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Alzheimer's Vaccine

The dementia vaccine has already been tested on cell cultures and mice. Human testing of the vaccine is expected to begin in the next two to three years.

14.07.2016
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Homozygous "red" gene is also dangerous

The presence of only one variant of the gene that determines red hair color in brunettes and brown-haired men, which does not manifest itself in the phenotype, significantly increases the chances of developing skin cancer.

13.07.2016
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Coming soon: "The hand of Skywalker"

The American company Mobius Bionics, a developer of innovative medical equipment, announced the release of the LUKE arm bionic prosthesis at the end of 2016.

13.07.2016
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Insurance and genetics

A round table meeting "Insurance and medical Genetics" was held in Moscow yesterday, during which experts tried to find common ground between these two areas.

08.07.2016
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What does glioma eat?

Scientists from the British University of Newcastle have made a breakthrough in understanding the causes of the growth of a deadly brain tumor – as it turned out, glioma cells use fats for their growth.

08.07.2016
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Siberian non-narcotic analgesic

An analgesic drug without narcotic side effects, which is being developed by Siberian scientists, is recognized as one of the hundred best inventions of Russia by the end of 2015.

08.07.2016
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Who would you like to clone?

On the day of a kind of anniversary – the 20th anniversary of the birth of Dolly the sheep - the RT TV channel website conducted a survey to find out who they would like to clone if there was such an opportunity.

05.07.2016
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Bioengineered muscles have strengthened

Scientists from the University of Southern California have developed a way to grow muscle fibers – longer, wider and more developed than those that have been able to grow before.

05.07.2016
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A million for hemophilia gene therapy

UCL Technology Investment Fund will invest 1 million pounds in the company Freeline Therapeutics develops and commercializes gene therapy for blood diseases, in particular, hemophilia.

01.07.2016
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Reconstruction of the pancreas

Insulin-producing cells derived from human cells injected into mice react to glucose levels and migrate to the pancreas, reconstructing it.

29.06.2016
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Protein Constructor

The method of delivery of active substances to the affected tissues developed at IBH RAS and passed preclinical tests is more than 10 times more effective than traditional methods.

29.06.2016
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Synthetic Biology in Siberia

Novosibirsk scientists will develop cell lines on which they will be able to test new drugs. In the future, artificial cells will be used to treat diseases.

28.06.2016
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Russia without GMOs

The State Duma adopted in the third reading a bill that prohibits the cultivation and breeding of genetically engineered plants and animals in Russia.

24.06.2016
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Biomedicine 2016: Cell technologies in Russia

On the first day of the Biomedicine-2016 forum, a round table dedicated to the law "On Biomedical Cell Products" will be held at the Technopark of Novosibirsk Akademgorodok.

23.06.2016
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A woman with a donor uterus is expecting her second child

Patients who have undergone uterine transplantation are given the opportunity to carry two children, after which it is assumed that the organ will be removed – this will save women from taking immunosuppressants.

21.06.2016
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Acceleration of genomics

The study of genes can be accelerated if Vibrio natriegens is used as a model object, which multiplies twice as fast as the generally accepted E. coli.

20.06.2016
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Russian advanced therapy drugs

The opening of a research complex for the development of innovative medicines for advanced therapy based on the BIOCAD laboratory took place in St. Petersburg.

20.06.2016
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Welfare concerns

The non-state pension Fund "WELFARE" and the Government of the Moscow region will create a network of rehabilitation centers for the elderly in the Moscow region.

17.06.2016