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A conditionally pathogenic bacterium produces a cure for intestinal inflammation
A substance produced by one of the types of symbiotic bacteria in the human intestine can become a new medicine for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
30.05.2008National shame
Nursing homes are a "national disgrace of the country," the health minister said.
21.10.2013DNA in the library is glamorous!
The Italian firm Cattelan Italia has developed a DoubleHelix bookcase in the form of a DNA double helix.
24.09.2013I will not give my Rusnano to anyone
There are no plans to privatize Rusnano in the foreseeable future, Putin said.
15.05.2013Will Rusnano be transferred to private ownership?
Anatoly Chubais, Chairman of the Management Board of Rusnano, sent a draft strategy for the development of the company to the government, in which he proposed to make it completely private by 2020.
14.05.2013Rare diseases will receive generous funding
The new projects will contribute to the work of the International Consortium for Research on Rare Diseases, which is making significant efforts to pool resources and coordinate research policies.
13.03.2013The Chairman of the Commission has died – long live the fight against pseudoscience!
The Commission of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on combating Pseudoscience and falsification of scientific research will exist after the death of its chairman, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Eduard Kruglyakov.
08.11.2012Smoke and don't be scared!
A federal court in Washington has blocked an FDA ruling ordering tobacco companies to place intimidating images on cigarette packs.
02.03.2012Folic acid improves sperm quality
One of the essential problems of logic elements based on ribozymes, enzymes or optical materials is the different nature of the incoming and outgoing signal, unlike electronic systems that use a common input and output signal (electron). American researchers have tried to work around this problem by constructing logic gates based on DNA.
20.03.2008The third Nobel Prize in Skolkovo
Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Lehn joined the Advisory Scientific Council of the Skolkovo Foundation.
02.03.2011Insulin against Alzheimer's?
It is possible to improve the memory of Alzheimer's sufferers in the early stages if you inject insulin into their nose. Patients treated in this way for four months showed improved results in memory tests.
19.07.2010Is amyloid oligomers the cause of Alzheimer's disease?
Another confirmation that Alzheimer's disease is caused by beta-amyloid oligomers, and not the infamous amyloid plaques.
04.05.2010VEB will finance the construction of a pharmaceutical plant
The Bank participates in the financing of a project in the pharmaceutical industry. Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals were included in the list of industry priorities of the Bank's investment activities at the end of 2009.
21.01.2010"Wet computer": the brain in a test tube
A "wet computer" based on elements that mimic some properties of living brain neurons will be able to work in liquid media – for example, inside the body.
12.01.2010Will 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.
27.11.2009Protiivny pheromone
Flies deprived of the 7-T pheromone were more attractive to potential sexual partners. Moreover, representatives of both sexes tried to mate with them. In addition, such fruit flies became attractive to flies of other species.
15.10.2009