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Two more anti-aging products

As we age, the process of cell self-purification, autophagy, becomes less effective. Researchers believe that spermidine inhibits the production of a protein that inhibits the activation of genes responsible for the autophagy process.

07.10.2009
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How much is a pound of fat?

The maximum reward that can be received under the Pounds for Pounds program is 1,000 pounds. This amount can be received by patients who have lost 150 pounds.

07.10.2009
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Nanoforum-09 live

Watch the live video broadcast of the Second International Forum on Nanotechnology.

06.10.2009
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Jubilee Nobel Prize for the "aging enzyme"

Three American scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in the field of research on the mechanisms of cell aging and chromosome protection using telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.

05.10.2009
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Mice had their lives extended. A queue for a person?

During the experiment, geneticists managed to extend the life span of mice by 20% and reduce the number of age-related diseases by blocking the production of the protein S6 Kinase 1 (S6K1).

02.10.2009
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Good sleep is a means of preventing Alzheimer's disease

According to preliminary (but quite convincing) data, chronic lack of sleep increases the concentration of beta-amyloid in brain tissues and increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in old age.

02.10.2009
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SOS! Russian science is going to the bottom!

A group of Russian scientists working abroad addressed an open letter to the President and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Experts called the state of affairs in Russian science catastrophic and called on the leaders of the state to take measures to save it.

02.10.2009
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What is old age?

Shortly before the International Day of the Elderly on October 1, VTSIOM published the results of the survey "Elderly Russia: how does the 30 millionth generation live?".

02.10.2009
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Girls! Do you want to live to a healthy old age?

Relatively slender women lived to a healthy old age 1.8 times more often than fat women. The unhealthiest were the ladies who were overweight in their youth and continued to gain kilograms over the years.

01.10.2009
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Do you want to invest in biomedicine?

Angelico Ventures has announced the creation of a venture fund for investments in medicine, biopharmaceuticals, nanopharmaceuticals and diagnostics.

01.10.2009
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The information center will help orphans

The All-Russian Information Center on Rare Diseases and Medicines- "orphans" (orphan drugs) has been opened in St. Petersburg. A rare disease is considered to occur less often than in 5 people per 10,000.

28.09.2009
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That's rejuvenated...

A miraculous rejuvenation recipe for 69-year-old Raisa K. was advised by a friend. By the arrival of the doctors, the woman was practically unconscious.

25.09.2009
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HIV vaccine: modest, but good luck

For the first time, the effectiveness of a vaccine preventing infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been experimentally proven.

24.09.2009