Hyponatremia in primary care
Hyponatremia is the most frequently observed electrolyte abnormality; its mild form is associated with cognitive deficit and falls, but in hospitalized patients it is associated with increased mortality In primary care, hyponatremia is usually found in patients who are monitored for chronic diseases. This motivates a reassessment aimed at finding underlying causes, such as medications, […]
El mantenimiento de las centrifugas
Para el funcionamiento óptimo y seguro de las centrífugas de laboratorio, es necesario realizar siempre los mantenimientos correspondientes, los cuales generalmente son recomendados cada cierto periodo de tiempo. Uno de los puntos esenciales por tomar en cuenta es la exposición prolongada de las centrífugas hacia sustancias, como las sales o algunos químicos que pueden ser muy agresivos; estos traerán resultados adversos para el rendimiento del equipo, razón por la que un mantenimiento periódico ayudará a que no se deterioren, prolongará la vida útil del equipo y evitara la aparición de corrosión.
New Global Trade Route Could Shuttle Invasive Species
A new trade route under development by the Chinese government might facilitate invasions by alien species, transporting diverse animal, plant, fungal, and microbial stowaways that could threaten natural resources and global biodiversity, new evidence suggests.
FDA approves first postpartum depression drug
For the first time in history, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug specifically indicated for the treatment of postpartum depression, which experts say offers new hope to women and physicians.
Engineers develop fast method to convert algae to biocrude
Biofuel experts have long sought a more economically-viable way to turn algae into biocrude oil to power vehicles, ships and even jets. University of Utah researchers believe they have found an answer. They have developed an unusually rapid method to deliver cost-effective algal biocrude in large quantities using a specially-designed jet mixer.
Do skinny people have faster metabolisms? Not really
It might seem counterintuitive, but generally speaking, skinny people don’t have faster metabolisms than people who weigh more. In fact, the bigger your body, the more calories you burn.
Processing rare earth elements
Until now, carbon dioxide has been dumped in oceans or buried underground. Industry has been reluctant to implement carbon dioxide scrubbers in facilities due to cost and footprint.
Neanderthals’ main food source was meat
Neanderthals’ diets are highly debated: they are traditionally considered carnivores and hunters of large mammals, but this hypothesis has recently been challenged by numerous pieces of evidence of plant consumption. Ancient diets are often reconstructed using nitrogen isotope ratios, a tracer of the trophic level, the position an organism occupies in a food chain.
Japan Battles Worst Measles Outbreak in Years
Health officials in Japan are combating the country’s worst measles outbreak in years, with many infections clustered among attendees of a Valentine’s Day gift fair and a religious group that avoids vaccinations.
3D printing: The Mega Trend in Dentistry
The mega trend 3D printing: Dentistry is heading the field and creating new opportunities. 3D printing is still considered to be a possible “game changer”: New treatment methods, new forms of team work, new business models. Dentistry is one of the pioneers. The current opportunities for the practice and laboratory are within grasp – at the International Dental Show, 12 to 16 March 2019, in Cologne.