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907 candidates

According to a report by the Association of Researchers and Manufacturers of Pharmaceutical Products of the USA, American pharmaceutical companies have 907 drugs and vaccines in development for the treatment of more than 100 diseases.

13.03.2013
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Rare diseases will receive generous funding

The new projects will contribute to the work of the International Consortium for Research on Rare Diseases, which is making significant efforts to pool resources and coordinate research policies.

13.03.2013
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Happy birthday, Grandma Misao!

Misao Okawa, who celebrated her 115th birthday, never imagined that she would live to such an advanced age.

05.03.2013
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Stem cell treatment legalized

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has officially approved the methods of treatment with stem cells of pancreatic necrosis, limb ischemia and injuries and burns.

27.02.2013
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Record increase in life expectancy

The life expectancy of cats and dogs in Israel has increased by an average of 42% over the past decade. At the same time, pets not only began to live longer, but also became healthier.

25.02.2013
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Geography of the brain

The US presidential administration has announced the launch of a ten–year project to create a map of the human brain - a plan no less grandiose than decoding the human genome.

20.02.2013
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Half a billion for the liver

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced a competition for the implementation of experimental design work on the creation of a bioengineered liver. The maximum contract price is 518.5 million rubles.

15.02.2013
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Science of the XXI century

The 17th International School-conference of young scientists "Biology - Science of the XXI Century" and the Russian–German forum will be held in Pushchinsky Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences from April 22 to 26.

13.02.2013
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General alzheimerization of the population is inevitable

If you believe the notes in the media, in a few years ... no, in the coming decades ... that is, by 2050 – it doesn't matter when, the main thing is to crow more terribly – healthy people will not be enough to care for the feeble–minded elderly.

12.02.2013
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The future "old age pill" will receive 150 million

The project involves the development of new original drugs that selectively destroy senescent cells, which are the main cause of systemic aging syndrome and age-related pathologies.

01.02.2013
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Biomedical technologies in Nizhny Novgorod

The Institute of Biomedical Technologies, established on the basis of the Laboratory of Fluorescent Bioimaging, will continue previously initiated research on the treatment of oncological diseases using protein photosensitizers, and will also engage in completely new developments.

28.01.2013
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Like a bullet from DNA

Plastic pistols and rifles of the SelectaDNA High Velocity system shoot capsules weighing 1 gram. Each store contains 14 capsules with the same DNA markers, so they can tag up to 14 people.

25.01.2013
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Titanium Silk

Synthetic mesh implants used in the treatment of hernias have a number of disadvantages associated with insufficient biocompatibility. The ultra-thin titanium mesh developed by the Yekaterinburg NPF Temp will reduce the number of complications.

25.01.2013