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Anti-aging fatty acids

It is possible that a high level of omega-3 fatty acids slows down the shortening of telomeres not only in cores, but also in healthy people. Whether it is possible to rejuvenate with the help of fish oil is still unknown, but there will definitely be no harm from it.

22.01.2010
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65 million for genomics of cancer, diabetes and kidney diseases

Scientists from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and the National Institute of Genomic Medicine (Mexico) will master these funds for three years as part of the Slim Genomic Medicine Initiative project.

21.01.2010
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VEB will finance the construction of a pharmaceutical plant

The Bank participates in the financing of a project in the pharmaceutical industry. Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals were included in the list of industry priorities of the Bank's investment activities at the end of 2009.

21.01.2010
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The fragrance of a woman

As expected, the highest testosterone levels were observed in men who sniffed the T-shirts of women in the ovulation phase. In addition, these same T-shirts seemed to men especially pleasantly smelling.

20.01.2010
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Culture of research

The Health Agency called on scientists to work only with cell cultures whose origin is known. Only on such cultures should new drugs be tested before launching clinical trials on patients.

19.01.2010
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High-speed transport for miRNA

A new class of lipid-like substances as a vector for delivering small interfering RNA (miRNA, siRNA) to cells increases its efficiency hundreds of times.

18.01.2010
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Look into Alzheimer's eyes

The new method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is based on the fact that the retina is, in fact, an extension of the brain and is subject to the same changes.

15.01.2010
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The longevity gene also protects against senile dementia

In carriers of two copies of the "longevity gene", memory deteriorated less quickly, and the risk of developing senile dementia was reduced. The risk of Alzheimer's disease, for example, was as much as 70% lower.

14.01.2010
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How to preserve aging muscles

Blocking the molecules responsible for muscle aging will help people stay physically active longer and look younger. Mice with rapidly aging muscles will help to find such molecules and ways to influence them.

14.01.2010
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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.

13.01.2010
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Will TGF-α save you from the consequences of a stroke?

A month after the stroke (this period corresponds to one year of human life), TGF-α was injected into the brain of a group of rats. A month later, the researchers noted an almost complete recovery of motor functions.

13.01.2010
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Vitamin C against premature aging

Vitamin C stops and even reverses the process of premature aging in mice with a model of Werner syndrome (adult progeria).

13.01.2010
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Artificial skin for gene therapy

A skin flap grown from keratinocytes and fibroblasts with an additional gene can deliver the corresponding protein to the body.

12.01.2010
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"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.

12.01.2010
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Another cause of Alzheimer's disease?

A small peptide fragment cleaved from the beta-amyloid precursor protein causes the same damage to cellular structures as the formation of amyloid plaques. These data open up new ways to find remedies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

11.01.2010
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Ginkgo biloba and placebo: no difference!

This was shown by the results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the effectiveness of ginkgo biloba in slowing the decline of cognitive functions in the elderly.

11.01.2010
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Corrupt pharmaceuticals

In December 2009, the WHO newsletter "Medicines: Corruption in the pharmaceutical industry" was published.

11.01.2010