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The results obtained in the research have served to identify which factors are associated with the most serious cases of covid in the first waves of the pandemic, prior to vaccination Researchers from the Cancer Research Center (CIC), based in Salamanca, have identified that patients hospitalized with covid-19 during the early waves of the pandemic have a higher frequency of B-cell lymphocytosis monoclonal cells with low counts than the general population. The CIC explained this Tuesday in a press release that a study published by these scientists has shown that this lymphocytosis is identified as a new independent risk marker…

The non-invasive and revolutionary technique is presented as an alternative for diabeticsThe sensor is capable of tracking minute changes in dielectric permittivity due to changes in blood sugar levels A study by the National Institute of Science and Technology in Ulsan (South Korea) has revealed a new way to measure sugar levels in blood (BGL) no need to draw blood. It is a revolutionary technique and non-invasive to measure blood glucose levels, using an electromagnetic wave (EM)-based glucose sensor that is inserted under the skin. Their findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, have drawn a lot of attention, as…

The Italian Samantha Cristoforetti is the only active astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), but as of today the doors of space have been opened to two other women, the French Sophie Adenot and the British Rosemary Coongan. They add to a meager list of European women astronauts. Before Cristoforetti, who graduated in 2009, only the French Claudie Haigneré, already retired, was able to travel into space. ESA announced this Wednesday the names of its new career astronauts, five in total, two of them women, in addition to twelve substitutes, including six women, a list that includes Sara García…

Getting a vaccine against all subtypes is one of the biggest global health goals, as it is difficult to anticipate each year which strain will cause the next pandemic. A team of American scientists has successfully tested a prototype of a mRNA vaccine that contains germs of the 20 known subtypes of influenza viruses A and B and that could serve as the basis for a universal vaccine. According to an article published in the journal Science on Thursday, the vaccine produced high levels of results achieved and specific for each subtype in mice and ferrets, and customize to protect…