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Blow into the tube... get a diagnosis!

An imperceptible, but increased content of methylamine in the exhaled air compared to the norm indicates kidney and liver diseases, ammonia can be a sign of kidney failure, a high level of acetone indicates diabetes, and the concentration of nitric oxide can be used to diagnose asthma.

21.02.2008
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Will Insig-1 help with a stroke?

A new drug that stabilizes the concentration of the Insig-1 protein in tests on animal models of stroke has significantly reduced the number of dying neurons.

23.11.2009
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Gene patents are illegal!

According to the plaintiffs, patents for research on various genes restrict the civil liberties of patients, allow patent-holders to set an inflated cost of genetic tests, and also deprive other organizations of the opportunity to study these genes.

15.05.2009
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The heart helps to restore blood vessels

In response to damage to the vessel wall, smooth muscle cells move from a state of "resting phenotype", in which they are only able to contract, to a state of "synthesis phenotype", when they begin to proliferate. The FHL2 protein synthesized by heart cells suppresses the activity of genes necessary for the preservation of smooth muscle cells of blood vessels in a state of "rest".

14.05.2009
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Anniversary of the "grandmother of modern neuroscience"

"I am deeply excited that I have reached the age of 100, having lived a life with joy, which, I think, few have experienced. I'm not afraid of death, it doesn't matter to me when it comes," Nobel laureate, neuroscientist, Senator for life Rita Levi–Montalcini told reporters on the eve of the anniversary.

23.04.2009
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"Universal donor" from stem cells

British scientists are launching a project to create universal donor blood from embryonic stem cells – it can be produced in unlimited quantities. As experts hope, the first transfusion can be carried out in three years.

23.03.2009
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Bionic eyes: Second sight for the blind

There have already been 18 surgeries in the world to install the Argus II bionic eye, developed by the American company Second Sight for patients who have become blind as a result of retinal diseases.

05.03.2009
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Gold, Silver and Bronze

MSU, St. Petersburg State University and NSU took the first three places in the list of the best higher education institutions in Eastern Europe.

15.10.2019
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Overtime work is a direct path to dementia

Perhaps your exploiting boss won't like it: according to new research, a middle-aged man who works longer than the allotted time has a significantly worse brain function.

21.01.2009
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Immunologists in uniform

FPI has created a laboratory to identify possible areas of technological breakthroughs in military biomedicine.

16.04.2018
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An unusual "valentine"

An Australian man received a kidney from his wife as a Valentine's Day gift.

16.02.2018
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Default figure

The experimenters silenced the death of the patient after partial withdrawal from the vegetative state. However, his death was not related to treatment.

09.10.2017
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Mammoth cloning: not soon, but possible

With mammoth DNA in hand, scientists can try to restore this species by placing the genetic material of an ancient animal in the egg of a modern elephant. According to some estimates, the cost of this project will be about $ 10 million. Nevertheless, it is unlikely to expect the birth of a mammoth in the near future.

20.11.2008