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What secrets of longevity do studies on model objects tell about (continued)

Studies on model objects have revealed a whole family of genes that affect the lifespan of various organisms.

What secrets of longevity do studies on model objects tell about

To date, significant progress in the study of aging genetics has been achieved thanks to work on various model objects.

The genetic component of life expectancy

Genetic regulation of individual development (ontogenesis) is associated with the sequential implementation of various genetic programs in time, ending with the death of an individual.

Health|Life – Healthy lifestyle

The second International Specialized Exhibition "Health|Life 2008 – Healthy Lifestyle" (March 19-22, 2008, Moscow, Expocentre).

Medical Forum "Health Industry"

The International Medical Forum-exhibition "Health Industry-2008" unites a number of specialized expositions covering all areas of medicine and pharmacology from prenatal diagnostics to geriatrics.

XV Russian National Congress "Man and Medicine"

From April 14 to 18, 2008, the XV Russian National Congress "Man and Medicine" will be held in Moscow, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Russian pharmacologist Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences M.D. Mashkovsky.

Viruses have regulated humans

A complex system of regulation of the body at the DNA level, a person may be obliged to retroviruses – distant relatives of HIV. It seems that they gave the "emperor gene" of primates, which controls gene expression in monkeys and humans, its current status.

XX International Congress on Genetics

XX International Congress of Genetics, July 12-17, 2008, Berlin. 280 of the world's most famous geneticists will present the latest discoveries and developments in the field of genetics and genomics at 10 plenary sessions and 54 sessions of the congress.

Palliative medicine: yesterday, today, tomorrow

Dear colleagues! We have the honor to invite you to the II Scientific and Practical Conference "Palliative Medicine: yesterday, today, tomorrow", which will be held in Moscow on January 30-31, 2008.

RosMedProm-2007

The exhibition of medical equipment, medicines and vaccines "RosMedProm-2007" will be held on December 19-20, 2007 in Moscow, at the World Trade Center.

St. Petersburg International Conference on Nanobiotechnology

The International Conference on Nanobiotechnology is dedicated to the interdisciplinary field, which, according to experts, is a modern leader in terms of prospects and development rates.

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Healthy skepticism

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About the benefits of drunkenness

In the original article, there is not a word about the fact that scientists recommend giving in moderation and in no case throwing, nor that people who do not drink or limit their alcohol needs "have a decrease in the number of nerve cells in the brain area."

One American stuck his finger in the powder…

To make it more convincing, most publications on the topic "How an American grew a severed finger" are provided with photos of the injured finger "before" (do not look at the faint of heart!) and "after".

Recipes for wiping

Only in yesterday's issue of just one "Newspaper in Ukraine" in the heading "health" two notes were published, suitable only for the purpose mentioned in the title.

About the development of nanobiotechnology

The article summarizes some of the current trends in modern nanobiotechnology: targeted drug delivery, disease diagnosis, biocompatible materials, nanodevices, potential biological risks when using nanoparticles and nanomaterials, the problem of personnel training for the nanobioindustry and bioengineering.

Let's sit down, friends…

Most popular diets are harmful to health, and even the most harmless and scientifically based weight loss programs, as it turned out, generally do more harm than good – including for the waistline.