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Express diagnosis of a heart attack: spit on the biochip!

To identify biomarkers in saliva, the developers had to create more sensitive tests that are easier to use and provide quick results, which is extremely important to prevent the consequences of a heart attack.

13.05.2008
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Pension gender equality?

Experts working out the strategy of socio-economic development of Russia until 2020 ("Strategy 2020") propose a gradual increase in the retirement age in Russia for both sexes to 63 years by 2030.

14.03.2012
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There is no money for an HIV vaccine in Russia

The development of an HIV vaccine in St. Petersburg has been temporarily suspended. The reason was the lack of funding, which has not been received from the federal center for a year.

14.02.2012
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And about the bone – it seemed...

American scientists have found out that the quality of sperm depends on the condition of the bones. Now they intend to find out whether the hormone osteocalcin can be used to treat male infertility.

21.02.2011
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Buy our new, useless and even harmful medicines!

Pharmaceutical corporations advertise new drugs, which often have not passed a sufficient number of clinical trials. 85% of new drugs are ineffective, but they can cause serious harm to health.

23.08.2010
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Check the quality of sperm with your own hands

A test system for self-use will save time and money and improve the accuracy of diagnostics. In addition, the man will not have to donate sperm in the clinic, which is associated with obvious psychological discomfort.

18.02.2010
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Test Tube Joint

A fragment of the maxillary bone, which is part of the temporomandibular joint, was grown in a bioreactor from bone marrow stem cells, which were seeded onto a frame that copies the shape of the corresponding bone of the patient.

12.10.2009
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Jubilee Nobel Prize for the "aging enzyme"

Three American scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in the field of research on the mechanisms of cell aging and chromosome protection using telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.

05.10.2009
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Direct reprogramming of cells

The method of cell reprogramming, which the authors called "transcriptome induced phenotype remodeling" (transcriptome induced phenotype remodeling) is that the original cell is not turned into a pluripotent one, capable of developing in several directions. Instead of "embryonic genes", a large amount of matrix RNA is injected into the cell, on which proteins characteristic of the desired type of cells are synthesized.

20.04.2009
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Animal rights or human rights?

The process of finding new drugs for the treatment of diseases such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease may stop if the EU implements its intentions to tighten the rules for conducting experiments on animals in scientific laboratories.

30.03.2009
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Vitamin vapes

Doctors are not ready to confirm that the new format of taking vitamins is really better than the traditional ones.

10.10.2018
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"Hospital" on a chip can increase survival on the battlefield

The implanted "intelligent first aid kit" will analyze the composition of biological fluids, and in case of changes characteristic of typical wounds (trauma, shock, brain damage or contusion), it will automatically inject the appropriate medication.

11.12.2008
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Goodbye, Glibera!

It's not just that the drug costs $1,000,000. The product was put on the market without sufficient evidence to prove that it is really worth the money.

24.04.2017
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Prevention of hereditary diseases

If hereditary pathology is detected at an early stage, chances are high to significantly reduce the cost of therapy compared to the treatment of those who already have complications.

07.04.2017
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Give me a bonus!

Applications for the Moscow Government Awards for Young scientists for 2016 have been accepted in the capital. The number of participants in the selection was one and a half times higher than last year.

10.11.2016