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National shame

Nursing homes are a "national disgrace of the country," the health minister said.

Happy birthday, Grandma Misao!

Misao Okawa, who celebrated her 115th birthday, never imagined that she would live to such an advanced age.

Life expectancy in America: not everything is so smooth

Why do tumors blow bubbles?

Support science and and save on taxes

Amendments to the Tax Code provide that funds received from funds to support scientific, scientific, technical and innovative activities, and received for their formation, are not taken into account when determining income tax.

Spring... Residents flew to the pharmaceutical cluster…

The pharmaceutical cluster on the territory of the St. Petersburg SEZ "Novo-Orlovskoye" will be replenished with two new residents.

The state saves on the elderly

According to the official wording, the abolition of the 75% discount on the purchase of tobacco for the elderly is "part of the steps aimed at the complete elimination of subsidies." The president did not report anything about the health benefits.

Alzheimer's Aria

The premiere of the opera about Alzheimer's disease, written by the composer of Russian origin Elena Langer, took place in London.

Biotechnology is a profitable business

In 2009, the global biotechnology industry turned a profit for the first time in the history of its development.

The solution to obesity: make muscles gluttonous

For the treatment of obesity, one of the proteins of the shell of muscle cells can be turned off, as a result of which their efficiency decreases and the body spends more energy both at rest and during physical activity.

Wrap the protein preparation in a polypeptide

Scientists at the Technical University of Munich have developed a technology with blockbuster potential: to protect protein preparations from destruction in the body, their molecules are coated with a polypeptide shell.

Nanoparticles for cancer treatment: the more, the better

Iron oxide nanoparticles coated with polysaccharides proved to be more effective in the treatment of cancerous tumors than similar, but smaller ones.

New HIV target identified

How many times have they told the world...

Only four habits are needed for a healthy lifestyle and active longevity – quitting smoking, daily consumption of vegetables and fruits, maintaining an optimal weight and little physical activity. But only 8% of Americans follow these golden rules.

Stereolithography on biodegradable material – the basis for implants

The world's first biodegradable material suitable for use in conjunction with computer stereolithography will allow in the future to create high-quality bioengineered implants ready to replace damaged or failed organs or fragments of human body tissues.

One step away from the "red line"

The governor of St. Petersburg on the air of Radio Russia said that the city was on the verge of a complete lockdown due to COVID-19.

Be kind, live longer!

Participants of the project "Study of New England Centenarians" showed that older people whose parents lived to be a hundred years old, certain (and pleasant) character traits are more common.

Insert your finger into the USB port

Now, according to the programmer, several programs are stored on his thumb drive, in particular, Billix, CouchDBX and Ajatus. Yavala plans to improve the prosthesis by making the fingertip removable and installing an RFID tag in it.

Algeferin helps antibiotics

This compound allows some types of sponges to withstand the proximity of a whole bouquet of pathogenic bacteria. Algeferin does not allow bacteria to form biofilms and dramatically weakens the ability acquired by bacteria to resist antibiotics. Under its action, microbes begin to die again from those antibacterial drugs to which they have long adapted.

What makes us scratch, where does it itch?

Scratching increases activity in the secondary somatosensory cortex, the pain center and the prefrontal cortex associated with manifestations of compulsive behavior (obsessive actions), which explains the irresistible desire to continue scratching the itchy place.