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There is no male menopause?

Bradley Enewalt from the University of Washington, spoke at a conference sponsored by the Endocrinological Society, with an unexpected statement that the male menopause is only a myth.

07.12.2011
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Is immortality the reality of tomorrow?

Until now, the idea of immortality has been the lot of fairy tales and fiction, but there is every reason to believe that the first immortal people will be born already in this century.

26.09.2011
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Do Sirtuins not increase life expectancy?

One of the most promising "sources of eternal youth" has dried up: scientists from University College London reported that the sirtuin protein gene does not affect life expectancy in any way.

23.09.2011
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Is a cancerous tumor an independent biological species?

Heretical hypothesis: the cause of cancer is large-scale chromosomal rearrangements, not point mutations in several genes. Cancer cells eventually get a relatively stable karyotype, which makes it possible to name each cancer a new biological species.

28.07.2011
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Give RUSNANO a fulcrum...

Three megaprojects with which Rusnano is going to change the world order.

23.06.2011
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Radio–transmitting bacteria?

Electromagnetic low–frequency radiation of bacteria is a topic that has been balancing between mysticism and science for a long time. But a group of biophysicists from the USA managed to offer a plausible way in which bacteria can broadcast their own "radio".

25.04.2011
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Synthetic biology in the garage: Biohackers' dreams

The most significant achievement of synthetic biology today is chemical synthesis (just copying!) the complete genome of the bacterium, but it was not done by a lone biohacker in the garage for two kopecks.

10.03.2011
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Do you want to live forever? Be patient for 35 years!

This forecast is made by the American inventor and futurist Raymond Kurzweil. Merging with the machine, a person will find a new form of existence, which is not afraid of old age and even death.

21.02.2011
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Will the nanotubes go down the pipe?

The harm of carbon nanotubes, widely used in modern industry, is most obvious. In their structure, they resemble asbestos fiber, which destroyed hundreds of thousands of people on the planet.

11.02.2011
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Diabetes treatment: not just insulin?

Researchers believe that the development of drugs that block glucagon or its receptors in the human body can dramatically reduce the need for insulin in patients and prevent the development of diabetes symptoms.

31.01.2011
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An antidepressant bacterium?

In patients receiving injections of mycobacteria, the level of concomitant depression for oncological diseases significantly decreased. The authors are going to continue the experiments.

21.01.2011
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Homo bionics – bionic man

Thanks to the latest prostheses and implants, improved integration with the nervous system, as well as compact but powerful energy sources, a person will be able to completely transform. After all, the potential of bionics is truly limitless…

24.06.2010
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Breast cancer: under suspicion – vitamins

If further studies confirm that the increased risk of breast cancer is indeed associated with long-term intake of vitamins, and not with some unaccounted factor, then this is a serious reason to reconsider the safety of such drugs, in particular, for postmenopausal women.

02.04.2010
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Personal genome analysis? And the meaning?

Human health is largely determined by its gene profile. But is it realistic to use personal genome data for specific diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations?

05.03.2010