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Pregnant and lactating women should refrain from eating too fatty foods

The authors fed rats with fat-rich food during pregnancy and lactation. The control group received the usual balanced feed. After stopping feeding with mother's milk, the cubs began to be given regular or fat-rich food. The time of puberty was recorded by traditional methods. In addition, the amount of fat in the body and the levels of sex hormones in the blood were evaluated in mature animals.

Will we overtake the leaders?

Russia was ranked fourth in the ranking of countries by alcohol consumption, which was compiled by experts of the World Health Organization. They drink more only in Belarus, Moldova and Lithuania.

The robber was let down by gallantry

In France, the police figured out the criminal on the biological trail. The attacker left it on the cheek of the victim, kissing her.

Therapeutic vaccine against Alzheimer's disease

The innovative mechanism of action of the experimental vaccine is aimed at the formation of specific antibodies to phosphorylated tau proteins, which are found in the brain in Alzheimer's disease.

A glass of wine a day is the key to a healthy liver

Recommended for people at risk for cardiovascular diseases, moderate alcohol consumption creates a dilemma: is alcohol safe for the heart in relation to the liver?

Russian biotechnologies ordered to grow by leaps and bounds

The roadmap adopted by the government assumes an increase in the production of biotechnological products by at least 10 times.

Elderly Muscovites, geriatricians are waiting for you

A special service to assist the elderly will be established in Moscow in the near future. Geriatric doctors have already started working in outpatient centers in the east of the capital.

Nobel laureate in Medicine chose euthanasia

Belgian cytologist and biochemist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 Christian de Duve passed away by euthanasia at the age of 95.

The fuss over the liver

Where the army begins, order ends (army folk wisdom).

Coffee, estrogens and breast cancer prevention

Collective Use Centers of the First MGMU

There are 3 centers for collective use at the university: "Transfusion Medicine", "Pharmaceutical" and "Regenerative Medicine".

Venture investments in biopharmaceuticals are unprofitable

The venture capital model no longer works, especially in the natural sciences. This can be seen from the fact that from half to two thirds of all investments in biopharmaceutical companies at an early stage are angel investments.

One of the creators of Dolly the Sheep has died

Keith Campbell, who took part in the first experiment on cloning animals from adult cells, as a result of which Dolly the sheep was born, died at the age of 59.

Nanomillions in nine months

JSC RUSNANO has published the results of its activities for 9 months of 2011.

The report on the inspection of the work of the GC "Rosnanotech" is published in closed access

If you have questions about getting access to this information, you should contact the Department of Priority Areas of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia with an official request.

Buy shares of former state corporations!

Rusnano became the first state corporation to become an ordinary open joint stock company.

500,000 depositors of Biobank

The Biobank of Great Britain has achieved the goal of its creation: half a million volunteers underwent a medical examination, answered questions about their health and lifestyle, and also donated samples of their DNA.

Breast Cancer Prevention Vaccine

In an experiment on mice, a preventive vaccine against breast cancer demonstrated a pronounced preventive effect. Human trials of the drug are scheduled to begin no later than two years from now.

The curly hair gene

prostrate.

Blow into the tube... get a diagnosis!

An imperceptible, but increased content of methylamine in the exhaled air compared to the norm indicates kidney and liver diseases, ammonia can be a sign of kidney failure, a high level of acetone indicates diabetes, and the concentration of nitric oxide can be used to diagnose asthma.