A Brazilian biotech startup has developed a molecule capable of rejuvenating and recovering human neurons using RNA-based therapies. The unprecedented result, achieved by Aptah Bio, was obtained in tests carried out in Canada, with cells from the central nervous system of healthy elderly patients suffering from Alzheimer’s. According to the company, the molecule works by […]
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USP researchers seek volunteers for type 1 diabetes study
Researchers at the Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing (EERP) at the University of São Paulo (USP) are looking for volunteers for research on type 1 diabetes mellitus. The study will investigate the experiences of young people affected by the disease and their family members or caregivers in relation to the use of the Continuous Insulin […]
SP: the child bitten by a jararaca leaves intensive care after 17 days
The series of heat waves we are experiencing in Brazil does not only change our routine and our relationship with the environment. Animals also undergo changes, sometimes even modifying certain behaviors. You, for example, may suffer a little more from mosquitoes before going to sleep. If you have a pet at home, you may have […]
Intermediary trial: Servier ordered to pay more than $415 million to welfare organizations in appeal
At the mediator’s trial, January 9, 2023. Thomas Samson / AFP This is the conclusion of the appeal trial, which lasted six months. The Servier Group, which marketed Mediator, was ordered on appeal on Wednesday, December 20, to pay more than 7 million euros in fines and more than 415 million euros in restitution to […]
Severe stomach illness identified in Israeli soldiers in Gaza
Israeli authorities have confirmed that some soldiers participating in the war against the terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip have been diagnosed with a serious stomach illness. Called Shigellosis, it is caused by the Shigella bacterium and is believed to be spreading due to poor health and food conditions in the region during the […]
More than 6,700 full hospital beds to be closed in 2022 in France
The downward trend has continued for twenty years: as of December 31, 2022, 2,976 public and private hospitals had exactly 374,290 full hospitalization beds, or 6,713 less than the previous year (-1.8%), according to the Statistics Department report. Social Ministries (Drees) was published on Wednesday, December 20. Health care facilities, meanwhile, created 2,591 partial hospitalization […]
Instrumental Abortion: Disagreement on Modalities to Enhance Midwifery Skills
A room where an instrumental abortion is performed at the Pitier-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris on December 12, 2023. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP A step forward… really? For months now, abortion providers have been calling for instrumental voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) — in other words, in the operating room — to be extended to midwives. They could […]
IVG: “Never the publication of any law or regulation since 1979 has alarmed professionals like us”
MMadam Prime Minister, The National Association of Abortion and Contraception Centers (ANCIC), an association of abortion professionals founded in 1979, has been working since the Veil Act’s final vote to defend women’s rights to control their bodies and their lives. In the practice of abortion professionals. After the vote of the Gaillot law in March […]
End of life bill: Relations between the government and some carers are further strained
In the corridor of the Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine Polyclinic, December 11, 2023. Thibaud Moritz/AFP In front of the military school there are a dozen caretakers in a warlike mood. This Monday, December 18, in an elegant brasserie in the capital, they explain, in front of a still life depicting a skinned rabbit, why the rabbit […]
Mutual insurance, salary and mandatory annual negotiations
Office notebook. During mandatory annual negotiations on remuneration (NAO), the views of HR managers change. When HR departments do not have enough budget to decide on a significant salary increase, either because the company is struggling, or because group strategy dictates other priorities, or for any other reason, the first avenue explored is that. “Other […]