Alzheimer's Pill: a skeptic's opinion
According to the geriatrician, Professor Yuri Konev, before celebrating the victory over Alzheimer's disease, you need to wait for the final stage of clinical trials.
27.03.2015According to the geriatrician, Professor Yuri Konev, before celebrating the victory over Alzheimer's disease, you need to wait for the final stage of clinical trials.
27.03.2015Many published studies contain more enthusiasm, hopes and promises than actual breakthroughs. Meanwhile, there is a huge difference between how the media and scientists talk about science news.
25.03.2015New scientific data have questioned the ability of the hormone irisin, discovered three years ago, to have an effect on the body similar to the effect of physical exertion.
11.03.2015As shown by the results of a study on mice, one of the most popular actioxidants – ubiquinone (coenzyme Q10) – does not perform the functions attributed to it.
10.03.2015The Ministry of Health reports on the progress in the development of a vaccine against Ebola. Meanwhile, the country does not produce a number of vaccines against diseases that are really relevant for Russians.
19.02.2015Gennady Onishchenko amazed academics with stories about oil microbes attacking dolphins, and Americans poisoning themselves with anthrax, and Africa with the Ebola virus. According to him, control over GMOs can save from all this.
28.01.2015The effectiveness of chewing gum in the fight against pathogenic bacteria has been proven. True, readers are tormented by vague doubts…
26.01.2015The British Medical Journal (BMJ) does not break traditions and once again publishes a selection of "Christmas" studies. This year, British scientists (TM) and their sympathizers from other countries came off in full.
15.12.2014Recently, there are more and more programs for "cleansing" or "detoxification" of the body. However, official medicine has not yet been able to find out what kind of "toxins" and "toxins" are being discussed in commercials.
12.12.2014Scientists of the laboratory "Food Biotechnology and BAS" of the Astrakhan Technical University have contributed their five kopecks to the fight against the next economic crisis. Sausage makers of all countries, tremble – the Russians are coming!
11.12.2014The award of the governor of the Moscow region was almost received by the author of the project, who promises to cure any cancer and much more by influencing the genome with the help of a miracle drug in two weeks. The Commission on Combating Pseudoscience of the Russian Academy of Sciences and scientific experts unequivocally assessed it as pseudoscientific.
03.12.2014Funding for the sensational study on the dangers of hand dryers, made with a lot of methodological errors, was provided by the European Association of Manufacturers of Sanitary and Hygienic Paper. Any questions?
25.11.2014The less accessible official medicine becomes in Russia, the more citizens prefer self-medication, including with the help of "alternative medicine", dietary supplements, healers and "educational" literature.
17.11.2014The Expert Council of gerontologists and prominent scientists assessed the state of research in the field of aging. Among other things, they recommended seeing in stories that someday people will be able to live as long as Methuselah, exactly what they are: stories.
22.10.2014The fact that the planned expedition to Mars with pomp is a one–way ticket did not confuse thousands of candidates for marsonauts. Perhaps their enthusiasm will decrease when they find out that they will die a few months after landing.
15.10.2014I really want to believe that there is a universal cure for cancer, and any cancer can be defeated. But, unfortunately, this is just a myth.
14.10.2014Concern over the spread of Ebola continues to grow. Should we be afraid of Ebola? What are the risks? Let's first try to separate facts from fiction.
13.10.2014The Commission of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Combating Pseudoscience and Falsification of Scientific Research and the Ministry of Defense of Science plan to spend about 30 million rubles to refute pseudoscientific knowledge.
09.10.2014Harvard awarded the Nobel Prizes for the most unusual and witty scientific research in 2014.
19.09.2014Of particular note is a study in which subjects were supplied with booze, put to play poker and compared the achievements of a drunk and sober player. Almost 155 thousand dollars were spent on this.
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