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A means of combating genetic obesity has been found

The Chinese doctors do not disclose the details of the therapy, noting only that they acted "by an experimental method on the bacterial flora in the gastrointestinal tract."

Coffee is not necessary to drink: its smell also helps to fight sleep

The objectives of the study were, firstly, to determine the effect of the smell of roasted coffee beans on the brain of animals, and secondly, to assess the effect of this smell on rats who were deprived of sleep.

SibBioMed – Center for the development of Biotechnology and Medicine

An association of biotechnological and medical organizations has been established in the Novosibirsk Region.

Watch, watch, how many years do I have to live?

The Tikker watch shows how long a person has left to live. The principle of their work is simple: they calculate it using a special questionnaire in which a person is asked about his age, as well as other parameters that affect life expectancy.

In Japan, the first retinas from IPSC will soon be transplanted

A commission of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan has approved the world's first clinical trials of induced pluripotent stem cells for the treatment of retinal diseases in humans.

HIV vaccine trials fail due to lack of women

On average, only 20% of participants in the first and second phases of clinical trials of HIV vaccines in Africa are women, although their share among carriers of the virus is much higher. In addition, women with HIV have a higher viral load.

Billion for collective use centers for biomedicine

In the Skolkovo biomedical cluster, it is planned to create ten centers for collective use in various areas of life sciences.

HSE{10K} Contest Winner: Human fluid plate

The first place was taken by Maxygen, a rapid DNA diagnostic device that allows, on the basis of a disposable plate with human fluid (!), to analyze both infections and genetic diseases.

G.Onishchenko: once again to the question of dietary supplements

"We see this from advertising, when a food product, which by law is a dietary supplement, is issued today as a kind of miraculous remedy that cures all diseases..."

First blood from the bioreactor

Blood for transfusion is obtained in a bioreactor from hematopoietic cells isolated from umbilical cord blood. The practical application of the novelty is expected no earlier than 2013.

From exceeding the dosage of Viagra, the world can turn blue!

Tumor vessels are formed from precancerous stem cells

...and the best producer from the farm where bullfighting bulls are raised will be cloned in a year.

In old age, excess copper and iron is especially dangerous

The increased concentration of copper and iron in the body contributes to the development of many age-related diseases, including atherosclerosis, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Diagnosis of heart diseases by one drop of blood

The new device will help doctors in diagnosing heart diseases, and scientists in growing vascular tissues for transplantation.

Gene therapy against diabetic polyneuropathy

Intramuscular injections of the VEGF gene (vascular endothelial growth factor) can relieve patients from polyneuropathy, in which the sensitivity of the legs and feet decreases, weakness appears and problems with maintaining balance arise.

Everyone can have potatoes!

Meeting "Science of St. Petersburg"

A biochemist, a research engineer and a radiochemist will talk about what they do in scientific institutes and why it is important.

Dietary supplements for weight loss: the FDA warns!

The FDA has found dozens of dangerous dietary supplements for weight loss. Counterfeit dietary supplements were sold in web pharmacies under the guise of "herbal remedies for fat burning".

Nanotubes detect carcinogens in living cells

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed nanosensors that allow detecting single molecules of substances that damage DNA in living cells.

Drug advertising: side effects are inevitable

The British Consumer Protection Organization does not approve of the EU's permission for pharmaceutical companies to "provide consumers with information" about certain medicines.