El río Tinto (provincia de Huelva) tiene un intenso color rojo como indica su nombre. Es un caso único a nivel mundial, pero su particularidad no viene dada por su color (existen muchos otros ríos rojos en el mundo) sino por su extensión. El Tinto mantiene estas condiciones durante casi 100 km, desde la cabecera en
The ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by a novel betacoronavirus – namely the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – has led to immense disruptions to public health and economic wellbeing worldwide. Scientists have developed COVID-19 vaccines at a record speed, and several of these have received emergency use approval
Llega el verano y, de repente, toca cambiar de ropa y de calzado. Muchas veces nuestra elección no es la mejor para nuestros pies y acabamos usando chanclas, caminando descalzos o luciendo las sandalias más bonitas pero las menos cómodas, incluso sin darnos cuenta de esto último. En otras ocasiones, no somos capaces de elegir
In acquiring the facility from Kite-owner Gilead, BioNTech is both expanding its manufacturing footprint into North America, as well as expanding its work in individualized cell therapies. BioNTech already has a cell therapy manufacturing facility in IdarOberstein, Germany: and the US facility will be used to support clinical trials stateside. The deal will nalso support
Much of the recent M&A activity in the supplement industry has involved private equity firms acquiring supplement brands, ingredient suppliers and service providers and assembling them into ‘portfolios.’ The most recent such deal is the acquisition by private equity Warburg Pincus of Food Safety Net Services, a sign of the increasing trend toward consolidation in the
Israelsen, the president of the United Natural Products Alliance, sat down this reporter to talk about what receiving the award from NutraIngredients-USA means for him personally. He also spoke on where the industry has come from and where he thinks it’s going. “I guess it’s a sign that after 40 years of work and service
Tomar medidas para protegerse del sol es una responsabilidad de todo el año. Protéjanse usted y los demás del sol estando a la sombra y usando camisa o protección solar (SPF 15 o más) todo el año. La radiación ultravioleta (UV) es una forma de radiación no ionizante* que es emitida por el sol y
Surgical scars treated with a molecule called alphaCT1 showed a long-term improvement in appearance when compared to control scars, according to multicenter, controlled Phase II clinical trials — a finding that could help surgeons improve patient outcomes. Now, a public-private research team led by Rob Gourdie, professor and director of the Center for Vascular and
Miché Aaron has always been a high achiever. The 29-year-old is in her third year of a planetary sciences doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University, where she researches minerals found on Mars. She’s a former NASA space grant scholar and hopes to become an astronaut one day. But last year, Aaron was barely keeping it
Daily cries from parents, pediatricians, the press, and the public to reopen schools in the fall are certainly well-intentioned, but they are overlooking a critical opportunity to advance adolescent physical and mental health long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Delaying school start times for teens by an hour, or even two, could optimize a
Data published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicated that direct supplementation with Urolithin A (500mg) led to urolithin A (UA) levels six times higher than consumption of 8oz (240ml) of 100% pomegranate juice. “This is the first study to compare the levels of exposure to UA obtained via natural dietary exposure to precursors
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Scientists discover that children and young people’s proximity to woodlands significantly contributes towards a lower risk of emotional and behavioural problems, and supports better cognitive development Researchers from UCL and Imperial College London assessed data relating to 3,568 children from schools across London, reviewing children’s daily exposure to a variety of natural urban environments around
While the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the U.S. have been proved to be safe and effective, recent reports of rare adverse events, or side effects, have raised concerns. On July 12, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration approved an update to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet to include an increased risk
Headache was the most common adverse event (AE) people experienced in 72 weeks of taking the once-daily investigational two-drug HIV treatment islatravir (ISL; Merck) plus doravirine (DOR; Merck), and those AEs were short-lived and mild, according to a safety analysis presented at the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference 2021. That finding, combined with other data
Indonesia needs to “protect the people” and spend more to support them during the pandemic — and it’s not likely to impair the economic recovery, said its finance minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati. The so-called social safety net for Indonesians has been increased by 20% while health-care expenditure has been upped by nearly 19%, Sri Mulyani
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The round was led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 and joined by new investors including Blackstone Strategic Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Hillhouse Investment, EDBI, SK Inc. and Hongkou with continued support from existing investors, said CEO Thomas Jonas. “In the past year, we showed that we can grow Fy [a protein-packed fungi ingredient from a
Evidence shows that early detection and treatment of cancer can significantly improve health outcomes, however women in Mississippi, particularly in underserved populations, experience the worst health outcomes for cervical, breast, and oropharyngeal cancer. A new publication from Michelle Williams, associate professor at George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services Department of Global and
July 19, 2021 Audience: Consumer July 19, 2021 — Pfizer is voluntarily recalling two lots of Chantix 0.5mg Tablets, two lots of Chantix 1 mg Tablets, and eight lots of a Chantix kit of 0.5mg/1 mg Tablets to the patient (consumer/user) level due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-varenicline, above the Pfizer established Acceptable
The new contract will establish a suspension-based manufacturing platform and allow for the production of a variety of viral vectors for gene therapies and viral vector-based vaccines. Exothera recently announced a significant expansion of its manufacturing capabilities, with two new GMP facilities built at the company’s Jumet site near Brussels, Belgium. Those sites, which include
The second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to a part of the immune system that provides broad antiviral protection, according to a study led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding strongly supports the view that the second shot should not be skipped. Despite their outstanding efficacy,