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• 5 Science News Now

  …ea that also became active: the posterior cingulate cortex, which is linked to episodic memory and self-referential thought. Cheeseburger or salad? Music can impact the decision. The volume of ambient music has a systemic effect on consumers' preferences for healthy vs. non-healthy foods. That's because volume is proven to directly impact heart rate and arousal. S…

  28.05.2018

• Startup Funbo Offers Educational Courses in eSports

  …rathletes (you can read more about it here). At the early stages of their project, the developers polled gamers to learn whether they really wanted a chance to play with professionals and whether they experienced any difficulties in organizing such games. It turned out that about 80% of gamers would’ve liked such an experience, but only 15% ever did it. “The res…

  25.05.2018

• New Blockchain-Based System Will Control Quality of Medical and Chemical Products

  …Last July, the Russian Ministry of Health addressed a deterioration in the quality of vaccines; each year, the ministry’s department of medical provision and quality control has to bar a number of vaccines of different types. The ministry also receives numerous complaints about a lack of vaccines as well as their incorrect storage. When choosing medicine, customer…

  25.05.2018

• St. Petersburg International Economic Forum: Hi-Tech in IT, Medicine and Economics

  …etween obesity and diabetes was established, people started to encourage weight loss and that led to an epidemic of anorexia among young people. Eating disorders lead to depression and hormonal imbalance. Another example: we observed a young woman, 22 years old, who suffered from strong headaches. It turned out she had brain metastases and breast cancer. This happens…

  24.05.2018

• NSP2018: Scientists Discuss Nanostructures in Photonics

  … Dubrovskii, head of Laboratory of Physics of Epitaxial Nanostructures at ITMO University and head of a research project at European XFEL What were the main topics of discussion at this conference? One topic was research on filamentary nanocrystals (nanowhiskers) and nanowhisker-based heterostructures grown on silicon wafers. Another one, and that is a very tre…

  24.05.2018

• Scientists Develop Improved Model for Study of Zika Virus

  … of the key targets for the Zika virus is the transcription factor STAT-2, which triggers an antiviral immune response. Ordinary mice are resistant to the virus since their version of this factor idoes not bind with viruses. Our colleagues succeeded in replacing the mouse STAT-2 with a human one. What is more, they adapted the virus for mice. As a result, we got a re…

  24.05.2018

• ITMO University Participates in DigiTwins Project

  …On DigiTwins and EU’s other flagship projects Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagships is an initiative of the European Commission on selecting promising projects for long-term funding. Not only do such projects have to be focused on practical applications and solve relevant problems, but they also should contribute to the development of international coop…

  24.05.2018

• Special Summer Schools for High School Students at ITMO

  …s points for their Unified State Exam scores when applying to ITMO University. Young Engineer’s Summer School May 28 – June 1 Students from grades 8-10 will use professional devices, find out about various metalworking methods, as well as learn about electronics and the ARDUINO platform. Classes are taught by the staff from the Faculty of Cryogenic Engineeri…

  23.05.2018

• BigXP: Unique Service, Unique Opportunities

  …quaintances who would be interested in sharing their experience. The idea was quite simple: if you need an expert opinion, you can address a specialist. We launched a trial version of the website in the middle of March. Who were the first experts to participate? A lot of people I know possess unique competencies. They’ve studied for a long time, and are now rea…

  23.05.2018

• ITMO Hosts Conference on Cognitive Technologies and Quantum Intelligence

  …deputy chair of the conference and senior researcher at ITMO’s Laboratory of Quantum Cognition and Intelligent Systems underlines that it was the  development of different decision support systems and the associated mathematical and physical models, as well as their application in psychology, economics, and social sciences, that was among the most relevant topics of …

  22.05.2018