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Smoking and a "young" stroke
The risk of stroke in men under 50 who smoked at least two packs a day was almost five times higher than in non-smokers.
20.04.2018- English version
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Dubai Genomes
Biobank data is used primarily to determine predisposition and prevent hereditary diseases.
01.03.2018
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10 main scientific events of 2008
In third place, after the Large Hadron Collider and the Phoenix rover, is the world's first artificial chromosome, created by American geneticist Craig Venter and his colleagues.
16.12.2008
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The Great Chinese Database
In the first phase of the project, the center will store the genetic and medical information of 80 million people.
01.11.2017
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Self-healing retina
Scientists from the University of Washington have achieved the regeneration of retinal cells in mice for the first time. Perhaps it will be possible to start a similar process in the human eye.
28.11.2008
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Heart crisis
20 times more people die from stress caused by instability in the country than from incorrect diagnoses. Currently, the mortality rate (14.6 per 1000 people) Russia is on a par with the countries of Central Africa. At the same time, every third person who died in our country has not reached retirement age.
28.10.2008
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Moderate fullness prolongs life
Older people who are prone to a slight increase in body weight live longer than their slimmer peers.
23.10.2008
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Doctors warned about the connection of sports, anger and heart attack
Of the 12,000 surveyed patients admitted to the hospital due to acute myocardial infarction, 13% were engaged in physical exercises before the heart attack, and 14% were angry or upset.
12.10.2016
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Geriatric-on-Amur
The Faculty of Postgraduate Education of the Amur State Medical Academy is preparing for graduation the first group of doctors of a new specialty for the Amur region – geriatricians.
21.09.2016
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A woman with a donor uterus is expecting her second child
Patients who have undergone uterine transplantation are given the opportunity to carry two children, after which it is assumed that the organ will be removed – this will save women from taking immunosuppressants.
21.06.2016
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A small pharmaceutical factory
The refrigerator-sized device is capable of producing medicines from prepared solutions or suspensions.
05.04.2016
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Nanowire sensors for continuous monitoring of protein markers
Even if only one protein molecule binds to one of the antibodies attached to the nanowire, the electrical conductivity of the nanowire changes. Hundreds of nanowires designed to detect different molecules in a single sample can be placed on small inexpensive chips.
15.07.2008
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A "liquid biopsy" will suspect cancer before symptoms manifest
The new non-invasive procedure allows to determine the presence of 96 genetic markers associated with the development of the most common oncological diseases (breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer and melanoma).
11.09.2015
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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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High pressure is necessary for the manufacture of artificial cartilage
When grown in a periodically switched on hydraulic press, artificial cartilage tissue grows three times more durable than under normal pressure.
10.06.2008
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Winners of the Lasker Prize – 2014
This year, five people will become the winners of the Lasker Awards, which are awarded in three categories.
17.09.2014
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The gene of the marsupial wolf came to life after 100 years
This is the first time that scientists have managed to force the gene of an extinct animal to perform its biological function normally in the body of another animal.
21.05.2008
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Muscles love sweets
Glucose deficiency prevents stem cells from turning into mature muscle cells. This discovery provides new data to specialists studying the effects of calorie restriction on the physiology of the body and aging processes, and may also provide new opportunities for the treatment of muscle atrophy.
15.05.2008
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Aging in humans and fruit flies: another common gene
Scientists from Oxford and the Open University have identified a gene in the genome of fruit flies that makes these insects a convenient model for studying human aging processes at the cellular, genetic and biochemical levels.
14.05.2008