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Insurance and genetics

A round table meeting "Insurance and medical Genetics" was held in Moscow yesterday, during which experts tried to find common ground between these two areas.

It is necessary to reduce blood pressure correctly

Chances to prolong their lives and not be a victim of a cardiovascular catastrophe are those who seek not only to stabilize their blood pressure in order to bring its indicators closer to the "working", but to lower it below the standard mark.

Nanotechnology according to GOST

Starting from January 1, 2016, a number of interstate standards for nanotechnology will become effective for voluntary use in the Russian Federation.

Lock HIV in a cage?

Biologists from the medical schools of Emory University (Georgia), Vanderbilt University and the Mayo Clinic have found that HIV particles are "locked" in cells by the CAML protein (calcium-modulating cyclophilin ligand).

Gene therapy in a pill

Nanoparticles-in-Microsphere Oral Systems (NiMOS) is a safe and effective delivery system for therapeutic genes for oral use, which does not require the use of viral vectors.

Rapists and maniacs, don't forget about condoms!

When the police informed Richard Thomas that the woman he had raped was HIV-infected, he lost consciousness and collapsed on the floor. Naturally, at the time of the rape, the man did not think about using a condom.

How to get to an organ transplant without waiting in line?

Almost 10% of Israelis have signed a consent after death to donate their organs for transplantation. Everyone who signs such a form gets an advantage in the "waiting list" if he himself needs an organ transplant.

1.2 billion for the fight against counterfeiters

By 2015, the volume of the global market segment of information technologies used to combat counterfeit medicines will amount to $ 1.2 billion.

Have you been swindled by BADovtirateli? Call the Department of Internal Affairs!

We ask citizens affected by the fraudulent actions of another group of scammers to contact the SU ATC for CJSC GU of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow by phone: 8(499)233-98-01, 8(499)233-98-02.

I'm changing my kidney for work

A resident of Madrid said that he decided to go to extreme measures and offered his kidney in exchange for a workplace.

DNA constructor: assembling a dodecahedron

Need a new antibiotic? Set the bacteria against each other!

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Florida have proposed a new method for creating antibiotics, which consists in "inciting" one type of bacteria against another.

Conspiracy of pharmaceutical companies: FAS is on the trail

On May 11, the FAS of Russia will consider the case against pharmaceutical companies on the grounds of collusion at the auction.

How can a pensioner save on rent?

The pensioner plans to build himself a residence with three bedrooms and a living room. To date, the area of its additional apartments is 50 sq.m.

Another step towards solving Alzheimer's disease

One of the causes of Alzheimer's disease is a calcium-dependent violation of signal transmission between nerve cells caused by the accumulation of beta-amyloid in astrocytes – the support cells of the cerebral cortex.

Thick ones dry longer

Among overweight elderly people (who, however, did not reach the diagnosis of "obesity") the mortality rate over the 10 years of the study was 13% lower than among their peers who watch their figure.

Another cause of Alzheimer's disease?

A small peptide fragment cleaved from the beta-amyloid precursor protein causes the same damage to cellular structures as the formation of amyloid plaques. These data open up new ways to find remedies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Russian genome: fast and cheap

The work on decoding the Russian genome took six months and cost less than similar projects carried out earlier abroad.

Nanodiagnostics of blood clotting

Rusnano invests in the medical project "Development of a new method for diagnosing blood clotting disorders".

The search for aging factors

A new Canadian study highlights the general health issues of older people and the factors that ensure a healthy old age and active longevity.