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The United Russians thought about the Orphans

The problem of orphan (rare) diseases and measures to improve medical care in this area became the main topic of a round table held by the State Duma Committee on Health Protection on Thursday, February 17.

21.02.2011

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Fast food – early aging?

The high level of phosphates in finished products, especially those offered in fast food eateries, accelerates the aging process.

04.05.2010

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Genetically modified stem cells against HIV

Descendants of genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells-precursors of lymphocytes synthesize miRNAs that bind to the corresponding HIV genes, which prevents the synthesis of new viral particles.

01.04.2010

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Stem cells against stroke: clinical studies and bureaucratic barriers

If the first study is successful, the scientists plan to accelerate the preparation and conduct of clinical trials of the last phase, focusing first on patients with more severe consequences of stroke.

12.02.2010

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If you want to live a long time, don't get bored!

Boring life increases the risk of premature death by 40%. A simple way of prevention: if you have an uninteresting job, find yourself an exciting hobby.

10.02.2010

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Glutamate receptor GluA2 – the key to the fortress of reason

Determining the structure of the glutamate receptor GluA2 will help develop new treatments for a number of neurological disorders, including epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.

01.12.2009

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Urgent: 80 free places for children with liver diseases!

The Ministry of Health has allocated 80 free places for children with liver diseases to the clinic of the Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. But it is necessary to realize this gift of the Ministry of Health by the end of the year.

01.12.2009

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CDH13 is a marker of recurrent prostate cancer

the largest distributed computing programs – for example, in the BOINC network with a convenient, including Russian, interface.

18.02.2008

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Will broad-spectrum antibodies help to defeat HIV?

The PG9 and PG16 antibodies bind to one of the most stable structures of the immunodeficiency virus envelope, gp120 glycoprotein, and neutralize more than 75% of HIV strains.

04.09.2009

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Anti-aging drug was the cause of death

A 22-year-old Oxford graduate received a fatal injection of an experimental anti-aging drug.

15.06.2009

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The European Parliament did not restrict the conduct of experiments on animals

The European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to impose restrictions on scientific experiments on animals.

07.05.2009

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Prosthetist on the remote

A doctor supervising several prosthesis carriers at once can remotely monitor the condition of the prosthesis and upload firmware into it.

11.10.2019

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The cloned old lady died

In Japan, at the age of 21 years and three months, the world's first cow that appeared as a result of cloning died.

10.10.2019

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Smoking during pregnancy is fraught with sudden death of infants

If an infant, for example, turns face down in the crib, he should feel the lack of oxygen and move his head, but in children exposed to nicotine in the womb, this mechanism does not function properly.

06.02.2008

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The Neanderthal genome: an intermediate finish

The version of the Neanderthal genome obtained by German researchers is rough: each of the three billion nucleotides that make up it is read on average once.

05.02.2009

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Gardasil for adults

The vaccine, which protects against nine of the most dangerous strains from the point of view of cancer development, is approved for use in people under 45 years of age.

08.10.2018

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Dad has a bad boss…

Those who rated the competence of their superiors low had a 25% higher chance of heart disease. For those who worked with bad bosses for four years or more, this figure was 64%.

25.11.2008

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Let's help Africa!

The first thousand doses of the Ebola vaccine developed at the Gamalei Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology were sent to the Republic of Guinea on July 12.

13.07.2017

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Test for the indigenous population

The biochip developed at NEFU allows you to get results in four hours for five hereditary diseases, the most common among the Yakut ethnic group.

12.04.2017

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Made in Russia: Meningococcal vaccine

NPO Microgen has started phase I clinical trials of the first domestic polyvalent vaccine containing two serotypes of the meningococcal virus.

29.03.2017