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American oldies are not cheerful at all

To varying degrees, 40 to 70% of 60-69-year-old US citizens are unable to exist without assistance. For ten years, Americans of the "younger older" age were much more cheerful. It looks like it's going to get even worse...

Suspended sentence for unconditional falsification

The court found Hwang Woo Suk, convicted in 2006 of falsifying the results of stem cell cloning experiments, guilty of embezzlement of budget funds and sentenced him to three years of probation.

A 120-year-old centenarian or an official's mistake?

The Government has decided to develop the concept of a law on the use of stem cells

The Government Commission on High Technologies and Innovations made decisions: on the development of the concept of the law on the use of biomedical technologies in medical practice; on the creation of a research center in the structure of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation; on the creation of an Interdepartmental Council for the Development of the industry of High Biomedical Technologies.

Doctor's Heart

The 59-year-old doctor felt a sharp pain in his chest half an hour after the start of the operation, but decided to bring the surgical intervention to an end despite the persuasions of colleagues.

The invisible Exoskeleton

The device, developed by American engineers, facilitates walking, strengthening the work of the ankle joint.

"Nanotechnology in the world" No. 12-2008

The central theme of the new issue of the digest "Nanotechnology in the world" was the first International Forum on Nanotechnology, organized by RUSNANO.

The next counterfeiters have been arrested

In St. Petersburg, the activities of a group that was illegally engaged in the production of a fake drug "TeraFlu" were suppressed.

Advertising of medicines: from changing the places of the components...

American pharmaceutical manufacturers pretend to change the rules for advertising medicines.

We are a year old – it doesn 't matter

In the Chinese city of Tianjin, more than 400 women aged 55 and over took part in the Grandbikini competition, for which pensioners put on bikinis.

Scientists give hope to patients with multiple sclerosis

A drug used for leukemia can become a powerful weapon in the fight against multiple sclerosis, researchers have reported.

Our memory doesn't work at all the way scientists thought it did

Scientists have discovered for the first time that the area in the human brain where memory is stored consists of not one but two sections

How many cells are in the human body: a new study has provided an answer

Scientists analyzed more than 1,500 studies and 400 cell types in 60 tissues

Researchers have created a database of the most "mysterious" human genes

Researchers have described human genes and the proteins they encode, the functions of which are unknown

Gerontologists: age is not a hindrance for complex operations

The only contraindication to high-tech operations in elderly patients with multiple diseases may be their condition

Lung Cancer vaccine

The vaccine has already been tested on four thousand patients in Cuba and other countries, and the results are very promising: life extension has reached five years.

Don't wait for a compatible donor

The results of a study conducted by scientists from Johns Hopkins University indicate that it is not necessary to look for an ideal donor for a kidney transplant.

A modern industry for the production of goods for the disabled will appear in Russia

This provides for the renewal of the state program "Accessible Environment", which in 2016 will differ in many ways from the one that is in effect now.

Uterus transplantation: the third baby has gone!

Successful childbirth has confirmed the medical benefits of uterine transplantation – such operations will help to defeat the last incurable form of female infertility, uterine.

Open innovations from AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca has launched a specialized portal to support innovative programs and improve interaction between the scientific community, pharmaceutical companies, non-profit organizations and the government.