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Microflora as a marker of intestinal cancer

Scientists from the University of Minnesota have discovered two pathogenic strains of bacteria of the genus Providencia, the presence of which in the intestinal microflora is a marker of the disease.

26.06.2015
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New growth inhibitors of estrogen-dependent breast cancer

Several substances have been identified that inhibit the binding of regulatory regions of DNA with the estrogen-receptor complex activating them. These compounds effectively blocked the production of proteins that stimulate the growth and proliferation of cancer cells expressing

27.06.2008
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Epigenetics, age and heredity

The authors believe that, in general, genomic health is an inherited factor, and epigenetic changes observed during life explain the increasing predisposition to the development of various diseases with age.

26.06.2008
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A lethal probiotic

Solgar probiotic is withdrawn from circulation after a fatal outcome associated with the use of the specified product containing the fungus Rhizopus Oryzae, which causes mucoromycosis.

25.11.2014
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EuroQSAR-2014: results of the work

The twentieth European Symposium on computer-based drug design EuroQSAR is finishing its work in St. Petersburg today.

04.09.2014
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Ear as objet d'art

A "living copy" of the left ear of the artist Vincent Van Gogh is on display in one of the museums of the German city of Karlsruhe.

05.06.2014
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Google on guard of health

Google Corporation has opened the Google Health medical service. Now everyone can create their own profile and store all their medical documents online on this service.

26.05.2008
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Macrophages will regain the ability to attack tumors

When the scientists suppressed the activity of ICK-beta in macrophages, they attacked the tumor and began the production of chemicals that attract specific antitumor immune cells to destroy the neoplasm.

21.05.2008
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Society does not help the elderly to chew their food thoroughly

Municipal authorities do not always believe that assistance in brushing teeth is included in the mandatory complex of providing assistance to elderly people at home. Only one commune out of 20 takes into account the needs for such services.

15.10.2013
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VI All-Russian Congress "Symbiosis-Russia"

About 300 people will take part in the VI All-Russian Congress of Young Biologists "Symbiosis-Russia", which will be held in Irkutsk for the first time from August 19 to 23, online.

19.08.2013
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Three-dimensional portrait of a water flea in metal

Laszlo Vincze and colleagues from Belgium, Hungary and Germany used X-ray radiation to non-destructively determine the location of metal ions in biological samples, including living systems.

12.05.2008
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Pensioners are ruining Japan

The aging of society is becoming not only a social, but also an economic problem for Japan: the existing pension system was designed for a ratio of "11 employees – one pensioner". Now this ratio is 3:1.

16.04.2013
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The smell of urine is an important criterion when choosing a partner

Clinical trials repeatedly prove that the effect of homeopathic remedies does not exceed the effect of placebo. Why, then, do many sane people swear that homeopathy helps them? Why do homeopaths claim that a smear campaign has been launched against them?

28.04.2008