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The causes of clouding of the lens begin to clear up

The technique of therapeutic cloning is quite complex in technical terms and ambiguous from an ethical point of view, but with its help it was possible to cure Parkinson's disease in mice. In the future, it may become an effective method of combating Parkinson's disease in humans.

24.03.2008
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Kashpirovsky is not a pest? I'm sorry!

The Savelovsky court of Moscow granted the claim of the psychotherapist Anatoly Kashpirovsky to the chief psychiatrist of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation V. Shamrey and the VGTRK TV company. Shamrey claimed that Kashpirovsky was harming a significant number of people and understood this.

15.06.2011
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Do you want to get tested for AIDS? Spit it out!

An express test for AIDS based on a saliva sample has gone on sale in China, with the help of which people can independently check themselves for the presence of an immunodeficiency virus.

11.05.2011
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Embryonic stem cells will cure macular degeneration

Patients with one of the varieties of macular degeneration, Stargardt's disease, will become the second group in the world to receive stem cells from embryos left over from in vitro fertilization.

22.11.2010
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Can fibroblasts be rejuvenated?

It was possible to rejuvenate fibroblasts by activating the nrf2 protein, the main transcription factor regulating the cellular antioxidant response, as well as some proteasome subunits.

29.04.2010
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Fake medicines and dietary supplements: fraud squared

The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation receives appeals from citizens who receive calls on behalf of fictional employees of the department with a proposal to pay compensation for ineffective treatment with medicines and dietary supplements.

19.04.2010
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DNA sequencing using nanopores: even faster and cheaper

A system of nanopores can significantly speed up genome analysis, allowing direct analysis of DNA chains from tens of thousands or more base pairs, rather than reconstructing their structure from fragments of short segments.

23.12.2009
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Stem cells save from amputation

Attempts to cure a patient with a complex open leg fracture complicated by infection failed, and the only alternative to amputation was experimental treatment with their own stem cells.

17.12.2009
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Telomeres are being restored!

According to the authors, this was such a confusing observation that they had to repeat the experiments several more times until they were finally convinced of the ability of telomeres to recover.

19.10.2009
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Russian Innovation Week reminds

The Organizing Committee of the Russian Innovation Week invites you to take part in the II St. Petersburg International Innovation Forum, which will be held on September 30 – October 3, 2009 in St. Petersburg.

01.09.2009
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Genes playing a role in breast cancer metastasis have been found

New York researchers have identified three genes that specifically regulate the spread of breast cancer metastases to the brain. The data obtained are important for understanding the mechanisms of metastasis spread and developing possible approaches to cancer treatment, especially gene therapy methods.

07.05.2009
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At what age does senile senility begin?

Respondents over the age of 27 showed a significant decrease in results in tests for logic, quick thinking and spatial imagination. Scientists have recorded memory deterioration in study participants over 37 years old; other intellectual functions begin to decline after 42 years.

17.03.2009
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Motor neurons from stem cells

Motor neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells demonstrate normal electrical activity and possess all the other properties of ordinary nerve cells of this type.

25.02.2009