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How harmful are microplastics to human health?
Publicado em 30 de outubro de 2024
Microplastics have been found throughout the human body -- including inside lungs, blood and brains -- and while it is not yet clear how harmful they are to our health, some researchers are sounding the alarm.
These tiny pieces of plastic have been detected almost everywhere on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, as well as in the air, water, soil and food chain.
Every day humans ingest, inhale or otherwise come in contact with microplastics, which are less than five [...]
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Microplastics found in the human brain
Publicado em 18 setembro 2024Study: Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain. Image Credit: MattL_Images / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open a group of researchers investigated the presence and characteristics of microplastics (MP) in the human olfactory bulb (OB), providing insight into potential pathways for microplastic translocation to the brain. Background MP pollution is a growing environmental concern, with MPs found in various human organs, including the lungs, [...]ver notícia -
Dengue fever is an epidemic in Brazil and all over the world. Can a new vaccine stop it?
Publicado emDengue fever (pronounced den-gay) is a mosquito-borne disease that has been prevalent in a limited area for centuries, but is now spreading around the world at an unprecedented rate. This is an alarming example of how climate change and his 21st century demographics can rapidly change the situation. public health It will cause a terrible global health crisis. In 2000, Approximately 500,000 dengue fever cases have been reported. and 19,685 dengue deaths recorded Worldwide; 5.2 million [...]ver notícia -
1 million cases so far in 2024 : Goats and Soda : NPR
Publicado emIt was 3 a.m. on Feb. 6 when the dengue field hospital in Brasília temporarily shut its doors. The generator powering the medical facility had blown and the 29 members of the Brazilian Air Force in charge had to change it before they could see patients again. Medical professionals who'd been trained to care for dengue patients, they expected to attend to up to 600 people with suspected cases per day. In the first 24 hours after the doors opened on Feb. 5, they saw 1,300. The [...]ver notícia -
Giant Magellan Telescope Taiwanese partner expands global science impact
Publicado em 25 fevereiro 2024Through ASIAA, Taiwan joins Australia, Brazil, Chile, Israel, South Korea and the United States in building one of the largest and most powerful telescopes in the world. PASADENA, USA – The Giant Magellan Telescope on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, welcomed the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA), a prominent Taiwanese research institute, to its international consortium. ASIAA's involvement expands the consortium to 14 international research institutions, [...]ver notícia -
Dengue emergency in Brazil, harbinger of health crisis in the Americas
Publicado em 10 fevereiro 2024Brazil's Health Ministry says more than 4.2 million infections are expected this year, surpassing the 4.1 million infections recorded last year by the Pan American Health Organization for all 42 countries in the region. I'm warning you. Brazil was set for a major dengue fever outbreak – the number of cases usually rises and falls on a cycle of about four years – but experts say a number of factors, including El Niño and climate change, will greatly amplify the [...]ver notícia -
New single-dose dengue vaccine shows 80% protection
Publicado em 04 fevereiro 2024Results of a phase 3 trial in the New England Journal of Medicine NEJM ) show 80% protection for the single-dose tetravalent (four-strain) Butantan-Dengue Vaccine (Butantan D-V) among participants with no evidence of previous dengue exposure and 89% protection in those with a history of exposure. The vaccine is the culmination of years of research from Brazil's Butantan Institute, and the study included results from 16 Brazilian centers located in all five regions of the country. Each [...]ver notícia -
Single-Dose Dengue Vaccine Effective, Regardless of Baseline Serostatus
Publicado em 01 fevereiro 2024One dose of the live, attenuated, tetravalent dengue vaccine Butantan-DV prevented symptomatic disease through 2-year follow-up, regardless of baseline serostatus, a phase III, placebo-controlled study in Brazil found. Overall, the vaccine was nearly 80% effective in preventing symptomatic dengue during the follow-up period. Among participants with no previous dengue exposure, the vaccine had an efficacy of 73.6% (95% CI 57.6-83.7) when compared with placebo. In those with a history of [...]ver notícia -
Unlocking the secrets of disease-causing fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
Publicado em 04 janeiro 2024Ground-breaking research published in Nature Communications offers insights into deadly fungal disease, writes Dr Özgür Bayram, of the Department of Biology An international team of researchers, led by Professor Gustavo Goldman of the University of São Paulo and Maynooth University's Dr Özgür Bayram , has unveiled ground-breaking findings on Aspergillus fumigatus , which can cause deadly disease in humans. The saprophytic fungus is notorious for causing a [...]ver notícia -
How Exercise Maintains Fitness During Aging
Publicado em 06 janeiro 2023overview: The findings reveal cellular mechanisms that help improve physical fitness through exercise training and identify one anti-aging intervention that can help slow the decline associated with natural aging. sauce: Joslyn Diabetes Center Exercise, which has been proven to protect against a variety of diseases, may be the most powerful anti-aging intervention known to science. Yes, but its beneficial effects are inevitably diminished. The cellular mechanisms underlying the [...]ver notícia