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The US has opened a national program for the study of nameless diseases

The US National Institutes of Health is launching a program to work with patients whose diseases are so rare that they still don't even have a name

Miracle pill – sex and weight loss in one bottle?

If Viagra only affects the erection, then the miracle pill has a healing effect directly on the brain. And at the same time discourages appetite, contributing to weight loss.

Got an appetite? Slow down the right enzyme in the neurons!

Duke University scientists have identified the brain cell enzyme CaMKK2 in neurons, the effect on which will simultaneously control appetite, reduce weight and improve carbohydrate metabolism.

Why does the brain need so much energy?

The brain spends about two–thirds of its energy budget on generating nerve impulses, and the remaining third on maintaining the normal state of cells.

Shall we discuss the problems of the elderly?

A forum on the problems of the older generation, where the problems of social adaptation of the elderly will be discussed, has opened in St. Petersburg.

"Magnetized" cells for targeted delivery of therapeutic genes

Sniffer dogs were cloned in South Korea

Only a third of dogs go through a difficult training course and receive a diploma of a bloodhound. But scientists in South Korea believe that with the help of cloning, this figure can be increased to 90%.

Gene therapy for the treatment of drug addicts and alcoholics

Excess fat in the abdominal area (abdominal fat) synthesizes the hunger-enhancing hormone neuropeptide Y, which stimulates the formation of new fat cells, thereby further increasing the waist circumference.

Results of the VI Internet Olympiad on Nanotechnology

The results of the sixth All-Russian Internet Olympiad in Nanotechnology were summed up at Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Are you treating with stem cells? Come on, citizens...

The authorities are considering the possibility of initiating a criminal case against the administration of a closed clinic and one of the doctors in connection with two cases where stem cell treatment led to fatal consequences.

Orangutan genome: solid surprises

The results of comparing the genome of the orangutan and its closest relatives were largely unexpected.

Retired! Take an example from Berlusconi!

The response of the Prime Minister, famous for his sexual adventures, to the paternal exhortations of the Vatican is worthy of being included in the collections of aphorisms.

Test tube lungs: the first pancake

Scientists transplanted lab-grown lungs to several rats. The organ functioned normally in different individuals from 45 minutes to two hours after transplantation.

Disenfranchised embryos

According to the court, the embryos left "superfluous" after in vitro fertilization are not human beings, and their destruction or use for research complies with the norms of biomedical ethics.

Women who quit smoking are getting younger and losing weight

Stem cells will cure periodontitis

Researchers at Hiroshima University have grown mesenchymal stem cells derived from the bone marrow of patients, gum tissue, periodontal and dental cement, the destruction of which occurs during periodontitis.

Mobile phones and brain cancer are an inexhaustible source of grants

An increase in the likelihood of developing brain cancer with frequent communication on a mobile phone has not been proven once again, but research continues.

Russian pharmaceutical industry will be treated in clusters

Zelenograd Technopark for pharmaceutical companies became the third, the creation of which was announced over the past month: earlier, the authorities of St. Petersburg and Yaroslavl reported on the creation of clusters for the pharmaceutical industry.

A smart wife, a rich husband – what else is needed for longevity?

The intellectual level of the wife in most cases correlated with the life expectancy of the husband. And women live longer if they have rich husbands.

How to make the body transparent