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Put potential suicides on a needle?

Researchers from Mount Sinai Medical School in New York assigned a small group of patients with depression, prone to suicide, experimental treatment with intravenous injections of ketamine.

11.09.2009
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"Leaking" muscle cells are the cause of physical exhaustion

Almost every person at least once in their life had to take any medications three times a day every day for, say, two weeks. And someone has to swallow such funds almost all his life, and at night too. For these people, as well as for those who constantly forget to take a pill on time, scientists have come up with an artificial tooth dispenser.

14.02.2008
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Oncohist: hope for patients with myeloid leukemia

Oncohist has already passed the first stage of clinical trials in Europe, which proved its safety, as well as indirectly confirming the effectiveness of this drug in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.

22.06.2009
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Stem cells against heart attack: another success

According to the authors, the positive effect of stem cells in the treatment of the consequences of myocardial infarction can be explained by the fact that they promote the regeneration of heart muscle cells, as well as stimulate the formation of new blood vessels.

27.05.2009
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Melanoma Diagnosis Day

On May 18, 2009, the Melanoma Diagnosis Day will be held in Russia for the 3rd time. Residents of the 27 largest cities of the Russian Federation will be able to get free consultation and undergo examination of pigmented formations on the skin.

13.05.2009
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Increased life expectancy: poorly digested food is better than a low-calorie diet

A good substitute for a low-calorie diet has been found, contributing to an increase in life expectancy in the simplest organisms. Yeast cells grown on a glycerin diet live twice as long as yeast grown in a conventional low-calorie environment. In addition, such yeast is more resistant to damaging environmental factors.

12.05.2009
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Small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian nanoindustry

Until April 27, you can ask a question at the online conference "Small and medium-sized businesses in the nanoindustry of Russia", organized by RUSNANO and the All-Russian Public Organization of Small and Medium-sized Businesses "Support of Russia".

23.04.2009
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Induced pluripotent stem cells: fibroblasts are optional

To create induced pluripotent stem cells, scientists used hemocytoblasts, precursors of all types of blood cells. In the process of cultivation, scientists by the method of transduction introduced reprogramming factors into them – genes whose expression is observed in embryonic stem cells.

22.04.2009
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Long-acting analgesic: the same as usual, but in liposomes

Researchers from Harvard Medical School proposed to inject the drug for local anesthesia saxitoxin in combination with the steroid hormone dexamethasone into liposomes. In this form, one injection for a week blocked the conduction of impulses along the sciatic nerve.

14.04.2009
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The main breakthrough

In the annual top 10 discoveries that influenced the development of science, Science magazine called the creation of coronavirus vaccines a major breakthrough.

18.12.2020
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Day of the Elderly

On the first day of October in Russia, as in many other countries of the world, the International Day of the Elderly is celebrated.

01.10.2020
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Diets are different – the result is the same

By the end of the second year of observation, the weight loss in the groups of participants who were on four different diets was almost the same – about 3-4 kg. At the same time, from 14% to 15% of the participants lost at least 10% of their body weight (10-12 kg).

26.02.2009
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Anti-obesity remedy: electronically tested :)

Preliminary clinical trials have shown that EndoBarrier leads to the same effect as surgical gastric reduction. Obese subjects who tested the device experienced rapid weight loss while maintaining their usual food intake.

03.02.2009
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Bax-beta, an effective cancer cell killer

The effectiveness of Bax-beta on the mechanism of apoptosis is 100 times higher than this indicator for the related Bax-alfa and even contribute to the activation of its counterpart. Scientists have high hopes for the development of new drugs for the treatment of cancer that will selectively activate Bax-beta or stimulate its interaction with Bax-alfa.

21.01.2009
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Managed transgenics

The activity of transgenes can be controlled by heat and ultrasound.

21.01.2009
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The brain aging gene

The Bmi1 gene directly controls the degradation of retinal and cerebral cortex neurons, affecting the mechanisms of protection against free radicals.

19.01.2009