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Will dipeptides help with Alzheimer's disease?

Israeli researchers report that the dipeptide they developed increases the cognitive ability of mice with an analog of human Alzheimer's disease, and reduces the number of amyloid plaques in their brains.

19.12.2008
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Russian Sequencer

The cost of a third–generation DNA sequencer will be less than 100 thousand dollars - similar imported devices are ten times more expensive.

12.03.2018
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Generation of fatties

Surveys of 20,000 Britons have established which of the modern generations will be the most prone to overweight and obesity.

26.02.2018
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Technology transfer

AstraZeneca has launched the production of the first targeted drug for the treatment of lung cancer – osimertinib at its enterprise in the Kaluga region.

14.09.2017
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Cyber attacks

Competitors must complete various motor skills tasks and overcome an obstacle course, which varies depending on the means of rehabilitation.

13.06.2017
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Faculty of BIOCAD

One of the largest innovative biotechnology companies in Russia is opening the Faculty of Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology in the Pushchino science city.

31.05.2017
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccine trials begin

Vaccines based on the patient's own cells are already undergoing clinical trials in patients with cancer, but they will be tested for the first time in rheumatoid arthritis. The experimental stage was very impressive, and scientists expect that the vaccine will be able to specifically suppress the pathological autoimmune response.

02.09.2008
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Histone deacetylase inhibitors – first aid for a heart attack?

Drugs that inhibit the enzyme histone deacetylase reduce the area of damage, i.e. the area of the heart muscle that has died as a result of the cessation of blood supply, by more than half. Moreover, the effect persists even when they are administered an hour after the onset of a heart attack.

14.07.2008
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Did not survive the crisis

Yevgeny Andreev, an employee of the Center for Demographic Research of the Russian School of Economics, said that the statistics of mortality in Russia are sad, but perhaps will not affect life expectancy.

04.09.2015
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Doctors earn the most

The top ten highest-paid jobs included six vacancies related to healthcare. The top three are surgeons, general practitioners and psychiatrists.

31.08.2015
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Coffee reduces the risk of liver cancer

There is a pronounced inverse relationship between coffee consumption and the risk of liver cancer. In addition, a high level of the liver enzyme gamma-glutamyltransferase in the blood is associated with an increased risk of developing the disease.

30.06.2008
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Honorary American Scientists

Russian and American scientists – Igor Efimov and Alexander Kabanov – have been elected honorary members of the American Institute of Biomedical Engineering, part of the US National Academy of Sciences.

25.03.2015
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HIV prevention: cream instead of circumcision

The authors found that skin keratin serves as a barrier between Langerhans cells and HIV and prevents infection. As part of the study, they applied estriol cream, which has been the standard treatment for post-menopausal vaginal atrophy for more than 30 years, to the inner surface of the foreskin and assessed the level of keratinization of the region using contact smears.

06.06.2008
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Facebook users set the FAS against charlatans

After a complaint from Facebook users, the Federal Antimonopoly Service began checking ads for dietary supplements unregistered in Russia. In advertising messages, it is positioned as a cure for cancer.

02.08.2014
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Treating obesity with electricity

An implantable device that blocks the activity of the branches of the vagus nerve going to the stomach with the help of electrical impulses has demonstrated the first successes in clinical trials of a new method of treating obesity.

19.05.2008
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Award for Bill and Melinda

Bill and Melinda Gates were awarded the Lasker Prize for "a historically significant change in views on the world's most serious health problems and improving the quality of life of millions of the most disadvantaged people on the planet."

11.09.2013
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Happiness has fallen!

Russia rose by eight lines at once compared to last year's ranking of the happiest countries in the world, taking 68th place out of 150.

10.09.2013