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Sugar substitutes? You can't fool the brain!

Despite the fact that sugar and sweeteners initiate the same taste recognition mechanisms (people are not able to distinguish their solutions by taste), sugar activates the brain regions associated with the formation of a sense of pleasure more strongly.

09.06.2008
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United Biomedical and Biopharmacological Russia

"Russia is on the threshold of major decisions on the development of the domestic pharmaceutical and drug industry on the latest scientific and technical basis," said Andrei Kokoshin, Deputy head of the United Russia faction, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

07.06.2008
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"Emergency transplant"

In New York, it is planned to create an ambulance service to preserve fresh corpses. This will save the organs of the deceased for the needs of transplantation.

06.06.2008
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HIV prevention: cream instead of circumcision

The authors found that skin keratin serves as a barrier between Langerhans cells and HIV and prevents infection. As part of the study, they applied estriol cream, which has been the standard treatment for post-menopausal vaginal atrophy for more than 30 years, to the inner surface of the foreskin and assessed the level of keratinization of the region using contact smears.

06.06.2008
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Look inside a living cell

To be fair, it should be noted that in recent years two more methods of optical microscopy have been developed, allowing to see even finer details in living cells.

06.06.2008
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Let's hit the arthritis with alcoholism!

Scientists at the Karolinska Institute found that alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and the more respondents indulged in red and white, the less the risk of "catching" this autoimmune inflammation of the joints became.

06.06.2008
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Nanofilm for cartilage regeneration

As a result of the selection of the optimal shape of the surface and the parameters of electrical stimulation, the rate of formation of cartilage tissue based on the new nanofilm was increased by more than three times.

06.06.2008
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Cannabis clogs the brain structures responsible for emotions and memory

The results obtained indicate the fallacy of the generally accepted opinion about the weak toxicity of marijuana or even about its complete harmlessness. Despite the fact that moderate use may not cause significant neurotoxic effects, active daily smoking of marijuana can be toxic to brain tissue.

05.06.2008
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Individual genome sequencing: make no mistake!

The possibility of sequencing an individual genome does not mean that people should immediately run for genetic testing in the hope of significantly improving their health.

03.06.2008
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Benefits and harms of prenatal screening

Prenatal screening studies, which are used to detect chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus, reveal no more than half of such anomalies. At the same time, these studies are associated with an increased risk of miscarriage and infant mortality.

03.06.2008
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"Upgrade" at the cellular level

Artificial organelles, if filled with a suitable set of enzymes, can also work in other human cells – and this opens up opportunities for a new type of anti-cancer therapy.

03.06.2008