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Low-risk prostate cancer often does not require treatment

Treatment for low-risk prostate cancer may do more harm than good, so active surveillance tactics are preferred in many cases

Three non-obvious dangers of takeaway coffee

The three main, but not the most obvious, risks of regular takeaway coffee consumption are as follows

5 vitamins your body needs most in the fall

The top 5 most important "fall" vitamins and how they work

Smell affects a person's perception of color, study shows

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have investigated how cross-modal connections between olfaction and vision manifest themselves

Origin of neurons revealed using tiny marine organisms

Components of brain cells formed in shallow water about 800 million years ago, researchers find

Researchers explain why diabetes wounds heal slowly

Molecular mechanism found that slows wound healing in people with diabetes

Russia patented the underlying robot ultrasound technology

The robotic complex can work in conjunction with any ultrasound machine that has the ability to save data in DICOM-format

Smoking cessation reduced the risk of cardiovascular complications in cancer patients

Patients who have been diagnosed with malignant neoplasms should be strongly advised to give up the bad habit

A medication to prevent vision loss

Researchers found a potential solution to fight vision deterioration and retinal detachment in people living with diabetes

A new generation bandage

The ACCSIL bandage ("First aid for acute limb injury") allows not only to bandage the injury, but also to minimize damage from injury for up to 3 days.

"Emergency transplant"

In New York, it is planned to create an ambulance service to preserve fresh corpses. This will save the organs of the deceased for the needs of transplantation.

Methylation of anti-oncogenes warns of cancer risk

The level of methylation of RASSF1A and other anti-oncogenes is constantly increasing before menopause. This process can serve as a kind of indicator of breast cancer risk.

A Russian company will conduct cancer drug trials in the United States

The Russian biopharmaceutical company Incuron has received FDA approval for clinical trials of the drug for the treatment of patients with progressive malignant tumors.

Transplanted neurons can "get infected" with parkinsonism

Buy an innovation!

Russian business is not motivated to consume innovations. This opinion was expressed by the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation Sergey Katyrin, speaking at the international economic forum in Strasbourg, France.

Short-term stress impairs memory and learning ability

Insulin synthesis can be seen in the eyes

One such molecule is similar in shape to a ring with four spokes, which can individually occupy several different positions (which can be interpreted as binary zeros and ones). 16 molecules also make up a ring, with the 17th "sister" in the center, and together form a molecular machine capable of encoding over 4 billion combinations in the position of its parts.

Advanced Mongolian nanotechnology

Nanotechnology was named among the most promising areas of cooperation with Russian scientific centers at the Convention of the Mongols of the World.

Before radiotherapy, turn off the POLQ gene in tumor cells

The POLQ gene, which does not work in healthy cells, is involved in the restoration of irradiated DNA in tumor cells. Cancer cells with blocked POLQ become much more sensitive to radiotherapy.

Waiter! There are pesticides in my soup!

Inexpensive test strips will instantly detect the presence of pesticides in food and beverages.