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Professor Canavero's head

Other surgeons are skeptical about the idea of a head transplant. "I don't think it will ever work: there would be too many problems with this operation," said Harry Goldsmith of the University of California.

26.02.2015

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Outrage in pharmacies

Today, an outrage is happening in the pharmacy chain in the Russian Federation, says Leonid Roshal, a member of the Central Staff of the All-Russian Popular Front, head of the non-profit partnership "National Medical Chamber".

25.02.2015

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Britain approved the creation of embryos with the DNA of three people

Now the British authorities will have to develop rules for licensing medical institutions to carry out such a procedure.

25.02.2015

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The vaccine of eternal life is already on sale!

Another naive grandmother did not regret 560000 rubles for her. Her example is another science :)

24.02.2015

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DNA analysis accurate to the area

Scientists of the Tomsk Research Institute of Medical Genetics have developed a technology that allows you to calculate a person's place of birth from a sample of his DNA.

16.02.2015

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Ebola Drug proved effective for monkeys

During the study, it was found that the AVI-7537 drug from Sarepta Therapeutics Inc helps 75% of macaques infected with an almost lethal dose of ebolavirus survive.

12.02.2015

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Big Brother is watching you!

Saratov scientists have invented and patented a contactless remote polygraph that evaluates the reliability of information without human contact.

12.02.2015

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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).

11.02.2015

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What does genetically modified rice look like?

Yesterday, in 23 cities of China, almost 500 volunteers ate 30 kg of genetically modified rice. But this is nothing, the main thing is HOW this miracle of genetic engineering looks like :)

10.02.2015

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The right to pass away

According to the judges, the right to voluntary retirement with the help of doctors is possessed by sane adult citizens who are experiencing physical or psychological suffering as a result of an incurable disease.

09.02.2015

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The draft law "On biomedical cell products" has been submitted to the State Duma

The draft law of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation gives, in particular, the authority to approve the rules of preclinical research, state registration, approval of the procedure for monitoring the safety of use, licensing the production of cellular products.

06.02.2015

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Human trials of two Ebola vaccines have begun in Liberia

Soon, similar tests will be conducted in Guinea and Sierra Leone. If the effectiveness of vaccines is proven, then their mass production will begin.

04.02.2015

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The Russian generic is no worse and much cheaper than the Swiss one

In the second half of 2015, a domestic analogue of the drug for metastatic cancer will enter the Russian market. The tests showed full compliance of the biosimilar with the original of the drug.

03.02.2015

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Life has become longer, life has become more fun!

The average life expectancy of Russians in 2014, according to preliminary data, exceeded 71 years, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said at a meeting with doctors-chief specialists of the Ministry of Health.

29.01.2015

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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