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Unreliable tests
Tests for antibodies to coronavirus can be wrong in half of the cases, and they should not be used when lifting quarantine measures.
01.06.2020- English version
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Dismissal by reduction
23andMe has laid off 14% of its staff. The reason is the decline in sales of DNA tests due to customer concerns about data privacy.
24.01.2020
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Fingerprints: not only forensics, but also diagnostics
In cancer, diabetes, heart disease and many other diseases, the chemical composition of sweat changes. Antibodies can detect substances specific to each of the diseases in fingerprints.
16.12.2008
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Baclofen will not save you from binge drinking
Scientists analyzed 12 clinical studies of a popular remedy for alcoholism and found the drug ineffective.
28.02.2018
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Englishwomen can give birth to "three-parent" children
The Parliament allowed to conceive children from three parents in February 2015, but the procedure for applying such procedures and the requirements for their licensing have become known only now.
16.12.2016
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Grant for enthusiasts
Norilsk engineer Maxim Lyashko received a federal grant of two million rubles for the completion and launch of production of budget bionic prostheses.
28.09.2016
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The smell of death
Korean scientists have stated that the mechanism of reaction to the taste and smell of food can reduce life expectancy. Overweight people are most sensitive to the smell of food.
31.05.2016
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Onishchenko exposed the worldwide conspiracy of anti-vaccinators
In his opinion, pharmaceutical companies (he knows this for certain from somewhere), religious societies and, possibly, foreign organizations are trying to disrupt the vaccination of the population against influenza.
16.10.2015
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A healthy lifestyle protects against cancer by changing the activity of genes
A healthy lifestyle significantly changes the expression of hundreds of genes. The activity of a large number of genes, including several involved in the formation of tumors, decreases, while the work of other genes, including several involved in the fight against various diseases, is noticeably activated.
24.06.2008
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Sugar substitutes? You can't fool the brain!
Despite the fact that sugar and sweeteners initiate the same taste recognition mechanisms (people are not able to distinguish their solutions by taste), sugar activates the brain regions associated with the formation of a sense of pleasure more strongly.
09.06.2008
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We won't have any foreign vaccines soon
According to the plan of the authorities, all vaccines without exception will be developed and produced in Russia in the coming years.
23.05.2014
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The first three Centers of Science, Innovation and Education in Skoltech
These centers, where work will be carried out in the field of biomedicine and energy, will consolidate his reputation as a leader in the relevant areas of scientific research.
02.10.2012
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"The stroke gene"
If a person inherits mutant variants of the HDAC9 gene from both parents, the risk of ischemic stroke due to damage to a large artery is doubled compared to carriers of normal variants of the gene.
08.02.2012
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Embryonic stem cells returned state funding
The District Court of Appeals in Washington overturned a previous lower court decision prohibiting state funding of stem cell research.
03.05.2011
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Boys, get vaccinated against cervical cancer!
A vaccine to prevent the development of a viral infection that causes cervical cancer in women also reduces the incidence and incidence of genital warts in young men.
10.02.2011
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Pretty girl, eat some candy!
The creators of healthy sweets claim that their product slows down the aging process and improves the complexion of the skin.
17.12.2010
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Do not leave a fortune-teller (who does not pay taxes) alive
One of the initiators of the bill pointed out that a significant amount of advertising of magicians, psychics and other persons who cause moral and physical harm to citizens is presented in the media. Due to the imperfection of legislation, fraudsters and charlatans act openly and with impunity.
06.07.2010
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Healthy life in Russia
In terms of healthy life expectancy, Russia is noticeably ahead of, among others, the Netherlands, Finland and Austria.
17.11.2020
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What to expect on OpenBio?
TASS (Novosibirsk) will host an online press conference on the program of the open communications platform OpenBio-2020.
21.10.2020
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The third phase
Clinical trials of a cocktail of two antibodies with the working name REGN-COV2 have entered the final stage.
13.07.2020