment of very serious diseases.

05.04.2010
Genetics

Why do we need to decode the genome?

DNA diagnostics based on the complete decoding of the human genome will become available in practical healthcare, if not in our lifetime, then in the lifetime of our children. But is it necessary for an ordinary person to decode his genome and why?

05.04.2010
Genetics

Cell division: light, motor, genes, more genes...

The authors suppressed the expression of individual genes and observed how this would affect the process of cell division. They registered more than 19 million divisions, created about 190,000 video files and identified almost 600 genes that affect the process of mitosis.

02.04.2010
Your health

National characteristics of "cholesterol pills"

American cardiologists are arguing whether statins should be prescribed for preventive purposes. Our doctors are not yet able to treat patients with atherosclerosis with high cholesterol with them.

02.04.2010
Biomedicine

Gene therapy of retinal pigmented dystrophy: genes + nanoparticles

The condition of the retinal rods in the mice of the experimental group improved, and the destruction of the cones was prevented, while the animals from the control groups continued to go blind. No side effects of using nanoparticles to deliver "healthy" genes were found.

02.04.2010
Controversial

Breast cancer: under suspicion – vitamins

If further studies confirm that the increased risk of breast cancer is indeed associated with long-term intake of vitamins, and not with some unaccounted factor, then this is a serious reason to reconsider the safety of such drugs, in particular, for postmenopausal women.

02.04.2010
Healthy skepticism

Deception in science

Ben Goldacre's book "Deception in Science", published by Eksmo Publishing house, is called in English the same way as his website: "Pseudoscience", "Bad Science".

31.03.2010