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Population ageing: a triumph and a challenge

The aging of the population is a triumph of civilization. You can't talk about the elderly as a burden. This position is shared by Gayane Safarova, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the St. Petersburg Economic and Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

09.02.2015
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Cannabis has finally been legalized

Marijuana will be sold only to persons over the age of 18 no more than once a month as prescribed by a doctor. It is also allowed to grow cannabis at home, but no more than six bushes, the annual production volume is limited to 480 grams.

06.02.2015
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Who hands over the secondary product…

The first ever stool bank has been added to the numerous blood and sperm banks in America. Its owners assure that donors will be able to earn up to $ 13 thousand a year on the delivery of a secondary product, while helping many people.

02.02.2015
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The paradox of stem cells and the paradoxes of Russian science

On February 9, Sergey Kiselyov, Chief Researcher of the Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, will make a report on the topic "The Paradox of Stem Cells" at the ProScience Theater. On the eve of his speech, the scientist spoke about his scientific path, the connection of genetics with philology, Putin and state financing.

23.01.2015
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Old age: a disease without treatment

Vladimir Maksimov, head. the laboratory of molecular genetic studies of therapeutic diseases of the Novosibirsk Research Institute of Therapy and Preventive Medicine - about the genetics of aging and the possibility of inventing a "time machine" for an aging body.

21.01.2015
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The pharmaceutical cluster must train specialists by itself

In St. Petersburg, specialists in the field of medical education for the first time in ten years tried to revise the training program for pharmacy students and proposed to develop new training programs for modern specialists.

13.01.2015
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Import substitution in Russian

How will drug prices rise, when problems with medicines and equipment may arise in Russia, and is import substitution possible in medicine?

29.12.2014
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From our pocket

Russia buys medical equipment at 2-3 times inflated prices, as secret intermediaries are involved in transactions with some large Western firms.

26.12.2014
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Computer mice and piano for the disabled

For the past few years, engineers from Japan and South Korea have presented inventions and concepts every year designed to improve the standard of living of people with disabilities and severe limb injuries.

24.12.2014
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Youth Science

Postgraduate student of the Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics of Moscow State University – about the cure for old age, the genocide of experimental rats and the mess in Russian science.

23.12.2014
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Forget about STAP cells

Riken University officially confirmed the information about the termination of attempts to prove the existence of STAP cells, because the author of the research was unable to recreate them during a specially arranged experiment.

19.12.2014
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Optimistic statistics of life expectancy growth

The average life expectancy in the world increased from 65.3 years in 1990 to 71.5 years in 2013. If this trend continues, then by 2030 the average life expectancy of women will reach 85.3 years, and men 78 years.

18.12.2014
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Robodoctor – almost like a real one, only without hands

Patients of the St. Petersburg clinic of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are still surprised when a robot appears on the rounds instead of a doctor. But they already communicate with him without distrust, "as if with a professor whose hands are hidden in his pockets."

18.12.2014
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How the Nobel Prize is arranged

It is difficult to find a person who has not heard about one of the most prestigious international awards. But few people know the "inner kitchen" of the Nobel Prize, its rules and traditions.

16.12.2014
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A scientific journal instead of a school one

Two Moscow schoolgirls have become co-authors of an article published in the prestigious scientific journal PLOS ONE. The article was the result of their scientific work carried out at the summer School of Molecular and Theoretical Biology.

10.12.2014
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Enlightenment to the masses – in any way, even in this way

The resource "Breasts for Science" has been launched in the Italian blogosphere. As part of this project, the girls post their photos (in underwear or without it) accompanied by a sign where a certain scientific fact is reported.

09.12.2014