En el Laboratorio Nacional del Noroeste del Pacífico, los investigadores han desarrollado una tecnología micelar que puede detectar cantidades diminutas de SARS-CoV-2 en el aire. Esta nueva capacidad podría proporcionar sistemas de monitoreo invaluables para detectar la contam...
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Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a new treatment for COVID-19. The technology is based on mRNA, which has also been put to good use in COVID-19 vaccines. However, in this instance, the delivered mRNA encodes for human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2)...
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Los científicos de la Universidad Rice crearon una prueba rápida de COVID-19 basada en el sistema de edición de genes CRISPR-Cas. Los investigadores modificaron la proteína Cas-13 para aumentar su actividad y brillar con fluorescencia cuando se encuentra con el ARN del virus. ...
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A team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a DNA net system that can ensnare Sars-CoV-2 and bind to the notorious spike protein. The nets contain aptamers that bind the spike protein and emit an intense fluorescent signal once they’re bound together...
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Researchers at MIT have created a microparticle vaccine that can provide booster doses automatically. The hollow microparticles resemble a coffee cup with a lid, and are made using poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), otherwise known as PLGA. The polymer breaks down over time in the...
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¿Por qué la miocarditis suele presentar un desafío diagnóstico? ¿Cuál es el rango de hallazgos del ECG en la miocarditis? ¿Un resultado negativo de troponina de alta sensibilidad o PCR descarta miocarditis? ¿Cuál es el papel de PoCUS en el diagnóstico y pronóstico de la mio...
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Why does myocarditis often present a diagnostic challenge? What are the range of ECG findings in myocarditis? Does a negative high sensitivity troponin or CRP rule out myocarditis? What is the role of PoCUS in the diagnosis and prognosis of myocarditis? When should we consi...
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Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered naturally-occurring extracellular vesicles in the blood that contain the ACE2 protein, which is the cellular target of SARS-CoV-2. The vesicles act as a binding site for viral particles within the body, and prevent them fr...
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Achiko, a company based in Switzerland, has developed AptameX, a saliva-based rapid COVID-19 test. The technology is based on DNA aptamers that are bound to gold nanoparticles. On binding with a viral protein the gold nanoparticles are released, causing a measurable color chan...
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El libro de Thomas Friedman The World Is Flat es una exploración de cómo la globalización y la tecnología moderna de las comunicaciones han cambiado el mundo. Nuestros sistemas de atención de emergencia entraron en la pandemia en un terreno decididamente accidentado; ¿Pode...
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