Evidence-based medicine postulates that a drug, a method of treatment, a diagnostic method can be used only when it has proven its feasibility. One of the main principles of evidence–based medicine is the so-called "blinding" of research. At the same time, neither the patient himself, nor the doctor, nor the statistician who calculates the result, do not know what the patient receives: a drug or a placebo.
17.04.2009The Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation continues accepting applications for travel grants for students, postgraduates and young teachers of the Siberian, Ural and Far Eastern Federal Districts.
17.04.2009Scientists who want to try themselves in journalism are invited to participate; experienced popularizers; professional journalists and anyone interested in living systems. The contest entries will be evaluated by renowned biologists and scientific journalists, and the winners will receive cash prizes.
16.04.2009From September 25 to October 6, 2009, the XXI symposium "Modern Chemical Physics" will be held in the Mayak boarding house (Tuapse). The symposium will include a school-conference for young scientists "Chemical Physics for nanobiotechnology" and the II Youth Conference "Physics and Chemistry of Nanoclusters, nanostructures and Nanomaterials".
16.04.2009Measuring the level of beta-amyloid protein and tau protein in the cerebrospinal fluid allows you to accurately predict the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease. And as a result of taking an experimental drug, the SAP protein disappeared in the brain of patients, which, according to doctors, is one of the causes of Alzheimer's disease: it protects amyloid plaques from recognition by the immune system.
16.04.2009There are many charlatans in Russia, including those who do not specifically indicate what kind of stem cells they use. Or they are called incorrectly: they take cells from abortive material and call them embryonic. But, believe me, there is nothing in common between them and ESK. And such "doctors" are no better than spellcasters, and they fool people well, especially in cosmetology.
15.04.2009The variant of the procedure for transferring rights to the results of scientific and technical activities to development organizations, proposed by the Ministry of Finance, imposed such encumbrances on those who would like to get ownership of the rights to the results of scientific and technical activities, which is "easier to shoot yourself." And the fact that the assignment of rights to performers has been declared does not mean anything yet.
15.04.2009In the field of biosensors, the Laboratory of Electrochemical Methods of Moscow State University occupies a leading position at the world level. These devices are significantly superior in their capabilities to foreign analogues, and they can be used almost everywhere: from medicine to industrial ecology. But cheap, simple and selective analyses that can be carried out using biosensors are still underestimated in Russia.
15.04.2009One of the polymorphisms in the cystic fibrosis gene is a single nucleotide replacement in the DNA sequence, as a result of which alternative amino acids - either valine or methionine – appear in a certain position in the synthesized protein. The presence of valine correlates with a relatively larger number of children than the population average.
15.04.2009Foreign bodies fall far not only into the respiratory tract. In fact, they can get into any organ and any tissue of the body. Here are some illustrative examples.
15.04.2009The pharmaceutical industry is one of the few growing during the crisis. Currently, recruitment is mainly conducted by Western companies, especially the need for personnel is experienced by fast-growing and promising areas, such as biotechnology and the generic market. Marketers, sellers and registrars of new drugs are required there.
15.04.2009In the express test for "pure halal", one color strip should appear on the paper. This will mean that there are no pork proteins in the product. If two strips appear, then a Muslim cannot eat the product, and the manufacturer, who indicated that the meat is halal, has every chance of losing his license and being forever branded with shame by fellow believers.
14.04.2009The Institute of Man is rather a virtual education, an intellectual club that will unite the efforts of all faculties of Moscow State University, directly or indirectly studying man.
13.04.2009Experts started talking about the possible existence of a shadow market for human organ trafficking in Ukraine in 2006, when the number of kidney transplant operations almost doubled. This is evidenced by the data of the Coordination Center of Transplantology of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. Doctors explain: they say, relatives have become more likely to donate their organs. However, experts insist: the market of commercial donors is flourishing in our country.
13.04.2009The Russian biotechnological innovation company "Eurogen" sells its technologies and products all over the world. Lukyanov is convinced that his company, armed with modern devices, would have a real chance to make a revolution in biomedicine and take a leading position in the development of new approaches to the treatment of oncological and autoimmune diseases. He knows other companies that could "jerk" if not for financial constraints.
13.04.2009Carried out at the stage of embryonic development and repeated karyotypic analysis conducted after childbirth did not reveal any abnormalities in the structure of any of the 46 chromosomes, the list of which ended with an XY pair. But there was clearly a girl in front of the doctors.
13.04.2009Researchers from the Chinese Jiaotong University managed to find diploid stem cells in adult ovaries that can form oocytes, and even get healthy mice from these eggs.
13.04.2009Devices that would be able to separate nanoparticles and even individual molecules by size have been created over the past few years. An easy-to-manufacture device for size separation of nanoparticles and large biomolecules suspended in a liquid was created by specialists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Cornell University
10.04.2009This is a powerful impetus to the development of numerous projects dedicated to the role of brown adipose tissue in the prevention of obesity and the following metabolic syndrome. These studies cannot be called unpromising: unlike the more common counterpart, which is deposited under the skin, in the omentums and capsules of internal organs, brown fat instead of storing energy burns it in large quantities, releasing heat.
10.04.2009Running slows down aging, and even those who run a little, but regularly, can significantly prolong their active life.
10.04.2009
You can write to the editor at:
vm@vechnayamolodost.ruThe editors of Eternal Youth are preparing a useful and interesting mailing list. You can get it if you leave your mail.