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Russian pharmaceutical industry will be treated in clusters

Zelenograd Technopark for pharmaceutical companies became the third, the creation of which was announced over the past month: earlier, the authorities of St. Petersburg and Yaroslavl reported on the creation of clusters for the pharmaceutical industry.

A smart wife, a rich husband – what else is needed for longevity?

The intellectual level of the wife in most cases correlated with the life expectancy of the husband. And women live longer if they have rich husbands.

How to make the body transparent

Prosaposin against metastases

The use of prosaposin will not eliminate the causes of cancer and will not prevent the appearance of tumors, but the development of metastases may be blocked.

Alfa-Capital will be engaged in venture and direct investments

The priority sectors for investing funds are those that will develop most dynamically after the end of the economic crisis and bring the highest possible return on invested capital. Among such industries, the experts of the Alfa-Capital Management Company identified information technologies, biotechnologies, energy and nanotechnology.

Fish, I see right through you!

Vitamins are different

In every third package of multivitamins, the content of ingredients does not correspond to the information on the package. And part of it was also contaminated with lead.

Protein kinase will stop metastases

While the enzyme protein kinase D1 (PKD1) inside cancer cells is active, these cells are not able to move through the tissues of the body. For the first time, the described fundamentals of the mechanism of development of the metastatic form of cancer tumors open up the possibility for the creation of drugs that prevent the development of metastases.

The vaccine will be tested on the military

50 servicemen, including five women, were selected to test the safety and effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccine.

High-tech domestic drugs: the commission is already sitting

The first meeting of the interdepartmental working group on the development of the production of genetically engineered drugs and other high-tech medicines was held in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.

To help the surgeon

Thanks to the domestic medical glue from the patient's blood plasma, even deep wounds and severe burns heal faster.

And don't get your hopes up!

There can be no medicine that could stop the aging process, says Olga Tkacheva, chief freelance gerontologist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

Russian-American genodiagnostics

R-Pharm will carry out the full scope of work, and Human Longevity will provide methods.

Biological nanosatellite

Nanosatellites are usually used to study the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Samara University decided to adapt them for biological experiments.

Doctors from Rostec

Roselectronics will open a Center for the development of advanced electronic equipment for neurology, surgery, oncology and other areas of medicine in Krasnoyarsk.

Inject allergens into the lymph nodes

The introduction of allergens directly into the lymph nodes helps to cope with pollen allergies.

Zika virus: another vaccine

After the development of vaccines in the USA and France, the seventh Chinese-French vaccine against Zika virus in the world and the first in Asia has entered the phase of preclinical research.

Another cure for old age?

Caenorhabditis elegans worms exposed to the anticonvulsant drug ethosuccimide lived on average 29 percent longer than the rest.

The winners of the Breakthrough Prize have been announced

Out of $25 million for breakthrough work in the field of fundamental science, five 3 million prizes were distributed among researchers from the field of life sciences.

Signs of biological aging have been seen in the brain and blood in alcoholism

Scientists analyzed postmortem brain and lifetime blood samples from patients with alcohol use disorder and found evidence of accelerated biological aging in them