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Three-dimensional portrait of a water flea in metal

Laszlo Vincze and colleagues from Belgium, Hungary and Germany used X-ray radiation to non-destructively determine the location of metal ions in biological samples, including living systems.

Federal Target Program OF THE Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation will soon send the concept of the Federal Target Program (FTP) for the development of medical science to the government.

I will not give my Rusnano to anyone

There are no plans to privatize Rusnano in the foreseeable future, Putin said.

Shall we discuss the problems of the elderly?

A forum on the problems of the older generation, where the problems of social adaptation of the elderly will be discussed, has opened in St. Petersburg.

"Magnetized" cells for targeted delivery of therapeutic genes

Sniffer dogs were cloned in South Korea

Only a third of dogs go through a difficult training course and receive a diploma of a bloodhound. But scientists in South Korea believe that with the help of cloning, this figure can be increased to 90%.

Gene therapy for the treatment of drug addicts and alcoholics

Excess fat in the abdominal area (abdominal fat) synthesizes the hunger-enhancing hormone neuropeptide Y, which stimulates the formation of new fat cells, thereby further increasing the waist circumference.

Do you want to go to Skolkovo? Call right now!

You can ask your questions by phone (free of charge from all regions), by fax and by e-mail. They will be answered by members of the Skolkovo Foundation team.

The revenue of Rusnano project companies in 2012 should reach $1 billion

The income of the Rusnano design companies from the sale of nanotechnology products in 2012 should reach about $ 1 billion, the head of the state corporation Anatoly Chubais said.

Check the prostate, brother!

Doctors, exaggerating the role of heredity in the development of prostate cancer, recommend that the brothers of sick men check the condition of the prostate gland and more often detect the disease in the early stages.

Women who quit smoking are getting younger and losing weight

Are mitochondrial DNA mutations to blame for the appearance of age-related diseases?

AG Copernic announces a contest of business ideas among talented students, postgraduates and aspiring entrepreneurs.

A well- fed belly is deaf to Alzheimer 's

People with a high concentration of leptin in the blood – the "satiety hormone" – significantly reduced the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease and other types of senile dementia.

Will Alphafetoprotein protect against breast cancer?

Alphafetoprotein, which is synthesized by embryo tissues, suppresses the development of breast cancer during pregnancy. This protein can theoretically be used as a means for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.

Zygomatic bones from stem cells

First, the boy was transplanted small parts of donor bones, which became the foundation of future cheekbones. Then, stem cells taken from the patient's own fatty tissues were injected into the holes drilled in the allografts.

Russian pharmaceutical industry will be treated in clusters

Zelenograd Technopark for pharmaceutical companies became the third, the creation of which was announced over the past month: earlier, the authorities of St. Petersburg and Yaroslavl reported on the creation of clusters for the pharmaceutical industry.

A smart wife, a rich husband – what else is needed for longevity?

The intellectual level of the wife in most cases correlated with the life expectancy of the husband. And women live longer if they have rich husbands.

Induced pluripotent stem cells against infarction

The study was conducted on mice. This was the first attempt to use induced pluripotent cells (iPS) to treat the heart.

Polymer shell for gene delivery

Such a shell stabilizes the particles, protecting DNA from nuclease enzymes, provides solubility in water and simplifies the transport of genes through the cell membrane.

Anti-anti-oncogene: Trim24 vs p53

One of the main functions of the p53 protein is to counteract the replication of potentially oncogenic cells. Trim24 attaches a "black label" to it – the ubiquitin protein, and p53 is destroyed under the influence of specialized protein complexes – proteasomes.