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Nanocide of tumor cells

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation is also against the violation of the human dignity of embryos

The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation approves the decision of the EU Court to ban patents for manipulations with embryonic stem cells.

The Ministry of Health warns in pictures

The FDA has determined the final list of frightening images that will become mandatory elements of the design of cigarette packs.

Do you want to insure yourself from a long life?

The world's largest investment banks have started insuring pension funds against the longevity of their clients.

Clinical trials of iPS cells – in no more than 10 years?

Professor Shinya Yamanaka, who was the first to create induced pluripotent stem cells, plans to conduct clinical studies in the next 10 years to transplant healthy cells of various organs grown from iPS cells to humans.

The first "aging gene"?

For the first time, a new study has identified specific variants of the TERC gene responsible for premature aging and telomere shortening.

Berry again? Lean on the chocolate!

A little extra pounds in old age helps to look younger: fat can mask age-related wrinkles. And the antioxidants contained in chocolate protect against wrinkles caused by the action of ultraviolet light.

Cutlets with meat taste identical to natural

The developers hope that in the near future "powdered" cutlets-semi-finished products, sausages and even minced meat will appear on the shelves of the capital's stores.

Protiivny pheromone

Flies deprived of the 7-T pheromone were more attractive to potential sexual partners. Moreover, representatives of both sexes tried to mate with them. In addition, such fruit flies became attractive to flies of other species.

A dead pit bull is being cloned in Korea

In the USA, 5,000 liver transplants are performed every year, in Russia – only 100.

The tolerance of immunosuppressors is determined by genes

A simple genetic test will help determine the degree of tolerability of immunosuppressive therapy in patients with transplanted kidneys. The test allows you to determine the individual dose of drugs for each patient, minimizing side effects.

Diagnosis by photo, treatment by phone... and no quackery!

The quality of medical examinations conducted at a distance with the help of modern means of communication is not much inferior to real visits of doctors.

Treating a heart attack in advance: prenatal cell therapy

The adult body's own stem cells are not enough to restore the myocardium after a heart attack. Cell therapy has been successfully used to prevent and eliminate damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack, but has not yet been used as a preventive measure, and not just before a heart attack, but even before the birth of a potential patient.

Oral delivery system of small interfering RNAs

Scientists from the University of Massachusetts have developed a new – oral – method of targeted delivery of small interfering RNAs (miRNAs). The method was tested on mice and showed excellent results in suppressing the inflammatory process, similar to what develops in humans with a number of diseases.

Koreans have resumed work with human embryonic stem cells

The Bioethics Committee banned the use of human eggs in research in 2006, after it was found that the results of Professor Hwang Woo Suk's experiments with stem cells were rigged.

Anti-vaccinators will be banned

Any advertising dissuading people from getting vaccinated is now banned on the social network Facebook.

Nanodrugs from the crisis

The Finnish Agency for Technology and Innovation Financing Tekes has simplified the procedure for issuing grants to developers. Russian companies can claim the money.

Stem Cell Registry: St. Petersburg, 2012

By 2012, 10,000 stem cell samples should be harvested. Such a bank, according to doctors, will greatly simplify the treatment of hematological diseases – for example, leukemia.

For batteries

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.

Prospects for dentists: "the gene of tooth enamel"

Previously, in experiments, scientists managed to grow only the internal elements of teeth. New data opens the way to the artificial creation of "full-fledged" teeth covered with enamel. In addition, gene therapy opens up new opportunities for strengthening and restoring damaged tooth enamel, as well as the prevention and treatment of caries.