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Healthy skepticism

Aphrodisiacs: deception or panacea?

Despite the lack of scientific evidence that any of the aphrodisiacs sold can be used to increase libido, as well as information that some aphrodisiacs are not only ineffective, but sometimes dangerous, people continue to look for a magic drug that will make them sexually irresistible.

19.12.2008
Genetics

Genetic aspects of skin diseases

Hereditary skin diseases have evolved in recent years from a secondary topic to an important focus of basic and clinical research. There is no doubt that genetics has an important role in solving the pathogenesis of many common skin diseases with a family predisposition, as well as in the development of new ways to treat these diseases.

18.12.2008
Genetics

Fingerprinting of love

Genetic fingerprinting is used both in criminology and medicine, but the greatest flow of examinations for biological kinship still concerns purely domestic problems related to inheritance, alimony and other material benefits.

18.12.2008
Bioethics

Mercy Terminal

In St. Petersburg, the tradition of the "church circle" is being revived, when money for godly deeds is collected from the world by a thread. Only the mug has now been replaced by payment terminals.

18.12.2008
Nanotechnology

Careful, nanoparticles!

The most frightening example: sunscreen creams contain titanium oxide nanoparticles that easily penetrate into the skin and are found in the epidermis within 8 hours after applying the cream. Since the beginning of the mass use of such creams, the incidence of skin cancer in the United States has increased by 90%!

18.12.2008
Controversial

Seven unexplained mysteries of medicine

Allergy to water, chimera people, foreign accent syndrome, Morgellonian disease, King George madness, stinking finger and tree man.

18.12.2008
Healthy skepticism

Pharmacists

Perhaps the criminal case of the pharmaceutical workers from Obolensk will become a turning point in the fight against the "black" production of medicines in Russia.

18.12.2008
New in Gerontology

Menopause: another possible reason

One of the most unpleasant and incomprehensible events in a woman's life — menopause — has received a new explanation. Scientists blame the stopping of the "birthing mechanism" of daughters-in-law who fought for power in a primitive family.

17.12.2008
Innovative Russia

The weight of innovation: "competent" numbers versus common sense

Is it possible to successfully and in a short time to transfer the Russian economy to the "innovative rails" without clearly defining the key benchmarks? In a conversation between Konstantin Kiselev, Executive Director of the Open Economy Foundation, and Gennady Shepelev, Head of the Department of Programs and Projects of Rosnauki, some likely arrows of the main movement "towards innovation" are outlined.

17.12.2008
Healthy skepticism

Careful, diet!

How many times have they told the world: there are no safe extreme diets! The death of British Jacqueline Henson was recognized as an accident. And the poor mother of five children just wanted to lose weight...

17.12.2008
Biomedicine

Anti-cancer filter implant

Scientists from the University of Rochester have built and tested a prototype of an unusual blood filter, which, being built into the human bloodstream, cleanses the body of cancer cells, reducing the likelihood of metastasis.

17.12.2008
Healthy skepticism

Dietary supplements do not cure!

An Australian man was sent to prison for treating a seriously ill daughter with dietary supplements.

17.12.2008
Other life sciences

See thoughts: details

The fantastic experience of Japanese scientists opens the way to recognition in the human brain and those images that he has never seen in reality – dreams or imaginary worlds. Just imagine the work of an artist or designer who just sits in an armchair and, closing his eyes, comes up with images that immediately appear on the computer screen.

16.12.2008
Innovative Russia

Innovative results of 2008

The round table "Innovation industry in Russia — results of 2008" discussed the current results of the Russian industry of innovative technologies, as well as the degree of effectiveness of the state policy of stimulating innovative development.

15.12.2008
Innovative Russia

Innovation Convention: results

The Youth Innovation Convention showed the Russian society a series of brilliant technological developments, some of which have already been successfully commercialized. The new generation of technocrats is ready for new challenges, and the state should help them.

15.12.2008
Grants and competitions

European Academy Awards for Young Scientists

The European Academy Awards were established to encourage and support the most talented young scientists in Russia. The prizes are awarded for fundamental scientific research carried out in Russia and published in the form of books or articles in leading scientific journals.

15.12.2008
Innovative Russia

Export of innovations as a form of integration

The project "Gate to Russian Business Innovation Network" ("Entry into the Russian Business Innovation Network") involves the creation of a network of centers throughout the country that will help the interaction of developers and consumers of high-tech technologies, that is, research institutes and enterprises from Russia and the EU.

12.12.2008
Bioethics

The right to die

The debate about the ethics of broadcasting the film "The Right to Die?" documenting the suicide of terminally ill Professor Craig Evert in the Swiss Dignitas clinic intended for this purpose began even before the broadcast. Now they are continuing with renewed vigor.

12.12.2008
Grants and competitions

Scholarships for study abroad

All-Russian open competition for scholarships of the President of the Russian Federation for students and postgraduates of Russian universities to study abroad in the 2009/2010 academic year.

12.12.2008
Your health

By 2010, cancer will be the number one killer in the world

In the "Cancer Report for 2008", which was published by WHO on December 9, cancer will become the main cause of human deaths by 2010, leaving far behind cardiovascular diseases, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The largest increase in oncological diseases – 1% per year – is expected in China, Russia and India.

11.12.2008