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I ask you to blame the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for my death

Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Anatoly Kudryavtsev, who had stomach cancer in the fourth stage, explained in a suicide note that he was passing away because he could no longer tolerate pain.

08.01.2015

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St. Petersburg pharmaceutical cluster will grow

Next year, several innovation and production complexes will open on the territory of the St. Petersburg pharmaceutical cluster.

30.12.2014

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Innovative medical center may open in Barnaul

To do this, in 2016, AltSU will need to win the competition for the creation of innovation centers in the regions of the Siberian Federal District within the framework of the Pharma 2020 project.

30.12.2014

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STAP cells: details of the investigation

The Japanese research Institute RIKEN announced that the infamous stem STAP cells were created using embryonic stem cells that have long been known in science.

26.12.2014

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The first injectable anti-obesity drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Novo Nordisk's antidiabetic drug liraglutide as a treatment for obesity.

24.12.2014

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For counterfeiting medicines – from three to twelve

The State Duma has passed a law according to which up to 12 years in prison are threatened for the sale of counterfeit medicines. If the bill is approved by the Federation Council and signed by the President, it will enter into force on January 23, 2015.

23.12.2014

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"Acidic" stem cells: another fiasco

Attempts to repeat sensational experiments on the creation of stem cells from ordinary ones under the influence of acid (the so-called STAP cells) were unsuccessful.

18.12.2014

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Sad holiday

People are significantly more likely to die on their own birthday than on other days of the year. No astrology: mostly alcohol and substance abuse leads to accidents, and depression leads to suicides.

18.12.2014

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Siberian investments in Belgian innovations

Nanocenter "SIGMA.Novosibirsk has invested 1 million euros in the Belgian company Pepric, which has developed an analytical complex for research in the field of regenerative medicine, tissue engineering structures, targeted drugs and cellular vaccines.

17.12.2014

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The next "transplant case" did not take place

The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow has begun a pre-investigation check on the fact of organ transplantation without notifying relatives. It soon became clear that the doctors were acting within the law.

15.12.2014

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Eggs withstand long-term storage

Despite the progress in the field of artificial insemination, the appearance of a child from an egg that has been frozen for 13 years is rare for Japan.

09.12.2014

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Nobel medal will return to Watson

Alisher Usmanov (named Philanthropist of the Year by Russian Forbes in 2012) purchased the medal to return it to James Watson. The richest Russian billionaire called the situation in which a scientist sells an award received for his achievements unacceptable.

09.12.2014

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Uterus transplantation: the third baby has gone!

Successful childbirth has confirmed the medical benefits of uterine transplantation – such operations will help to defeat the last incurable form of female infertility, uterine.

08.12.2014

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James Watson sold the Nobel medal

The first ever Nobel Prize winner who decided to sell his award was 86-year-old Watson. The scientist previously stated that he would spend the funds received on charity.

05.12.2014

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A new step towards creating a bioengineered kidney

During the experiment, scientists took somatic stem cells from a rat kidney, and then, adding five types of proteins, after 3-4 weeks they grew a cellular structure from them that coincided in structure with nephrons.

28.11.2014

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Ebola vaccine: preliminary results

Scientists from the US National Institutes of Health have reported successful results of the first human testing of an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus being developed by GlaxoSmithKline.

27.11.2014

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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.

25.11.2014

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The Gates Foundation has joined the fight against Ebola

The Bill and Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation has allocated $5.7 million to a program for the production of experimental drugs for the treatment of Ebola.

20.11.2014

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RosBioTech-2014

Scientific and practical achievements in the field of biotechnology are presented by the 8th International Biotechnology Forum-exhibition "RosBioTech-2014", which started on October 27 at the Expocenter.

28.10.2014

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Two Ebola vaccines ready for trial

From the beginning of November, clinical trials of two of the most promising vaccines against the Ebola virus will begin in Switzerland.

22.10.2014