Damià Barceló, an expert in environmental chemistry, highlights in an interview the obligation of the EU to improve wastewater treatment to eliminate pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants, driven by new regulations that will require advanced purification techniques. #ContaminaciónAmbiental #TratamientoDeAgua #Farmacéuticos (translated)
An innovative combination of drugs has doubled survival in patients with small cell lung cancer, offering new hope in the treatment of this aggressive disease. #CáncerDePulmón #Oncología #InnovaciónMédica (translated)
The monograph in the journal 'Science' highlights that losing weight with drugs like Ozempic is not enough to cure obesity, emphasizing the need to regenerate adipose tissue and damaged organs instead of focusing solely on weight loss. #Obesidad #SaludMetabólica #TratamientosFármacos (translated)
A review in 'Science' analyzes the new generation of obesity drugs that aim to improve weight loss, minimize muscle mass loss, and avoid the rebound effect, although their arrival in Spain is delayed by the patents of generic semaglutide until 2031. #Obesidad #Fármacos #Salud (translated)
The biotechnology industry is researching new treatments, such as drugs and gene therapies, to increase the longevity and improve the health of dogs and cats, addressing age-related diseases. #LongevidadAnimal #SaludCanina #TerapiaGénica (translated)
The Association of Users of Generic Medicines is asking the Government to evaluate mandatory licenses for obesity drugs, arguing that the current contribution of 15% is not enough to ensure access to treatments and that this issue should also be addressed as an economic challenge. #Saúde #Obesidade #Medicamentos (translated)
Alex_politics stated that in the EU, Spain had created one of the most effective and inexpensive treatments for leukemia, and that two drugs had been developed to slow down Alzheimer's and two others that, according to him, provided 99% immunity against HIV. He also pointed out that patients with paralysis had regained the ability to walk thanks to spinal implants. In contrast, he lamented that there was no car capable of doing backflips over a truck and described the situation as a tie. #Salud #Ciencia #Innovación (translated)
Ivaningrado pointed out that, although there were already flying cars, pharmacists in Spain were still cutting the barcodes of medications with a cutter and sticking them onto a sheet. https://t.co/CY2cDWXDRW #Innovación #Tecnología #España (translated)
Pharmacogenetics allows, through a simple saliva sample, to analyze the genetic variability that influences the efficacy and safety of drugs, helping to personalize treatments and avoid adverse reactions. #Farmacogenética #MedicinaPersonalizada #SaludGenética (translated)
"I believe it would be good to conduct preclinical studies inducing this reaction [in the tissues] and to check if the drugs we propose have the effect we think," says Esteller. #Covid #FibrosisPulmonar #InvestigaciónMédica (translated)
Will Bruey, co-founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries, leads an innovative company valued at $1.6 billion that seeks to manufacture pharmaceuticals in orbit, taking advantage of the benefits of microgravity to improve drug crystallization. #VardaSpace #InnovaciónEspacial #FarmacéuticaOrbital (translated)
The article highlights the evolution of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in the fight against breast cancer, from Paul Ehrlich's initial idea of a magic bullet to recent advancements that have transformed treatment, especially in patients with different levels of HER2. #CáncerDeMama #Anticuerpos #InvestigaciónOncológica (translated)
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for their discoveries onhomochirality, a phenomenon that explains why life prefers a specific form of certain molecules, which is crucial for drug development. #Homoquiralidad #NobelDeQuímica #InvestigaciónCientífica (translated)
Investigadores del CNIO han descubierto una fase de vulnerabilidad en los tumores que permite eliminar micrometástasis en el cerebro utilizando fármacos ya aprobados, lo que abre la posibilidad de prevenir la metástasis antes de que se presente. #Metástasis #InvestigaciónOncológica #CancerCell
Investigadores del CNIO han descubierto una diana terapéutica para atacar las metástasis cerebrales en su fase inicial, lo que podría permitir su eliminación mediante fármacos ya aprobados y abrir nuevas oportunidades para la prevención de recaídas tras la cirugía. #MetástasisCerebral #InvestigaciónOncológica #PrevenciónCáncer
Miles de mujeres en España enfrentan dificultades para acceder a tratamientos hormonales para la menopausia debido a problemas de desabastecimiento prolongados, lo que ha llevado a muchas a recorrer farmacias en busca de sus medicinas, mientras la falta de estos fármacos provoca un aumento de la desesperación y la iniciativa ciudadana. #Menopausia #Desabastecimiento #TratamientoHormonal
La autopsia de Hayden Panettiere confirma que la actriz murió a los 36 años por una sobredosis accidental de fentanilo y otros fármacos, mientras la investigación sobre su fallecimiento continúa abierta. #HaydenPanettiere #fentanilo #sobredosis
El uso de fármacos GLP-1, como Ozempic, puede provocar cambios físicos significativos, incluyendo la llamada 'Ozempic face' y la pérdida de masa muscular, lo que resalta la importancia de mantener una nutrición adecuada durante la pérdida de peso. #Ozempic #PérdidaDePeso #Salud
Un nuevo videojuego desarrollado por investigadores de la Universidad de Boston busca entender cómo perciben el mundo las personas con autismo, lo que podría facilitar el desarrollo de nuevas terapias y fármacos para este trastorno. #Autismo #Videojuegos #Neurodiversidad
🇮🇹🇦🇷 Italia arranca en Buenos Aires la primera misión empresarial europea tras el acuerdo UE-Mercosur, con 1.371 reuniones entre 59 empresas italianas y 317 argentinas, con el foco puesto en energía, maquinaria, fármacos, agro y tecnología, además de una reunión con Milei. #Italia #Mercosur #empresas
