Semana 5
2025
La salud en la era de la desinformación
La información errónea ya no puede verse solo como una molestia académica, sino que debe ser considerada una amenaza social.
Argentina: trabajan en una vacuna preventiva contra la enfermedad de Chagas
El estudio de la inmunización nasal, en etapa preclínica, podría representar en un futuro una nueva herramienta.
New tech helps turn seawater into drinking water
Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.
US drug agency approves potent painkiller — the first non-opioid in decades
The FDA’s nod for suzetrigine bolsters confidence in the pharmaceutical industry’s strategy to target sodium channels.
Scratching promotes allergic inflammation and host defense via neurogenic mast cell activation
Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.
Taking responsibility: Asilomar and its legacy
A reappraisal of the constitutional position of science in American democracy is needed
AI Is Too Unpredictable to Behave According to Human Goals
AI “alignment” is a buzzword, not a feasible safety goal
Propranolol may reduce ischemic stroke risk in women with migraines
Propranolol, a beta blocker medication used for treating high blood pressure and preventing migraines, may lower ischemic stroke risk in women who experience migraines frequently.
