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Wine is given to us for joy
A study by Spanish scientists has shown that people who regularly consume a small amount of wine are less likely to be depressed.
03.09.2013- English version
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Gene therapy instead of drugs?
A neutralized herpes virus with an embedded enkephalin gene can replace narcotic analgesics in chronic pain syndrome caused by nerve damage, inflammation or malignant neoplasms.
14.04.2011
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And they caught cancer…
Experts will assign several roles to cleverly designed nanoparticles at once – a tool for diagnosing cancer at an early stage, a means of spot drug delivery or traps for cancer cells.
22.07.2010
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Smart sensor: the laboratory in the tube will help with injuries and concussions
The fruit of the joint efforts of neurosurgeons and nanotechnology engineers is a new generation catheter that combines familiar functions and a set of microsensors that read physiological indicators. Such a microlaboratory will allow real-time monitoring of changes in the condition of patients who have suffered a concussion or other brain injury.
05.05.2009
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Single-cell sequencing
The new technique, called Monovar, allows scientists to obtain information about the genome of individual cells, rather than a whole tissue sample.
19.04.2016
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Is it possible to edit the genome of viable embryos?
The new law should prohibit state funding of programs that use non-viable embryos obtained as a result of fertilization of an egg with two sperm cells.
30.04.2015
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Age-related brain shrinkage and personality traits: what is primary?
The decrease in the volume of gray matter of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain with age is more pronounced in individuals prone to neurotic disorders. What is the cause and what is the effect?
04.05.2010
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Antibacterial soap banned
The FDA has issued a ban on the sale of soap containing some components of antibacterial action, including triclosan, tricorcarbane and 17 other components.
06.09.2016
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Age-related macular degeneration: culprit #1 found
At least six variants of the Serping 1 gene mutation have been found; most of them are associated with age-related macular degeneration.
10.10.2008
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Experiments on the birth of children from three parents have been recognized as ethical in the United States
To participate in the first experiments, only women with clearly confirmed mitochondrial abnormalities will be selected and only male embryos will be implanted – they will not be able to transfer mitochondria to their descendants.
04.02.2016
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When and from what will you die?
At the start of the interactive chart, the entered age of the user changes every second and the statistical probability of dying from one reason or another is calculated. When the age of 100 is reached, the simulation stops.
26.01.2016
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Is life without old age possible?
We live much longer than our ancestors – but only thanks to the achievements of civilization in general and medicine in particular. This and much more will be discussed at the lecture by Vyacheslav Dubynin, which is offered to your attention.
24.11.2015
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Russian scientists have developed a method for determining cancer by DNA
The State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector" has developed a test system for the early diagnosis of cancer by DNA.
28.09.2015
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Phosphatidylserine – anti-wrinkle medicine?
Local application of natural phosphatidylserine lipid slows down both natural and UV-induced skin aging processes.
09.06.2008
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The anti-nicotine vaccine is undergoing clinical trials
A vaccine against smoking, which is being developed by Russian scientists, may appear in pharmacies in five years.
06.09.2013
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$461,000,000 for genetic diagnostics
The US National Institutes of Health announced the launch of a program for the widespread introduction of genetic diagnostics into clinical practice. The cost of the program, designed for four years, is almost half a billion dollars.
08.12.2011
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Let's hit biomedicine on off-road and sloppiness!
The cooperation agreement between the Skolkovo Foundation and the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation will contribute to the modernization of the Russian pharmaceutical and medical industry and bring it to the international level.
06.04.2011
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G-d loves Trinity :)
Israeli doctors reported that the third vaccination with Pfizer reduces the risk of covid by 11.4 times, and severe cases by more than 15 times.
31.08.2021
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Antibodies by inheritance
A boy whose mother suffered Covid-19 during pregnancy was born with antibodies to coronavirus in his blood.
30.11.2020
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Supplement to the Law
The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on the expansion of personal data through information about genes.
23.10.2019