Scientists have concluded that today's eggs are much healthier than those that our grandparents ate. This happened because the chickens began to be fed better, replacing bone meal with vegetable oils. The result: eggs today contain fewer calories, cholesterol and fat, and more minerals and vitamins. For example, vitamin D, responsible for maintaining calcium and phosphorus levels, is 70%, and selenium, which strengthens the body’s immune system, is 100%.

American biologists managed to cure prostate cancer in record time using a drug based on tea extract and radioactive gold nanoparticles. The tea in the new product helps nanoparticles penetrate cancer cells, reducing or completely destroying the tumor. According to the developers, tests have so far been carried out only on animals, but in the near future there will be experiments with the participation of volunteers.

NEWS OF THE DAY. At least 19 people have been killed in a shooting at a Christian church in central Nigeria. The massacre of the parishioners was carried out by militants of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram. The massacre took place on the night of Tuesday, August 7, in the city of Otite . Armed criminals broke into the church and began shooting at Christians.

RUSSIA NEWS. Hegumen of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam Monastery Methodius explained that he tried to kiss the hand of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a sign of humility. As Izvestia writes, the priest is Macedonian, and for him this is a sign of recognition.

NEWS OF THE DAY. The American companies Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson have stopped developing a once promising drug to alleviate the effects of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease after two clinical trials ended in failure. This was reported by the BBC TV channel. Researchers who conducted experiments on patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease came to a disappointing conclusion.

Fans of Lindsay Lohan were delighted to learn that she was offered to star in the role of Elizabeth Taylor in the television project Liz and Dick. Everyone thought: she would finally come to her senses. But where is it? Lindsay Lohan never took the right path; she still abuses alcohol. Paparazzi caught Lindsay leaving the Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood late at night. The star was in a hurry to go to a friendly party. The pictures show swelling on her face.

Ivan Okhlobystin was born into the family of a doctor and a student at the University of Physics and Mathematics. The father of the future actor was already 62 years old, he had adult children, and his mother was only eighteen years old... She raised her son practically alone, since her husband was constantly traveling. However, it was precisely the cruel lessons of his father that Ivan Okhlobystin remembered for the rest of his life.

NEWS OF THE DAY. The Tongariro volcano in New Zealand has “awakened” for the first time in 115 years. The eruption began on the night of August 7. The Tongariro volcano reportedly erupted without any lava coming out. However, the volcano released a column of ash into the atmosphere, which rose above the crater to a height of several kilometers. Due to this, several domestic flights were cancelled.

Needed: 4 figs, 4 tbsp. l. goat cheese, 4 pieces of salami. How to cook: 1. Make a deep cross-shaped cut at the top of each fruit. 2. Place a piece of goat cheese in the cavity. Wrap the fruit in a piece of salami. 3. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 4-5 minutes until the cheese is melted and the salami is crisp. Serve to the table. Alexander Erkhov, chef, Moscow

Photo: Cancer cells // Global Look Press A 60-year-old woman diagnosed with lung cancer. I went through chemotherapy... What do you recommend to her and to us, her loved ones? Roman, Moscow Evgeniy Sayapin, psychologist, clinical center of Centrosoyuz, company “Men’s Consulting”: “This diagnosis is disconcerting; for many it means the end of life. But it is important to calm down and analyze: what a person loses and what he can gain.

Numerous fans swirl around the scandalous show business star Ksenia Sobchak. Her charm, self-confidence, and most importantly, her intelligence did their job. However, this was not always the case. - There was an unhappy love in my life, in my youth. I cried and humiliated myself in front of the young man, begging him to pay attention to me. But he didn't care.

The Soviet-Russian school is very rich in traditions and successes, and yet today everything is just beginning. After Alexey Nemov and I there was a turning point of crisis, which happens to everyone. But now, I think we have a wonderful team. And there will be more!

The London Olympics, having barely begun, presented the curious viewer with a whole scattering of curious incidents and troubles. We decided to put them together in a single chain - two years before the Games in Sochi, the experience of other people’s mistakes can be extremely useful The 2012 Olympics in London, having barely begun, presented the curious viewer with a whole scattering of curious incidents, troubles and scandals.

She worked as a telephone operator, make-up artist, and ticket taker. And all my life I dreamed of becoming an actress. The crisis of the 90s “helped” when she, a pensioner, was laid off from her job. It was then that filmmakers appreciated Galina Stakhanova and began inviting her to appear in TV series. So, having crossed the 60-year-old mark, she became, to the surprise of everyone, a “star”. A grandmother at the entrance, a cleaning lady, a housekeeper, a nanny in a hospital...

RUSSIA NEWS. Former deputy manager of the Yukos-Moscow company Alexei Kurtsin, convicted of embezzling almost half a billion rubles, has been released on parole. This was reported by Ekho Moskvy with reference to the lawyer of the top manager, Roman Golovtsev. Alexey Kurtsin was arrested in 2004 and sentenced in 2005 to 15 and a half years in prison. In 2010, due to the liberalization of criminal legislation, his sentence was reduced to 12 and a half years.