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Nanocapsules for biologically active substances

The project is based on the technology of the German company AQUANOVA, which allows to enclose active organic substances in nanocapsules with a diameter of about 30 nanometers.

Russian biotechnology will show you Kuzma's mother

Russian companies and research institutes will be among the main participants of the International Forum-Exhibition on Biotechnologies BIO International Convention.

Genome sequencing: the speed is increasing

The developers of the new sequencing method claim that by 2013 they will be able to decode the human genome in 15 minutes (now this process takes about a month).

Placenta is the cradle of hematopoietic stem cells

90 million for our scientists

Fellow scientists! Tell me, how many laboratories (for example, in one of life sciences) can be equipped from scratch for three million US dollars and provide consumables and pay employees for three years?

Global pharmaceutical market: we are waiting for changes!

Unfortunately, the advice "Rest, rest is the best medicine" is not suitable for the heart. And if you wrap a sick or tired heart with an elastic exoskeleton?

Useless healthcare

The American healthcare system uselessly spends about a third of its budget. Due to fraud alone, it loses up to $200 billion. per year.

A register of bone marrow donors is being created in St. Petersburg

Homeopathic infanticide got a term

An Australian court has sentenced the couple who treated their daughter with homeopathic remedies to prison.

All for the fight against Alzheimer's!

The main theme of the World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics is the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

Type 2 diabetes? And what do you have with diacylglycerol kinase?

Mayo Clinic specialists offer recommendations to reduce the harm caused to teeth by acidic foods and drinks.

WHO encourages the treatment of AIDS and tuberculosis with homeopathy

Representatives of the World Health Organization declined to comment on a letter from the international community of young doctors and scientists calling on WHO to publicly condemn the use of homeopathic remedies for the treatment of AIDS, malaria and other serious diseases.

Are you sleeping badly? Quit smoking!

In addition to strengthening bones and maintaining a normal body weight, regular consumption of fermented dairy products will help you maintain gum health.

The early stage of Alzheimer's disease is a reason to give up your driver's license

Scientists are developing tests that should show when people with early stages of Alzheimer's disease should give up driving.

Artificial DNA: no sensations :(

The application for self-replication of artificial DNA, to put it mildly, is greatly exaggerated. Brenner himself says that this molecule is reproduced in them using PCR (polymerase chain reaction). As for the evolution of molecules in vitro, this has long been a well-known approach. So we need to wait for a scientific publication to evaluate the novelty of this work.

Barcode for patients

British medical cards are now placed on a bracelet with a bar code or color code.

Diagnosis on TV

The American presenter of the Inside Edition news portal Deborah Norville, thanks to her audience, learned about the presence of cancer.

PET/MRI helped avoid unnecessary biopsies in prostate cancer diagnosis

Chinese researchers conducted a small clinical trial and found that PET/MRI can differentiate ambiguous cases of suspected prostate cancer with high accuracy, sparing patients from unnecessary biopsies

The rarest blood in the world: how people with Rh factor zero live

"Golden", or Rh-zero blood type is the rarest on Earth

Competition for the best Button: why no one will win the Rejuvenation Olympics

Wealthy people have discovered a new competition - reversing biological age