To complete their life cycle, ticks must suck blood (from animals or people), and it is at this time that they can be vectors of numerous zoonotic diseases.
Often times, it is difficult to get enough anticancer drugs into a tumor. But one potential strategy would be to bind the drugs to albumin, which is one of the most abundant proteins in the blood.
A team of scientists has managed to determine with magnetic resonance images the specific moment in which the loss of consciousness occurs during general anesthesia, a finding that will allow anesthetists to better calibrate the doses and have greater control of the procedure.
In recent months we have witnessed how medicine has turned in the fight against the coronavirus. And recently, a group of scientists have designed nanoparticles capable of trapping and eliminating SARS-CoV-2.
After the start of the current coronavirus pandemic, it became clear that telemedicine was going to play a very prominent role, as it has been. And experts believe it could be useful in the fight against climate change.
Viral encephalitis or TBE is one of the most dangerous neurological diseases transmitted by ticks. A study in mice offers the keys to designing a more effective vaccine and a possible treatment for those who suffer from it.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
