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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.

08.07.2014

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The St. Petersburg IEM was restored

Reconstruction and re-equipment of the Institute of Experimental Medicine, which is part of the V.A.Almazov Federal Medical Research Center, has been completed.

30.06.2014

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Russian and California scientists will create a scientific and medical consortium

The consortium will develop and market biological materials, medical and diagnostic devices, as well as high-precision analysis of data obtained at universities.

24.06.2014

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The Human Proteome project has been launched in China

Chinese scientists have joined the international project "Human Proteome".

11.06.2014

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Ear as objet d'art

A "living copy" of the left ear of the artist Vincent Van Gogh is on display in one of the museums of the German city of Karlsruhe.

05.06.2014

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A Russian-made robot surgeon?

Russia will create a domestic robot for surgery, the development of which will take four years.

04.06.2014

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The oldest woman in the world is a 120-year-old resident of Guatemala

Perhaps the place of the oldest woman in the world in the Guinness Book of Records will soon be occupied by a resident of Guatemala, who will turn 121 in November.

29.05.2014

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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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Triclosan is banned

The decision to ban triclosan is based on the latest scientific research that has shown that this disinfectant has a negative effect on the human body.

23.05.2014

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Where is the life line creeping?

In Russia, they did not live longer. The average life expectancy increased from 1990 to 2012 by only 2.5 months.

20.05.2014

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Domestic drugs: a sign of poor quality

Last year, 1,103 series of substandard drugs were withdrawn from circulation in Russia – 3.8% of all tested. About 60% were medicines of domestic production.

19.05.2014

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Three-dimensional printing of the hip joint

Doctors in the UK have given a 71-year-old woman the opportunity to move independently by implanting a hip joint created using a 3D printer.

19.05.2014

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Director with artificial intelligence

His name is VITAL – Validating Investment Tool for Advancing Life Sciences. The technology that underlies it has already been used to make decisions on investments in two startups and licensed to Aging Analytics UK.

16.05.2014

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Will we overtake the leaders?

Russia was ranked fourth in the ranking of countries by alcohol consumption, which was compiled by experts of the World Health Organization. They drink more only in Belarus, Moldova and Lithuania.

13.05.2014

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HIV in Russia

In Russia, there are 463 HIV-infected people for every 100,000 population. Today, less than a third of HIV-infected Russians receive antiretroviral therapy.

13.05.2014

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Pensioner fights with enemies of the people

For 14 years, an 80-year-old grandmother has been on the warpath against pests and devotes 8 hours a day to their destruction.

05.05.2014

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Happy DNA Day, dear comrades!

On April 25, an unusual holiday is celebrated in different countries of the world – the International DNA Day.

25.04.2014

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Let's stop drinking, smoking... let's do medicine…

In addition to fighting bad habits, the authors of the healthcare development program promise that the satisfaction of the population with public medical services will increase, any Russian will have access to them, and the industry will be provided with highly qualified personnel.

24.04.2014

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The "older generation" in St. Petersburg

On April 23-26, the IX International Forum "The Older Generation" is being held at the Lenexpo exhibition complex in St. Petersburg.

23.04.2014

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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.

23.04.2014