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Be world-wide healthy!

World Health Day 2014 is dedicated to the prevention of vector-borne diseases.

Stress during pregnancy increases the likelihood of allergies in the child

The combination of stress and exposure to allergens during pregnancy has a significant impact on the formation of the fetal immune system.

Caught up and overtake!

Russian scientists have discovered what their foreign colleagues have done for a long time.

Low Molecular Weight Heparins Against Tumors

Neutrophils differentiated in the presence of nicotine were characterized by a reduced ability to search for and destroy bacteria in comparison with the cells of the control experiment.

Long-lived antibodies increase the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs

A change in the structure of the stable site of antitumor monoclonal antibodies led to an increase in the duration of their "life" in the body and, accordingly, to an increase in the effectiveness of treatment.

There will be a lot of stem cells

For the first time in almost 10 years, US scientists will receive 13 new lines of human embryonic stem cells for government-funded research. Another 96 lines are under consideration.

Diagnosis of trisomies: congratulations to Sequenom sovramshi!

The data of Sequenom's experiments to test the methods of intrauterine diagnosis of Down syndrome and other trisomies by analyzing the mother's blood were invalidated, work on it was temporarily suspended.

SOS! Russian science is going to the bottom!

A group of Russian scientists working abroad addressed an open letter to the President and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Experts called the state of affairs in Russian science catastrophic and called on the leaders of the state to take measures to save it.

Retina made of leather

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin have grown several types of photosensitive retinal cells from adult skin cells.

Alternative medicine: 2.5 billion in the wind

The National Center for Alternative Medicine, established in the United States, has spent two and a half billion dollars on many studies that have confirmed the failure of treatment using various alternative means and methods. Despite this, supporters of these treatments continue to receive grants for their study and development.

Green chemistry for the restoration of bones and joints

The cow genome has been sequenced

The first paper describes the results of work on reading the complete genome of a cow of the famous Hereford breed selected for sequencing. In the second – the results of a side project that cost a hundred times less – comparison of the genome of almost 500 cows of 19 different breeds for 37740 single-nucleotide polymorphisms ("snips").

Achievement – the first cloned camel

The world's first female camel clone, named Injez ("Achievement"), was born at the Camel Reproduction Center in Dubai (UAE) last Wednesday.

Order the appearance of the child

The Los Angeles IVF center is expecting the birth of the first child with the specified characteristics next year.

Nanotechnology: any questions?

Ask – they will be answered by the Dean of the Faculty of Materials Sciences, Head of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry of the Chemical Faculty of Moscow State University, one of the organizers of the Nanotechnology Society of Russia, academician Yu.D.Tretyakov.

A stethoscope with intelligence

An electronic stethoscope, supplemented with artificial intelligence, independently recognizes noises indicating inflammation.

The Ministry of Health warns: do not buy medicines online!

Buying potent drugs over the Internet can lead to unpleasant consequences – from money thrown away to death.

Clinical pharmacology: we are waiting for a change

The chief clinical pharmacologist of the country announced a course for the appointment of effective and inexpensive pharmacotherapy.

Pfizer will deal with stem cells

The company plans to allocate $100 million over the next 5 years. USA for research in the field of stem cell research. This Pfizer project will employ about 70 researchers who will focus on the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer.

The effect of baseline estradiol levels on the efficacy of anastrozole was studied

Researchers evaluated the effect of serum estradiol and testosterone concentrations on the efficacy of an aromatase inhibitor in preventing breast cancer in high-risk postmenopausal women