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The nanopropeller floats like a sperm

In the future, such corkscrew and sperm hybrids can deliver drugs to various tissues and organs of patients. They will be able to swim through blood vessels, they do not need internal energy sources to move, and there are no moving parts in the design of "nanopropellers", which makes them more reliable.

29.05.2009

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Embryos for spare parts: it's time to discuss the problem

In England, a debate is raging about whether it is permissible to use embryos to obtain stem cells. Scientists believe that in 10 years stem cells can be used to treat various diseases. In addition, embryos can be used to grow new organs – "spare parts" for the body.

27.04.2009

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How to accelerate the regeneration of the heart muscle?

New cells are formed in the heart muscle throughout life. The study of the mechanism of formation of new cardiomyocytes can lead to the creation of tools that accelerate this process and can help restore the myocardium after a heart attack.

14.04.2009

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Fast-acting vaccine

Within 10 days after the first injection of the experimental coronavirus vaccine, the immune system produces a record number of antibodies.

02.12.2020

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Make a fool pray to God…

The malignant neoplasm was diagnosed two years ago, at an early stage. But the man decided to cure cancer by prayer and went to the taiga.

26.09.2019

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Chubais is ready to share money with the budget

"In a situation when budget expenditures are being cut, I do not consider it possible to protect the interests of the state corporation before the state interests, now the state needs money more," he explained.

20.02.2009

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A new stimulator of hematopoietic function is looking for investors

Currently, there are several similar drugs on the market. In comparison with Leukostim, the specific activity of Neutrostim is higher, and unlike "Neupogen" it does not affect red blood cells. In addition, there is reason to believe that the new drug will be cheaper than analogues. The volume of necessary investments is $5 million.

18.02.2009

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The patient carried a prosthetic jaw in his stomach for 9 months

Finnish scientists have transplanted the man's upper jaw, obtained from his own stem cells. For nine months, the graft was grown in the patient's stomach.

04.02.2008

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Owls and larks, check the biological clock!

"Owls" and "larks" differ from each other in the speed of the biological clock, localized in the hypothalamus. The speed of this clock, as it turned out, is programmed at the genetic level.

30.01.2008

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DNA sensors for cancer treatment

The project "New polymer hybrid materials for the determination of drugs and biospecific interactions involving DNA" won the RNF competition.

10.07.2017

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The revision of the HIV vaccine continues to stall

DNA-4 is so far the only HIV vaccine in Russia that has passed the second phase of clinical trials. However, the work is currently stopped.

20.03.2017

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Love and hate

When experiencing feelings of hatred, among other zones, the so-called shell and insular lobe of the large brain became active, which are also active when a person experiences romantic infatuation.

30.10.2008

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The likelihood of Alzheimer's disease and diabetes

The higher the concentration of the enzyme autotaxin in the cerebrospinal fluid, the more likely it is that the patient suffers from Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.

22.12.2016

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Winner of RUSNANOPRIZE 2016

The prize in the field of medicine, pharmacology and biotechnology was awarded to Professor Chad Alexander Mirkin, the creator of spherical nucleic acids.

28.10.2016

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Diabetics will be able to give up insulin

Researchers have begun developing a new form of medication for type 1 diabetes. If successful, patients will be able to refuse regular insulin injections.

17.10.2016

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Cybathlon-2016

The world's first Paralympic games of "cyborgs" took place in Zurich. 66 teams consisting of developers, technicians and "pilots" took part in the competition.

13.10.2016

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Found a way to predict asthma attacks

Specialists at the Far Eastern Research Center for Respiratory Physiology and Pathology have learned to diagnose so-called cold hyperreactivity syndrome - an excessive reaction of asthmatics to cold

25.05.2023

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Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine named

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Yoshinori Osumi for revealing the mechanism of autophagy, the process of recycling unnecessary parts of a cell inside lysosomes or vacuoles.

03.10.2016

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Good intentions of HIMRAR and the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology

The parties expressed mutual interest in joint research in the search for new active chemical compounds for the treatment of diseases of the human central nervous system, as well as in the study of pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism.

20.10.2008

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A safe method for early diagnosis of Down syndrome and other trisomies

The new diagnostic method is based on determining the number of fragments of fetal chromosomes in the mother's blood. In addition to Down syndrome, researchers were able to accurately identify cases of trisomy of the 18th chromosome (Edwards syndrome) and trisomy of the 13th chromosome (Patau syndrome).

08.10.2008