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Self-regulating insulin
Researchers have developed a new insulin formulation using nanoparticles that self-regulate depending on blood glucose levels
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A new approach to the gene therapy of type 1 diabetes
Some of the endocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract are potentially ideal target cells for gene therapy of diabetes, and the introduction of the insulin gene through the intestine is absolutely non-invasive and avoids many disadvantages of existing approaches.
02.10.2008
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Men and women react differently to casual relationships
While almost all men felt more significant, sexually satisfied and confident after meaningless sexual relations, almost half of women felt disappointed and experienced the feeling that they were taken advantage of. Some women noted that the reason for the connection was the hope for the possibility of a longer relationship.
02.07.2008
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Striped nanoparticles
Gold nanoparticles covered with alternating bands of hydrophobic and hydrophilic synthetic molecules, which mimics the ordered structure of proteins, penetrated through the membrane without harming the cell.
30.05.2008
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HIV in Russia
In Russia, there are 463 HIV-infected people for every 100,000 population. Today, less than a third of HIV-infected Russians receive antiretroviral therapy.
13.05.2014
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Electronics of Russian healthcare
The Ministry of Health plans to complete the transition to electronic medical records by 2020.
13.03.2014
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What is more harmful, smoking or quitting with the help of such pills?
The non-profit Institute for Drug Safety Issues analyzed reports of side effects of new anti-smoking pills.
23.05.2008
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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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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
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"DNA chromosome", or whatever you call the ship…
"I do not know what it is, but, in my opinion, this drawing looks like images of a cluster of sheep. I think this is an original, but a little strange picture," said one of the interviewed residents of Vladivostok.
07.06.2013
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Forever young hamburger
In a lengthy press statement, McDonalds claims that there is nothing surprising in the longevity of the burger, since "bacteria and mold appear only in certain conditions."
29.04.2013
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Vortex technologies in Skolkovo
The Center of Vortex Technologies from the Koltsovo Science city became a participant of Skolkovo with the project "Creation of software and hardware complexes based on vortex bioreactors for the preparative cultivation of stem and other autologous human cells".
21.01.2013
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Pyroptosis: to die, so with music!
Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered another mechanism of cellular self–destruction, characteristic of potentially dangerous cells - for example, dying under the influence of infectious agents. The authors called this mechanism of cell death pyroptosis – "death by fire".
24.03.2008
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Life has become longer, life has become healthier
Europeans are living longer and healthier lives. This is evidenced by the third demographic report submitted by the European Commission.
06.04.2011
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Patch – an indicator of infection
When a wound is infected and suppuration develops, the indicator in the material from which the patch is made reacts to a change in pH, turning from yellow to purple.
18.11.2010
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Cell therapy is no longer here
According to the Minister of Health, the government decided to close the clinic of the Institute of Cellular Medicine, which did not have permission to conduct cell therapy, because "such treatment is not allowed in any serious country in the world."
04.06.2010
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Five minutes of laughter is replaced... moderate physical activity
After watching comedies, the level of ghrelin ("hunger hormone") increased, and leptin ("satiety hormone") decreased significantly, as if the subjects had received a certain physical load before.
05.05.2010
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Prostheses made of nanoporous polyethylene lack only funding
The most promising use of nanoporous polyethylene in the manufacture of hip prostheses. In the next two years, with the availability of funding, it is possible to organize the production and start of the use of endoprostheses in maxillofacial surgery.
20.04.2010
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High-speed transport for miRNA
A new class of lipid-like substances as a vector for delivering small interfering RNA (miRNA, siRNA) to cells increases its efficiency hundreds of times.
18.01.2010
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Will nanomycells cure spinal cord injury?
Animal experiments have confirmed the effectiveness of using micelles to restore the ability of axons to conduct an electrical signal to the spinal cord in paralyzed animals.
10.11.2009