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Skin stem cells will help cure baldness

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute have found a way to obtain stem cells that can be used to combat baldness and to reduce the number of experiments on animals.

21.12.2016
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Venovisor – a gift to Russian phlebologists

Roselektronika has developed a device for diagnosing the condition of peripheral veins. The cost of the device is three times lower than that of imported analogues.

14.10.2016
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A cure for eye cancer has been found

Researchers from the University of Utah have developed a new method of treating types of malignant tumors that are difficult to treat, such as retinoblastoma, or eye cancer.

03.06.2016
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Modified embryos are now in Japan

The use of editing the genome of human embryos in clinical settings is still prohibited, because it can have unpredictable consequences for the child and his future offspring.

16.05.2016
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Wikipedia creates an Internet genoteca

According to the plans of the creators, the main task of the Gene Wiki is to unify information for each gene, as well as the ability of specialists to add the latest information as it becomes available.

11.07.2008
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Once again about the old recipe for prolonging life

Reducing the caloric content of the human diet by 300-500 kilocalories per day reduces the synthesis of triiodothyronine, which leads to a slowdown in metabolism and, accordingly, tissue aging.

09.07.2008
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Getting fat by leaps and bounds

The prevalence of obesity in the Krasnoyarsk Territory has been growing for 5 years and now averages 10 cases per 1000 people.

21.07.2015
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Liquid crystals for DNA analysis

Liquid crystals can undergo changes in their organization in response to a slight change in the primary structure of DNA, including mutations at the level of one nitrogenous base.

01.07.2008
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Geriatric offices for elderly Muscovites

Therapists' offices for pensioners have been opened in three metropolitan polyclinics. Over time, geriatric offices will be opened in all outpatient centers of the city.

13.09.2013
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Polymerase chain reaction in almost unreal time

The laboratory-on-a-chip, developed at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore, can perform PCR in raw DNA samples in real (and record-breaking) time.

13.05.2008
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Stroke treatment: stem cells are at least safe

The first phase of clinical trials proved the safety of injecting stem cells into the brain. But even if everything continues to go as well, cell therapy for stroke will enter clinical practice in at least five years.

20.09.2011
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My Neanderthal great-great-great-grandmother

The results of the new work confirm the previously obtained data: on average, the X chromosome of modern people of non-African origin contains about 9% of Neanderthal DNA.

19.07.2011
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Immunity against flu instead of stomach ulcers

Nobel Prize winner in Medicine Barry Marshall has developed a vaccine against influenza, for the delivery of which the bacterium Helicobacter pylori is used in the human body – the cause of stomach and duodenal ulcers.

29.06.2011
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Biotech is alive despite temporary difficulties

Despite a significant increase in investment in the global biotechnology industry, this sector is under financial pressure, which may lead to a change in the established R&D model.

21.06.2011
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The conspiracy of pharmaceutical companies has been revealed

The case involves an insane number of companies – almost all the leaders of the domestic industry. The overestimation of the cost of medicines for children and pensioners was tens of percent, and in some cases even times.

14.04.2011
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Giamatrix is going to Spain

Nanosynthesis company will introduce visitors to the largest international exhibition in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology "ImagineNano-2011" (Bilbao, Spain) with its innovative development – bio-skin "Giamatrix".

08.04.2011