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Computer source of youth

The program of free training in computer literacy and information technologies "Grandma-online", "Grandpa-online" is designed to prevent a generation gap and improve the quality of life of citizens of retirement age in Russia.

06.12.2012
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About the "harm" of GM corn: the verdict is final

The European Food Safety Agency has published the final verdict on the sensational article about the carcinogenicity of genetically modified corn. Summary: there is not even a whiff of science here.

30.11.2012
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Flu vaccines are not as effective as we are being told

Modern vaccines protect only 59% of the population aged 18 to 65 from influenza, and for the elderly this figure is much lower. The over-hype of available vaccines keeps scientists from inventing new, much more effective ones.

23.11.2012
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Stars don't age

At the recent New York Fashion Week, 81-year-old fashion model Carmen Dell took to the catwalk’Offer. Her appearance again stirred up the debate about whether it is worthy to flaunt yourself at such an age and whether it's time for Grandma to have a well-deserved rest.

24.10.2012
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Bra against breast cancer

Engineers at First Warning Systems have developed a bra with a temperature sensor system that allows you to detect breast tissue abnormalities years before the appearance of a registered tumor.

22.10.2012
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Reverse mortgage will help you live out your retirement

To the delicate question of what will happen to a pensioner who will survive the 10 years required for payments, the Agency for the Restructuring of Mortgage Housing Loans confidently answers that he will not be evicted to the street, and banks will not be at a loss either.

19.10.2012
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A three million nanoprize

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Lukyanov will receive the Rusnanoprize Prize for the method of obtaining multicolored fluorescent proteins. But it's still a shame for the state: an American company became the winner of the award for the commercialization of its developments.

17.10.2012
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The Nobel Prize in Economics is also for biomedicine!

A side result of the work of economist Alvin Roth was an algorithm for selecting donors for kidney transplantation, with the help of which about 2,000 patients were saved from death over 10 years.

17.10.2012
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Unrecognized life expectancy record

Although the birth certificate and passport indicate that Antisa Khvichava was born in 1880, these are not originals, but copies. Therefore, it cannot be officially recognized that she died at the age of 132.

11.10.2012
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Rebellion against old age

Humanity responds to the fatal demographic process with a revolt. Young people do not want to grow up and revel in toys. Older people are passionate about rejuvenating technologies.

04.10.2012
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Will new drugs become cheaper?

Currently, the drug development cycle from the early stages to commercialization can cost billions of dollars. The agreement concluded by the largest pharmaceutical companies can reduce the cost of research and, accordingly, the prices of drugs.

02.10.2012
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Elderly drivers: trust, but check

According to researchers, older drivers in the UK get into accidents less often than young people. Perhaps because at the age of 70 they are required to retake the law exam, and then repeat this procedure every three years.

01.10.2012
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Tooth cover

An elastic lining with a thickness of 0.004 mm based on calcium hydroxyapatite should protect teeth not only from caries, but also from hypersensitivity. And at the same time, it will make them white forever.

20.09.2012
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Young fifties

According to a sociological study conducted in the UK, most residents of this country believe that old age begins after 70 years. And youth ends only at 55.

20.09.2012