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Antipsychotic drugs increase the risk of death
Antipsychotic drug therapy in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease may increase the long-term risk of death.
15.01.2009- English version
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Hybrid embryos were not given grants
According to the assumptions of the researchers involved in the development, the committees refuse to grant applications, guided by the belief that it is unethical to mix human cells with the eggs of cows, pigs or rabbits.
13.01.2009
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Stock up on medicines – they will soon become more expensive!
If the average annual ruble exchange rate remains at the level of 30 per 1 dollar, medicines will rise in price by an average of 23% this year.
13.01.2009
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Insulin from genetically modified plants
Currently, most of the insulin produced by pharmaceutical companies is produced by bacteria in fermenters. This is a rather expensive process, and SemBioSys Genetics hopes that the use of genetically modified plants will help to significantly reduce the cost of it.
13.01.2009
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Antithrombin from transgenic goat milk will soon be on sale in the USA
The FDA Commission recognized ATryn – human antithrombin from the milk of transgenic goats – as effective and safe. Perhaps it will become the first drug obtained from a genetically engineered mammal that is approved for use in the United States.
13.01.2009
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The female dementia gene
One of the variants of the gene, which is responsible for the synthesis of a protein involved in regulating the interaction of nerve cells, significantly increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Since this gene is located on the X chromosome, women are at increased risk.
13.01.2009
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The next counterfeiters have been arrested
In St. Petersburg, the activities of a group that was illegally engaged in the production of a fake drug "TeraFlu" were suppressed.
12.01.2009
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Is the incompatibility of alcohol and antibiotics a myth?
From a scientific point of view, alcohol is not contraindicated for people taking antibiotics, with the exception of metronidazole (known to many by the most popular of trade names – trichopol).
11.01.2009
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"The World of Biotechnology-2009"
The V International Congress "Biotechnology: state and Prospects of Development" and the specialized exhibition "World of Biotechnology-2009" will be held in Moscow on March 16-20.
11.01.2009
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Health workers turn a blind eye to the mistakes of colleagues
80% of American doctors and half of nurses see the mistakes of their colleagues, but are silent.
11.01.2009
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Another benefit of hormone replacement therapy
Hormone therapy during menopause reduces the risk of bowel cancer.
11.01.2009
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Dietary supplements for weight loss: the FDA warns!
The FDA has found dozens of dangerous dietary supplements for weight loss. Counterfeit dietary supplements were sold in web pharmacies under the guise of "herbal remedies for fat burning".
26.12.2008
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Cousinship is not such a dangerous property?
The risk of having a child with genetic defects in a marriage between cousins is no higher than that of a woman over the age of forty.
25.12.2008
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The man-eating Ford drove on human fat
A beautician from Beverly Hills processed the fat he removed from his patients into biofuels, and refueled his Ford and his girlfriend's Lincoln with it.
25.12.2008
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Prevention of the consequences of smoking
CDDO-imidazole effectively prevented respiratory tract damage in "smoking" mice. The results obtained will allow us to begin studying the effectiveness and safety of its use for the prevention of lung diseases in humans.
24.12.2008
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Chubais and Matvienko signed a cooperation agreement
One of the first practical examples of the implementation of the Agreement will be RUSNANO's participation in the work of the information and consulting center for innovative companies, which opens on December 25 in St. Petersburg.
23.12.2008
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A slight fright for the sale of anabolic steroids
The organizers of the online store of banned steroids received long (from 6 to 7 years), but suspended sentences.
23.12.2008
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Breakthrough in the treatment of congenital brain defects
Israeli scientists have managed to cure congenital brain defects in laboratory mice by implanting reprogrammed stem cells into the damaged brain.
22.12.2008
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Will dipeptides help with Alzheimer's disease?
Israeli researchers report that the dipeptide they developed increases the cognitive ability of mice with an analog of human Alzheimer's disease, and reduces the number of amyloid plaques in their brains.
19.12.2008