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Frozen Law

In order for the law "On Biomedical Cell Products", which formally comes into force on January 1, 2017, to work, it is necessary to adopt almost 60 regulations.

16.12.2016
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Migraine and microflora

American scientists have discovered a link between migraines and bacteria that live in the mouth. As it turned out, migraines can cause nitric oxide, which they produce.

21.10.2016
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Biomedical experiments on the ISS

Among other cargo, the Dragon spacecraft will deliver equipment to the International Space Station for conducting three experiments in the field of life sciences.

20.07.2016
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Excess calories disrupts the brain

Excessive intake of calories into the body, even if it does not lead to an increase in body weight, disrupts the work of the hypothalamus, which plays a major role in maintaining energy balance.

07.10.2008
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Optogenetics against retinitis pigmentosa

The company RetroSense Therapeutics has started clinical studies of a method of gene therapy based on optogenetics for partial restoration of vision in patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa.

24.03.2016
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A real epiphany

To restore a blind woman's vision using an experimental method, ophthalmologist Jeffrey Weiss had to play by the rules.

02.03.2016
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And the men didn't know…

I wonder how much of a grant researchers from the University of Sydney spent to once again name six factors that increase the likelihood of early death?

11.12.2015
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Rusnano: planned reduction of losses

The net loss of Rusnano for the first nine months of 2015 decreased by 22.8%, to 2.7 billion rubles. The state-owned company plans to record profit in 2017 after the exit from the capital of portfolio organizations.

16.11.2015
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"Magic mushrooms": take once a year as prescribed by a doctor

American researchers have found that the positive psychological effects of a single dose of psilocybin contained in "magic mushrooms" last more than a year. Taking this hallucinogen under the supervision of a specialist increased the volunteers' sense of well-being and satisfaction with life.

02.07.2008
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Non-allergenic poplars

Valentina Obodovskaya, a biologist from the Kazakh city of Kustanai, obtained a selection poplar that does not form fluff by selection.

30.06.2015
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Is Ebola retreating?

Over the past 13 days, no new cases of Ebola infection have been reported in Liberia. However, the country has not yet been declared free of the virus – for this, 42 days (two incubation periods) must pass from the moment of the last infection.

06.03.2015
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The next "transplant case" did not take place

The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow has begun a pre-investigation check on the fact of organ transplantation without notifying relatives. It soon became clear that the doctors were acting within the law.

15.12.2014
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Reward under the microscope

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2014 was awarded to American scientists Eric Betzig and William Morner, as well as German researcher Stefan Hell. They were awarded "for the development of ultra-high-resolution fluorescence microscopy".

08.10.2014