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You scold Russian ministers, but in Mexico...

Mexican citizens can theoretically increase their life expectancy to 150-200 years by 2040, according to the Minister of Health there. It's not a joke–that's what he said!

15.10.2012
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The state saves on the elderly

According to the official wording, the abolition of the 75% discount on the purchase of tobacco for the elderly is "part of the steps aimed at the complete elimination of subsidies." The president did not report anything about the health benefits.

27.08.2010
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The solution to obesity: make muscles gluttonous

For the treatment of obesity, one of the proteins of the shell of muscle cells can be turned off, as a result of which their efficiency decreases and the body spends more energy both at rest and during physical activity.

13.01.2010
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"Wet computer": the brain in a test tube

A "wet computer" based on elements that mimic some properties of living brain neurons will be able to work in liquid media – for example, inside the body.

12.01.2010
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Wrap the protein preparation in a polypeptide

Scientists at the Technical University of Munich have developed a technology with blockbuster potential: to protect protein preparations from destruction in the body, their molecules are coated with a polypeptide shell.

23.09.2009
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Am I your father or not?

Anyone over the age of 16 for 160 pounds (approximately $ 250) can independently conduct a paternity test. Just do not forget: "in much wisdom there is much sorrow; and whoever multiplies knowledge multiplies sorrow."

25.08.2009
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Treating a heart attack in advance: prenatal cell therapy

The adult body's own stem cells are not enough to restore the myocardium after a heart attack. Cell therapy has been successfully used to prevent and eliminate damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack, but has not yet been used as a preventive measure, and not just before a heart attack, but even before the birth of a potential patient.

18.05.2009
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One step away from the "red line"

The governor of St. Petersburg on the air of Radio Russia said that the city was on the verge of a complete lockdown due to COVID-19.

08.12.2020
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Be kind, live longer!

Participants of the project "Study of New England Centenarians" showed that older people whose parents lived to be a hundred years old, certain (and pleasant) character traits are more common.

09.04.2009
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Nanodrugs from the crisis

The Finnish Agency for Technology and Innovation Financing Tekes has simplified the procedure for issuing grants to developers. Russian companies can claim the money.

23.03.2009
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For batteries

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.

09.10.2019