‘Over 40 percent of all adults now overweight’
plus With COVID-19 stalling the fight against obesity, over 40% of world adults are now obese, says the 2021 Global Nutrition Report (GNR).
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Model for blood-brain barrier enables neurodegenerative diseases’ treatment
un Bioavailable drugs will soon emerge for treating Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases as a researcher at Montreal University develops an in vitro model for reproducing the complexity of a whole brain.
New nanomaterial bandage to heal burns, skin infections
A group of chemists, microbiologists and engineers have produced a new type of nanomaterial dressing with antibiotic effect on burns and skin wounds, caused by bacteria.
Worldwide, climate change effects worse in the Mediterranean, M/East
es effets Effects of climate change are greater in the Mediterranean and Middle East than in other regions of the world, a workshop report reveals.
Chinese researchers develop ‘nanomedicine’ for leukemia therapy
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University and Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, have developed a ferritin (Fn)-based nanomedicine as efficient therapy against leukemia.
‘Why climate action is slow’
In a lecture at the Berlin Science Week, Philip Kitcher, Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, New York, highlighted the ‘understandable reasons’ slowing climate action.
Globally, big businesses, poverty hindering health policies
The implementation of public health policies on tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods is been hampered by the influence of large business firms, and poverty, among other factors.
Innovative approaches of anticipating ‘future normal’ for young scientists
Foresight practitioners at the ‘Tsukuba Conference for Future Shapers 2021’ shared their experiences, while examining innovative approaches of anticipating the ‘future normal’ of young scientists.
Science diplomacy: more important now, than ever before
As the world grapples with multifarious challenges, it will need science diplomacy to find the necessary unity, says Naledi Pandor, S/Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister.
ISC members endorse reform call, principles for scientific publishing
At the ‘2021 Open Access week’, International Science Council’s members, aside approving a resolution to work on reforming scholarly publishing, also endorsed 8 fundamental principles for scientific publishing.
