Hormonal contraceptives prevent ovarian cancer
Hormonal contraceptives continue to protect a woman from developing ovarian cancer for 30 years after the end of their use.
28.01.2008Hormonal contraceptives continue to protect a woman from developing ovarian cancer for 30 years after the end of their use.
28.01.2008Is aging inevitable? Do we need immortality? How long can technological progress continue? Aubrey de Grey will answer these questions in a lecture (October 30, Friday, 19:00, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Ostozhenka str., 16).
28.10.2015The project of creating a glowing plant, Glowing Plants, has successfully completed the collection of donations on the Kickstarter site.
10.06.2013The hotline "Sobriety Point" operates daily from 12:00 to 20:00 (Moscow time) and is available to residents of all regions of Russia absolutely free of charge.
08.06.2011The purpose of vaccination is to stimulate the immune response and the production of cells capable of recognizing cancerous tumors by the presence of telomerase, which is synthesized in excess by malignant cells, and attacking them.
18.04.2011The immune system of animals vaccinated with a patch neutralized viruses faster than in mice who received the vaccine by injection. The patch has other advantages compared to a syringe…
19.07.2010Perhaps a line of genetically modified rats suffering from senile dementia will help to find biochemical markers of the latent phase of Alzheimer's disease, allowing to diagnose it at an early stage.
31.03.2010A high-calorie, fat-rich diet causes a progressive decrease in the sensitivity of pleasure centers in the brain of rats. Similar processes occur with the development of drug addiction.
02.11.2009The infamous He Jiankui was sentenced to three years in prison and 3 million yuan fine.
30.12.2019The vaccine for the prevention of birch pollen allergy and cross-food allergy has reached the stage of preclinical trials.
11.10.2019The American company Sangamo BioSciences has announced the beginning of the first phase of clinical trials of the method of gene therapy for HIV infection. The drug under the working name SB-728-T blocks the work of the gene encoding the membrane receptor, the CCR5 protein, to which the human immunodeficiency virus attaches to penetrate the cell.
03.02.2009Tissue scrapings from the joints of two elderly patients suffering from severe arthritis were infected with a retrovirus with a built-in gene of a protein that blocks the action of interleukin-1. Then the experimenters multiplied the cells captured by the virus and re-planted them in the joints of the patients. After 4 weeks, both women felt better.
28.01.2009Scientists have rejuvenated the skin (so far - only in mice) and restored its functions by suppressing the activity of the synthesis of transforming growth factor beta.
09.01.2019A Center of Excellence for the Development of Innovative Medicines and Technologies has opened in the St. Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical Academy.
10.11.2016According to the National Sleep Foundation, lack of sleep costs the US economy about $ 100 billion a year - such are the losses from low labor productivity, medical expenses and other factors.
23.10.2008Even if the "y" disappears, it is unlikely that this will mean the disappearance of men – we must think, as in the case of spiny mice, evolution will find a way to preserve the "stronger sex".
17.10.2016Organ transplantation after the death of a donor should be carried out only with the prior permission of the deceased – this is the opinion of 64% of Russian residents.
29.09.2016American specialists have managed to slow down the growth of skin cancer cells by exposing them to sunlight. To do this, artificial nucleosides had to be introduced into the DNA of the cells.
15.09.2016The law prohibits any techniques related to human cloning, without specifying their methods, in order to prevent attempts to circumvent the ban through new technologies not specified in the document.
24.05.2016The technology developed at the IFP SB RAS is based on a quartz resonator, which is used as a sensor. Its sensitivity allows you to register the smallest particles and even single viruses.
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