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Too much fat is bad for memory

Assuming that the revealed relationship extends to humans, the results of this work are another argument in favor of limiting the use of cholesterol and saturated fats.

Companies offering DNA analysis suspended in California

The California Department of Health has sent letters to thirteen companies offering deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis services ordering them to suspend operations.

Rapid Ebola test – on sale soon

A test that determines the presence of the Ebola virus in a patient's blood within a few minutes will appear in pharmacies in March. The cost of one set of tests will be 3.2 euros ($3.66).

Aging is not necessarily accompanied by dementia

A study of the brain of a woman who died at the age of 115 found no serious pathological changes.

Rating of the effectiveness of national health systems

In the top three are the healthcare systems of Singapore, Hong Kong and Italy. Guess which country was last on the list?

Putty for bones

The program called Fracture Putty ("Putty for fractures") involves the creation of a biodegradable material that, when applied to the fracture area, will be able to restore the bearing properties of the bone in a few days.

Mammoth is looking for a sponsor

A project has been launched to raise funds to support a joint study of the Northeastern Federal University and the Korean SOAAM laboratory "Mammoth Rebirth"

Microbnyya biatehnalogii

The International Scientific Conference "Microbial Biotechnologies: fundamental and applied aspects", which takes place on June 4-6 in Minsk, brought together leading scientists from CIS and European countries – Serbia and Latvia.

Will Rusnano be transferred to private ownership?

Anatoly Chubais, Chairman of the Management Board of Rusnano, sent a draft strategy for the development of the company to the government, in which he proposed to make it completely private by 2020.

Ban on state financing of work with ESCs: is the investigation over?

The US Supreme Court has refused to consider a long-running case banning state funding for the study of embryonic stem cells for several years.

Life expectancy in America: not everything is so smooth

Online training for doctors: demand exceeds supply

In Europe, there is an increasing demand for online services that provide the opportunity for postgraduate training for doctors. At the same time, the growth of supply in this market segment does not keep pace with the increase in demand.

You scold Russian ministers, but in Mexico...

Mexican citizens can theoretically increase their life expectancy to 150-200 years by 2040, according to the Minister of Health there. It's not a joke–that's what he said!

There will be no new levies on innovation

The Government of the Russian Federation will not oblige state-owned companies to allocate part of their funds to any state projects in the field of innovation, as was the case with decisions to fill the Skoltech endowment fund.

The strike that doctors have been talking about for so long has happened

Because of the strike, therapists canceled about 1.25 million appointments, surgeons — thousands of standard operations. Doctors accepted only those patients who needed emergency care. Ambulance and obstetric services were operating as usual.

Support science and and save on taxes

Amendments to the Tax Code provide that funds received from funds to support scientific, scientific, technical and innovative activities, and received for their formation, are not taken into account when determining income tax.

Insulin, aging and life expectancy: the controller of supervisors for regulators

Spring... Residents flew to the pharmaceutical cluster…

The pharmaceutical cluster on the territory of the St. Petersburg SEZ "Novo-Orlovskoye" will be replenished with two new residents.

Prosecutor's supervision of venture funds: no higher than a boot!

The prosecutors were reminded that they have no right to assess the effectiveness of spending budget funds on venture projects.

Disenfranchised embryos await retrial

The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia suspended the ban on state funding of embryonic stem cell research.