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Waiting for miracles

The speech of the Vice-President of the Skolkovo Foundation Kirill Kaem at the meeting of the Federation Council was devoted to the topic "Innovative trends in healthcare technologies".

21.04.2016
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The last feat of the scout

The corneas of the former Mossad director were transplanted to two patients after his death. Both recipients reported that they can now see and even read.

07.04.2016
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A new biomarker of senile dementia

The levels of the biomarker of cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease – the protein ADNP (activity-dependent neuroprotective protein) – can be easily tracked using a routine blood test.

16.02.2016
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Would you like to buy an ear?

Japanese scientists claim that artificial ears can be grown to order and transplanted to a person in the next five years. They recently grew a human auricle on the back of a rat.

28.01.2016
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Nanofilm for cartilage regeneration

As a result of the selection of the optimal shape of the surface and the parameters of electrical stimulation, the rate of formation of cartilage tissue based on the new nanofilm was increased by more than three times.

06.06.2008
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Watch, watch, how many years do I have to live?

The Tikker watch shows how long a person has left to live. The principle of their work is simple: they calculate it using a special questionnaire in which a person is asked about his age, as well as other parameters that affect life expectancy.

15.10.2013
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Diagnostician in your pocket

To determine the main vital functions of the body, including temperature, heart rate and rhythm, blood oxygen level and stress level, it is enough to hold a miniature Scout scanner at the forehead for a few seconds.

27.05.2013
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Legal euthanasia

The corresponding law was signed by Governor P. Shumlin. According to the text of the document, a terminally ill person, in order to get the dose of the drug necessary for euthanasia, must undergo a psychiatric examination, and also provide the conclusion of two specialized specialists.

22.05.2013
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Remission-2

The new version of ReMISSION consists of six games designed for psychological assistance to young people suffering from cancer, who have a high risk of an unfavorable outcome.

08.05.2013
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HIV vaccine trials fail due to lack of women

On average, only 20% of participants in the first and second phases of clinical trials of HIV vaccines in Africa are women, although their share among carriers of the virus is much higher. In addition, women with HIV have a higher viral load.

17.09.2012
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How many, how many billions?

The planned amount of funding for the creation of the Skolkovo center remains unchanged – 85 billion rubles from 2010 to 2015.

27.08.2012
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Biomedical Innograd

After the next replenishment, the total number of participants of the Skolkovo Innograd is 304. 91 of them are residents of the biomedical technologies cluster.

20.12.2011
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Russia is sorely lacking stem cells

The number of stem cell transplants in Russia does not exceed 560 per year, while only among patients with tumors of the hematopoietic system from 7-10 thousand patients need them.

16.03.2011
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Life expectancy forecast by social status

Bo Eriksson from Gutenberg University investigated the influence of the social status of older people on their life expectancy and proposed four mechanisms that determine this dependence.

15.04.2010
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Look into Alzheimer's eyes

The new method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is based on the fact that the retina is, in fact, an extension of the brain and is subject to the same changes.

15.01.2010
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A lab on a chip? No, the lab is in chewing gum!

The development of diagnostic chewing gum became possible thanks to the discovery of scientists who found three proteins specific to the causative agent of this infection in the saliva of malaria patients.

17.12.2009