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Obesity is more dangerous for men than for women

So far, researchers have not been able to understand the cause of this phenomenon. However, getting rid of extra pounds will benefit representatives of both sexes.

21.07.2016

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Growth Leaders

Despite the overall decline in Russian GDP in 2015, some industries have shown impressive growth, including the production of medicines and medical devices.

19.05.2016

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In the United States, a penis was transplanted for the first time

So far, doctors are expressing cautious optimism about whether the patient will only be able to go to the toilet or live a sexual life as a result.

17.05.2016

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Register your DNA or pay

Failure to comply with the government's requirements is fraught with a huge fine of $33,000. In addition, "malicious refuseniks" can receive a real prison sentence.

19.04.2016

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A small pharmaceutical factory

The refrigerator-sized device is capable of producing medicines from prepared solutions or suspensions.

05.04.2016

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Running from old age

Older runners are more able-bodied, have a longer active life span and are twice as likely as non-training old people to die prematurely.

01.10.2008

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Life sciences-2015

In this article, we will analyze the events of 2015 according to Science and Nature, which relate to the field of life sciences.

28.12.2015

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The opener of STAP cells is not left alone

Waseda University checked Haruka Obokata's thesis on stem cells and also revealed a number of questionable evidence. Obokata was asked to redo the work within a year, but she was unable to do so.

30.10.2015

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Biopharmaceutics at Vyatka State University

The university has created an appropriate infrastructure, which includes educational laboratories of two departments, two scientific and educational centers: "Nanotechnology" and "Bioengineering" – and several specialized laboratories.

17.09.2015

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A "liquid biopsy" will suspect cancer before symptoms manifest

The new non-invasive procedure allows to determine the presence of 96 genetic markers associated with the development of the most common oncological diseases (breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer and melanoma).

11.09.2015

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Cancer cells: find and neutralize!

Researchers from Seoul National University have developed a method of cancer gene therapy by introducing a gene into tumor cells, the protein product of which tracks and destroys cancer cells, increasing the ability of the cell membrane to absorb iodine and its radioactive isotope. To improve the visualization of cancer cells, a reporter gene was also introduced, triggering the synthesis of a fluorescent protein during the expression of a therapeutic gene.

19.06.2008

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High pressure is necessary for the manufacture of artificial cartilage

When grown in a periodically switched on hydraulic press, artificial cartilage tissue grows three times more durable than under normal pressure.

10.06.2008

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Winners of the Lasker Prize – 2014

This year, five people will become the winners of the Lasker Awards, which are awarded in three categories.

17.09.2014

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Monkeys were taught to mentally control a prosthetic arm

In another experiment to create prosthetics controlled by the "power of thought", monkeys with electrodes implanted in the brain learned to eat with the help of a mechanical hand. In the future, such devices will be able to make life easier for people – paralyzed or amputated.

03.06.2008

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Biotechnologies are sitting

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation A.Dvorkovich held a visiting meeting of the working group on the development of biotechnologies at the HimRar High Technology Center in Khimki near Moscow.

20.03.2013

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FEBS-2013: all flags to visit…

More than two thousand delegates, more than 300 speakers from almost all leading scientific centers of the world, including 11 Nobel laureates, will come to St. Petersburg for the upcoming 38th annual Congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS).

21.01.2013

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Do you want to give birth to a boy? We need to eat more porridge, especially for breakfast!

56% of the participants in the group with the highest calorie intake had male babies, while for those who adhere to a low-calorie diet, this figure was only 45%. A pronounced correlation was also found between the birth of sons and the consumption of breakfast and a large consumption of grain products.

25.04.2008

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Why do smokers get sick more often

Men are more susceptible than women to mild age-related cognitive disorders (disorders of memory and cognitive abilities) preceding the development of dementia.

21.04.2008

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Biopharmaceutics of the Moscow region

The Severny biopharmaceutical cluster, being created in the Moscow region, will become the basis for the creation of at least 100 small innovative companies that will be able to produce at least 300 import-substituting medicines.

20.02.2012

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Science cities of all Russia, unite!

Five Russian science cities intend to unite into a biopharmaceutical cluster. Financing of the program in the amount of 5 billion rubles will begin in March.

17.02.2012