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I got to Sklifosovsky

For the first time in Russia, a neurosurgical operation using a robot was performed at the N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine.

Caution: Stem cells!

Questionable methods of stem cell treatment are most actively advertised by medical institutions in countries such as China, Thailand, India and Russia.

Three non-obvious dangers of takeaway coffee

The three main, but not the most obvious, risks of regular takeaway coffee consumption are as follows

5 vitamins your body needs most in the fall

The top 5 most important "fall" vitamins and how they work

Researchers explain why diabetes wounds heal slowly

Molecular mechanism found that slows wound healing in people with diabetes

Smoking cessation reduced the risk of cardiovascular complications in cancer patients

Patients who have been diagnosed with malignant neoplasms should be strongly advised to give up the bad habit

A medication to prevent vision loss

Researchers found a potential solution to fight vision deterioration and retinal detachment in people living with diabetes

Human trials of two Ebola vaccines have begun in Liberia

Soon, similar tests will be conducted in Guinea and Sierra Leone. If the effectiveness of vaccines is proven, then their mass production will begin.

The Russian generic is no worse and much cheaper than the Swiss one

In the second half of 2015, a domestic analogue of the drug for metastatic cancer will enter the Russian market. The tests showed full compliance of the biosimilar with the original of the drug.

Antibody-coated nanotubes will "fry" the tumor

When the lymphoma cells were introduced into the culture, the nanotubes coated with antibodies bound to the cell surface, and the subsequent exposure to near-infrared light caused them to warm up to a temperature sufficient to destroy the cells.

"Emergency transplant"

In New York, it is planned to create an ambulance service to preserve fresh corpses. This will save the organs of the deceased for the needs of transplantation.

The number of centenarians has increased in Japan

The number of centenarians of the country is gradually approaching the mark of six tens of thousands of people who have crossed the mark of a hundred years.

Where is the life line creeping?

In Russia, they did not live longer. The average life expectancy increased from 1990 to 2012 by only 2.5 months.

Pensioner fights with enemies of the people

For 14 years, an 80-year-old grandmother has been on the warpath against pests and devotes 8 hours a day to their destruction.

New Executive Director of the Skolkovo Biomedical Technology Cluster

Kirill Kai has been appointed Executive Director of the biomedical Technologies cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation.

Methylation of anti-oncogenes warns of cancer risk

The level of methylation of RASSF1A and other anti-oncogenes is constantly increasing before menopause. This process can serve as a kind of indicator of breast cancer risk.

Do aging men weaken their minds more slowly, but more often than women?

Scientists have isolated from hematopoietic stem cells a subpopulation whose potential for division is 10 times greater than the rest.

How fasting and obesity are linked to cancer

Falsified medicines: a drop in the sea is a fly in the ointment

The turnover of falsified medicines is about 0.1% of the total number of batches entering the Russian pharmaceutical market annually.

Ribosome at work