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Invented a subcutaneous sensor to measure glucose levels more accurately

Invented a subcutaneous sensor to measure glucose levels more accurately

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…
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Cristoforetti will no longer be the only active European astronaut in space

Cristoforetti will no longer be the only active European astronaut in space

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…
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A universal flu vaccine using mRNA technology, successful in mice

A universal flu vaccine using mRNA technology, successful in mice

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…
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The networks turn to Sara García, the Spanish astronaut chosen by the European Space Agency

The networks turn to Sara García, the Spanish astronaut chosen by the European Space Agency

The selection of the researcher Sara García Alonso (León, 1989) to be a substitute astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) has unleashed the euphoria and joy of hundreds of thousands of users on social networks, who have ended up creating the trending hashtag 'congratulations sarah' on the occasion of this historic feat. Faced with so many expressions of recognition Y pride On the part of the tweeters, the same protagonist has dedicated a few words in front of so much affection and admits to being "truly overwhelmed", and it is that the virality of this fact it has not…
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