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Rating of the effectiveness of national health systems

In the top three are the healthcare systems of Singapore, Hong Kong and Italy. Guess which country was last on the list?

Dual-use restrictions

Restrictions on the supply of German laboratory test systems issued for dual-use goods will not affect the effectiveness of the Rosselkhoznadzor's monitoring of food products for safety due to the introduction of similar domestic techniques.

Hakamada was released from prison

Khakamada is now 78 years old, he has spent more than half of his life in prison, including 34 years awaiting the death penalty.

National shame

Nursing homes are a "national disgrace of the country," the health minister said.

Proteins from non-proteinogenic amino acids grow on super yeast

Researchers from the USA have genetically modified yeast cells, giving them the ability to produce significant amounts of proteins containing residues of non-proteinogenic amino acids.

Microbnyya biatehnalogii

The International Scientific Conference "Microbial Biotechnologies: fundamental and applied aspects", which takes place on June 4-6 in Minsk, brought together leading scientists from CIS and European countries – Serbia and Latvia.

Skolkovo stem cells

Russian and Dutch scientists have signed an agreement on the establishment of the Skoltech Center for Science, Innovation and Education for Stem Cell Research.

Happy birthday, Grandma Misao!

Misao Okawa, who celebrated her 115th birthday, never imagined that she would live to such an advanced age.

Ban on state financing of work with ESCs: is the investigation over?

The US Supreme Court has refused to consider a long-running case banning state funding for the study of embryonic stem cells for several years.

Why do tumors blow bubbles?

You scold Russian ministers, but in Mexico...

Mexican citizens can theoretically increase their life expectancy to 150-200 years by 2040, according to the Minister of Health there. It's not a joke–that's what he said!

Mad world: a house that prolongs the life of the owner

In France, the promotion of "starvation diets" can become a criminal offense.

Nanocide of tumor cells

Do you want to insure yourself from a long life?

The world's largest investment banks have started insuring pension funds against the longevity of their clients.

Spring... Residents flew to the pharmaceutical cluster…

The pharmaceutical cluster on the territory of the St. Petersburg SEZ "Novo-Orlovskoye" will be replenished with two new residents.

The state saves on the elderly

According to the official wording, the abolition of the 75% discount on the purchase of tobacco for the elderly is "part of the steps aimed at the complete elimination of subsidies." The president did not report anything about the health benefits.

The solution to obesity: make muscles gluttonous

For the treatment of obesity, one of the proteins of the shell of muscle cells can be turned off, as a result of which their efficiency decreases and the body spends more energy both at rest and during physical activity.

"Wet computer": the brain in a test tube

A "wet computer" based on elements that mimic some properties of living brain neurons will be able to work in liquid media – for example, inside the body.

Cutlets with meat taste identical to natural

The developers hope that in the near future "powdered" cutlets-semi-finished products, sausages and even minced meat will appear on the shelves of the capital's stores.

Wrap the protein preparation in a polypeptide

Scientists at the Technical University of Munich have developed a technology with blockbuster potential: to protect protein preparations from destruction in the body, their molecules are coated with a polypeptide shell.