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Leather Doll: Japanese approach

To demonstrate the effectiveness of their new method of forming three-dimensional biological structures from individual cells, Japanese scientists have grown a doll from living cells.

10.02.2009
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New member of the Board of RUSNANO

In his new position, Yuri Udaltsov will oversee issues of stimulating innovative development, including the creation of a legislative framework and innovation infrastructure.

06.02.2009
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Scientific falsification

In total, Luc Van Parijs submitted false data in five grant applications and ten scientific papers, seven of which were published. In addition, falsifications were revealed in unpublished works and presentations of the scientist.

05.02.2009
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International "longevity gene"

A certain variation of the Foxo3a gene, found in centenarians of Japanese origin, and later in the French, was also detected in centenarian Germans.

05.02.2009
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Induced pluripotent stem cells restored the spinal cord

For the first time in the world, the therapeutic effect of human iPSCs has been proven: a month after the operation, all 29 mice paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injury began to walk, and some even run.

04.02.2009
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Will insulin help with Alzheimer's disease?

Age-related decrease in insulin sensitivity increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The knowledge that Alzheimer's disease is a kind of diabetes of the brain may someday lead to the development of fundamentally new methods of treating this most serious disease.

04.02.2009
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World Cancer Day

WHO strongly recommends that all countries of the world adopt effective national cancer control programs and use the resources available for these purposes not only for treatment, but also for preventive measures.

04.02.2009
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Alcohol and nicotine – for cancer treatment

Activists of the "Movement against Cancer" believe that a tax of 1 ruble levied on every pack of cigarettes sold and every bottle of alcohol will double the cost of treating patients with rare and severe diseases.

04.02.2009
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Hybrid embryos: the direction is closed?

Hybrid embryos were close to human in shape and frequency of cell division, and their nuclei contain human DNA. At the same time, the vast majority of genes regulating the processes of development and differentiation of embryonic cells in the early stages of development did not function in chimeric embryos.

04.02.2009
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Anti-obesity remedy: electronically tested :)

Preliminary clinical trials have shown that EndoBarrier leads to the same effect as surgical gastric reduction. Obese subjects who tested the device experienced rapid weight loss while maintaining their usual food intake.

03.02.2009
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Neurons are not responsible for sleep

American scientists have found a switch that triggers the sleep mechanism. To their surprise, it's not the nerve cells that send us to sleep.

03.02.2009
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AIDS gene therapy

The American company Sangamo BioSciences has announced the beginning of the first phase of clinical trials of the method of gene therapy for HIV infection. The drug under the working name SB-728-T blocks the work of the gene encoding the membrane receptor, the CCR5 protein, to which the human immunodeficiency virus attaches to penetrate the cell.

03.02.2009
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Longevity and Quality of Life Medicine

The V International Conference "Longevity and Quality of Life Medicine" and the VIII International Symposium on Aesthetic Medicine were held at the end of January at the World Trade Center on Krasnaya Presnya.

02.02.2009
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Stem cells against multiple sclerosis

American scientists have managed to improve the condition of patients with early-stage multiple sclerosis with the help of their own stem cells.

02.02.2009
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Wheelchair – telepath

Electrodes located on a special cap connected to the chair read the electrical activity of brain neurons and, thanks to the developed device and processor, translate these impulses into commands for a wheelchair.

29.01.2009
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Once again about the benefits of drunkenness

The authors of the study, the results of which were published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, state that the percentage of impotence among men who drink alcohol was 25-30% lower than that of teetotallers.

28.01.2009
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Gene therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: tested on humans

Tissue scrapings from the joints of two elderly patients suffering from severe arthritis were infected with a retrovirus with a built-in gene of a protein that blocks the action of interleukin-1. Then the experimenters multiplied the cells captured by the virus and re-planted them in the joints of the patients. After 4 weeks, both women felt better.

28.01.2009