Malaria in Africa: a parasite ‘resistant to artemisinin’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The malaria parasite is spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes A drug-resistant strain of the parasite responsible for malaria has been identified by Rwandan scientists. The study, published in Nature, found that the parasites could resist treatment with artemisinin – a first-line drug in the fight against the … Read more

what we know – and what we don’t

AFP, published on Thursday 06 August 2020 at 19:09 Comments by Donald Trump that children are “almost immune” to Covid-19 and their immune systems are “much stronger against it” led Facebook to censor the video for disinformation. The term “nearly immune” is scientifically vague. What studies have confirmed since the start of the pandemic is … Read more

SANTANDER, BUCARAMANGA, COVID 19 SPORTS EXERCISE ALFONSO LÓPEZ: Agglomerations on Alfonso López soccer field denounced | Bucaramanga | Present

It’s about the soccer field calledof the Matecaña which is located in the neighborhood Alfonso López, in Bucaramanga, where, apparently, the community reaches the area to play and exercise, without respecting biosecurity protocols and originating large crowds. VIDEO: Merchants beg you not to put a strain on your customers Patricia Acuña, Caracol Radio listener, denounced … Read more

Oxkutzcab healthcare rush

In Oxkutzcab nurses do not want to take care of them OXKUTZCAB.— Coronavirus sufferers struggle to find medical care, even from nurses for injection. In the municipality, 58 are already infected, according to the latest report from the Yucatan Health Secretariat (SSY), and the municipal authority continues to implement preventive measures. It is commented in … Read more

discover how he dodges chemotherapy

Related news An international team of researchers with Spanish participation has discovered how some gliomas -one of the most common types of brain tumor- manage to avoid chemotherapy and acquire resistance in front of it. The work, whose conclusions are published in Nature CommunicationsIt has been carried out by scientists from the National Cancer Research … Read more

Ventilation system appears to be the cause of a coronavirus outbreak in the Maassluis nursing home

In the De Tweemaster nursing home, the visiting arrangement was stopped immediately after infection of the coronavirus has been detected in various residents. Residents are once again in isolation. The virus has certainly not disappeared. (image Marcel van den Bergh) – Bilthoven The ventilation system probably played a role in a corona outbreak in a … Read more

Scientists have found the cause of memory loss in Alzheimer’s. Reedus

A team of American scientists from the Salk Institute for Biological Research in California have published a study that talks about the most common symptom of Alzheimer’s disease – memory loss. Scientists have discovered several mechanisms that allow an experimental drug to reverse memory loss. So far, the experiment was carried out only on mice, … Read more