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Senile Dementia Monitor

Merz Company presented the results of the first all-Russian sociological study "Merz Dementia Monitor". The survey confirmed the low level of awareness of senile dementia characteristic of our country.

25.09.2014
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A penny thousandfold microscope

The device consists of a 3D-printed plastic clip containing a small glass ball. Such glass spheres are easy to purchase online, they cost about one cent apiece.

23.09.2014
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Russian universities, your place is in the ranking...

According to the QS rating, MSU is still the only Russian university that has entered the top 200 universities in the world. This year he managed to climb 6 positions and take the 114th place.

19.09.2014
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Racing against the epidemic

Even if the production of vaccines can be increased tenfold, in the foreseeable future it will not be enough for countries where the epidemic is already raging. There is a chance that Ebola fever will not be allowed to enter the "clean" neighboring territories – thanks to vaccination in the form of a ring around the focus of the disease.

18.09.2014
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Why is retirement harmful to health

As a number of studies show, retirement has a bad effect on health. A BBC Capital correspondent tried to figure out why.

16.09.2014
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Support for Russian science: a hat in a circle

A prize has been established in Russia for scientists, engineers and inventors working in various fields of science and technology, which for the first time in the history of scientific awards will be formed through public funding.

01.09.2014
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Granddaughter, I'm fine!

The Tempo sensor bracelet, designed specifically for the elderly, will track their movements around the house, the quality and duration of sleep, the amount of food and liquid consumed, etc., and if necessary, it will work as a fall sensor.

29.08.2014
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The long road to the market

The preclinical stage of drug development can be shortened by several years if a new discovery is evaluated for several indications and the number of duplicate studies at the early stages of the search for new treatments is reduced.

27.08.2014
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Young geriatricians are waiting for you in Switzerland!

The shortage of qualified geriatric doctors in Switzerland is superimposed on the overall shortage of physicians in the country. At least a third of the doctors working in the Confederation were educated abroad.

19.08.2014
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"Acidic" stem cells: the investigation is over, forget it

Japanese researchers have finally withdrawn from the journal Nature both articles describing the so-called STAP technology for converting adult cells into pluripotent stem cells by immersion in an acidic environment.

07.07.2014
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What is not added to the sausage…

Among other things, biotechnologists of the FEFU School of Biomedicine offered their Japanese colleagues to taste sausage with jellyfish and sausages with seaweed, which are 15-30% cheaper than what we consider sausages. Germans and Czechs were not invited to the tasting :)

04.07.2014
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Cancer rats: the continuation of the scandal

The editorial board of Environmental Sciences explains the publication of an article on the alleged harm of GMOs, which was criticized and withdrawn from Food and Chemical Toxicology, "in order to ensure a reasonable discussion."

26.06.2014
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"Smart glasses" will help the visually impaired

"Smart glasses", consisting of a video camera, a miniature processor and software that forms an image on transparent displays embedded in glasses, will help people with poor eyesight to see the world.

24.06.2014
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White walking stick with sonar

SmartCane is a traditional white cane equipped with an ultrasonic locator that detects the presence of obstacles and a possible way to overcome them, and then informs the user about it through vibrations.

23.06.2014
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Biomedicine in the USA: Top ten

Experts of the FierceBiotech Research portal have compiled a rating of the most successful US research institutes in the field of biomedicine in accordance with the American proverb: if you are so clever, show me your money :)

20.06.2014
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A dog's life in a nursing home

At first, he will be able to accept only twenty guests into his walls. However, if the experiment is considered successful, their number may increase.

19.06.2014
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Consider me disabled

The Court of Justice of the European Union is considering a case that could lead to employers being obliged to treat the obesity of their employees as a disability.

18.06.2014