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Have you decided to get rid of alcoholism? Try migraine pills!

The drug topiramate, approved as an anticonvulsant and a migraine drug, not only suppresses the desire to drink, but also reduces the severity of the physical and psychological consequences of alcohol dependence.

A lethal probiotic

Solgar probiotic is withdrawn from circulation after a fatal outcome associated with the use of the specified product containing the fungus Rhizopus Oryzae, which causes mucoromycosis.

DLC1 is another anti–oncogene

Tumor suppressor genes, or anti-oncogenes, perform important functions in the work of intercellular interaction systems that prevent uncontrolled cell growth and proliferation.

Unexpected result of a joke on Kickstarter

At first, Zach Brown was going to get only ten dollars for his comic project. Users of the crowdfunding site appreciated the irony and sent him almost $35,000 in less than a week. The amount continues to grow.

The first female genome has been read

Geneticists at Leiden University have completed a DNA scan of the first woman and the first inhabitant of Europe, whose genome will be fully decoded by the end of the year.

An Alzheimer's vaccine?

The first version of the new vaccine was recently tested on a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

VI All-Russian Congress "Symbiosis-Russia"

About 300 people will take part in the VI All-Russian Congress of Young Biologists "Symbiosis-Russia", which will be held in Irkutsk for the first time from August 19 to 23, online.

GM potatoes will be grown on the outskirts of the capital

The first domestic genetically modified potatoes are planned to be planted in the capital in mid-May.

Pensioners are ruining Japan

The aging of society is becoming not only a social, but also an economic problem for Japan: the existing pension system was designed for a ratio of "11 employees – one pensioner". Now this ratio is 3:1.

The next end of the world is canceled

The panic raised by the media due to the fact that British scientists (TM) discovered an unknown to science "Armageddon virus", which will destroy humanity in five years, turned out to be (quite a bit :) exaggerated.

Biotechnology-2020

The government has approved a program for the development of biotechnologies of the Russian Federation until 2020.

Nanoparticles with two-photon fluorophores for imaging and treatment of tumors

IMF warns: prolonging life is a risky business

Currently, it makes sense to pay more attention to the risk of longevity due to the scale of its financial consequences and the fact that effective measures to minimize them will give results only in a few years.

The first day of the IV International Innovation Forum

Innovative strategies for the development of cities and regions, training for the new economy of the country, as well as cluster policy will be the main topics of the IV International Innovation Forum, which opened today in St. Petersburg.

Ecstasy vaccination

The Tooth Fairy's Castle

A British artist asks children to give her fallen baby teeth to create a monument to stem cells.

Skolkovo Innovation Award: Semi-final

23 out of 2318 ideas that made it to the second round reached the semi-finals of the Skolkovo Innovation Award competition.

A protein that stimulates the formation of fat cells has been found

Spray will save from hacking: robbers will be marked with DNA markers

The City Hall of Rotterdam promotes the use of spray and sometimes takes the costs on itself. She also advises using "DNA markers" to mark valuables to make it easier to identify them when stolen.

A well- fed belly is deaf to Alzheimer 's

People with a high concentration of leptin in the blood – the "satiety hormone" – significantly reduced the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease and other types of senile dementia.