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Life expectancy: stable growth

In 1910-12, the average life expectancy of men was 51 years, by 2010-12 it had grown to 79 years. The life expectancy of women during the same period increased from 55 to 83 years.

Computed tomography: it is better to think well!

Computed tomography helps doctors detect almost everything, from tumors to kidney stones. However, some experts have expressed concern about the safety of this procedure, especially the increased risk of cancer. The fact is that the radiation dose received by the patient during scanning on a CT scanner is 500 times higher than the dose received with conventional radiography.

The Ministry of Health has found the reason for the backwardness of Russian biomedicine

Member of the Committee of the Chamber of Regions on Social Policy Vladimir Krugly thanked the representative of the Ministry of Health for his speech and noted that the Federation Council is always open to dialogue and proposals.

Carbon nanotubes, according to preliminary data, are not toxic

Preliminary studies on a small group of mice did not reveal the toxicity of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

The system needs to be changed!

Serious work has begun in Russia to restructure the entire healthcare system. This was stated to ITAR-TASS by Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets.

A new cure for obesity: satiety after the first spoonful

And mammoths are bloody in the eyes

The discovery and study of the Malolyakhovsky mammoth led to the publication in the media of another bunch of articles about the possibility of cloning it. Here is probably the only comment of a sane scientist on this matter.

Congress of Cardiologists

The Russian National Congress of Cardiologists will be held on September 25-27 in St. Petersburg and will bring together about 5,000 specialists from Russia and other countries of the world.

Another link between smoking and lung cancer

The most compelling evidence of the key role of FANCD2 in the development of lung cancer in smokers is the fact that cells with an increased content of this protein remained completely protected from the harmful effects of tobacco smoke.

Cellular technologies in Russia: to be or not to be?

The prospects for the development of cellular technologies in Russia and their use in regenerative medicine are being discussed at the session of the general meeting of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences that opened today.

More attention to rare diseases

Pharmaceutical and biotech companies have begun to pay more attention to the development of drugs for the treatment of rare and orphan diseases.

Russia ordered to develop biotechnology

The approval of the BIO2020 Program marks a new stage in the country's economic development and will contribute to the expansion of EU-Russia cooperation in the field of biotechnology.

Eight glasses of water

Accidents in the power supply system and in a living cell: what do they have in common?

And it's better to be alone than with just anyone

The retina can be stimulated to self-regeneration

Soy Genistein Prevents prostate cancer metastasis

Derivatives of one of the bile acids activate vitamin D receptors without causing an increase in the level of calcium in the blood.

If you study well, you will live 7 years longer

Stomach is smaller than a thimble: pills instead of surgery

Interleukin-8-specific miRNA for the treatment of ovarian cancer