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Healthy life in Russia
In terms of healthy life expectancy, Russia is noticeably ahead of, among others, the Netherlands, Finland and Austria.
17.11.2020Cell-stem vision
After transplantation of retinal areas grown from embryonic stem cells, vision in elderly patients improved significantly.
02.04.2018General average illiteracy
Residents of Russia were offered to answer 7 questions from the school curriculum. 2.3% of respondents answered simple questions correctly.
06.02.2018Leber's amaurosis treatment approved
The FDA has approved an innovative gene therapy for the treatment of patients with a rare form of hereditary vision loss.
20.12.2017With the help of stem cells, it was possible to restore hearing and vision
However, so far only in experiments with guinea pig and tadpole. However, these amazing experiments, according to experts, can be the first step towards restoring vision and hearing in humans with the help of stem cells.
20.11.2008Stem cells and sarcopenia
Researchers from the University of Rochester have concluded that age-related muscle atrophy can be managed by maintaining the existence of muscle stem cells.
07.06.2017Stem cells in the pancreas still exist
Two weeks after cutting the duct through which digestive enzymes move from the pancreas to the intestine, the number of beta cells in the pancreas of mice doubled. The usefulness of the newly formed cells was evidenced by a simultaneous increase in the amount of synthesized insulin.
28.01.2008Veins on a 3D printer
A group of researchers from the Chinese biotech company Revotek have created and successfully implanted artificial veins created using 3D printing to 30 monkeys.
14.12.2016GM microbes for strengthening buildings
"Smart soil", which contains genetically modified bacteria that produce "bio-cement", will protect the foundations of buildings from destruction.
31.10.2016Scientists have named countries where people lose more years of life due to dirty air
Scientists have named countries where people lose more years of life due to dirty air
31.08.2023With HIV and hepatitis C, one vaccine will help
A group of immunologists led by Lucy Dorell from Oxford University has developed a combined vaccine against hepatitis C virus and HIV.
15.04.2016Rospotrebnadzor has developed a draft electronic medical book
A pilot project for the introduction of an electronic personal medical book will be carried out on the basis of the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in Moscow.
02.06.2015National Biobank in St. Petersburg?
The newly created biobank of St. Petersburg State University begins collecting DNA materials from people suffering from various diseases (from cardiac to neurodegenerative) for further research in the field of biomedicine.
05.03.2015Choose: stress and depression or gluttony and obesity?
Researchers have shown in experiments on mice that chronic stress leads to an increase in the concentration of ghrelin in the body. At the same time, the manifestations of depression and anxiety decrease, but a side effect of this beneficial property is increased food intake in experimental animals and, as a result, inevitable obesity.
18.06.2008Ebola vaccine: preliminary results
Scientists from the US National Institutes of Health have reported successful results of the first human testing of an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus being developed by GlaxoSmithKline.
27.11.2014Facebook users set the FAS against charlatans
After a complaint from Facebook users, the Federal Antimonopoly Service began checking ads for dietary supplements unregistered in Russia. In advertising messages, it is positioned as a cure for cancer.
02.08.2014Watch, watch, how many years do I have to live?
The Tikker watch shows how long a person has left to live. The principle of their work is simple: they calculate it using a special questionnaire in which a person is asked about his age, as well as other parameters that affect life expectancy.
15.10.2013Open Day of the FBMF MIPT
The MIPT BioBusiness Incubator held an open day of the Faculty of Biological and Medical Physics (FBMF).
08.07.2013Legal euthanasia
The corresponding law was signed by Governor P. Shumlin. According to the text of the document, a terminally ill person, in order to get the dose of the drug necessary for euthanasia, must undergo a psychiatric examination, and also provide the conclusion of two specialized specialists.
22.05.2013