A study at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden reveals that trees and their leaves are great air filters for urban environments. The potential of trees to purify the air is already known, but the team of researchers wanted to understand what their real importance is in the air in urban areas. According to the portal...
Post
The other "pandemic that runs at the speed of light" and threatens humanity
The number of deaths from infections caused by resistant bacteria will increase tenfold by 2050, that's right, tenfold, warns a study published in the Lancet, and that is quoted by the news at the minute. The data presented by the study are alarming. According to them, superbacteria already kill more than AIDS,...
Post
Mozambique studies combination vaccines against covid-19
The vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and Verocel are being studied by the National Institute of Health (INS) for possible combined administration. The first targets of the clinical trials will be 360 unvaccinated people between 18 and 65 years old in the capital of Mozambique, Maputo. The idea of the combined use of these vaccines aims...
Post
Antibodies that can neutralize Omicron identified
An international team of researchers has identified antibodies that neutralize Omicron and other variants of SARS-CoV-2. These antibodies target areas of the coronavirus spike protein that remain essentially unchanged as the viruses mutate. By identifying the targets of the "strongly neutralizing" antibodies in the spike protein, it may be possible to design vaccines and antibody treatments that will be effective not only...
Post
Covid-19. Omicron variant may replace delta, suggests new study
A study by South African researchers suggests that omicron may replace the delta variant because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older variant. The work found that people infected with omicron, especially those who were vaccinated, developed enhanced immunity to the delta variant. The analysis covered 33 vaccinated people...
Post
Covid-19. South African study offers hope ahead of pandemic's second Christmas
South African data offered a glimmer of hope Wednesday about the severity of the omicron variant coronavirus, but World Health Organization officials warned that it was too early to draw precise conclusions as the strain spread around the world. A study by Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)...
Post
Insufficient records could leave millions without vaccines in Africa
Insufficient civil registries in Africa could exclude millions of people from vaccination against covid-19 for lack of access to documentation and health services, concludes a study by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation quoted by Lusa. According to the study "Covid-19 in Africa: a difficult road to recovery," more than 50% of children born in...
Post
November 29, 2021November 30, 2021Latest, World, Technology & Innovation
"Methane can be turned into fish feed," study reveals
A new study from Stanford University, now published in the scientific journal Nature, considers that methane, a greenhouse gas, may have a new use: to be turned into feed for farmed fish. According to the University, the solution lies in the methane-consuming bacteria, the methanotrophs. In this sense, these bacteria can be cultivated in a...
Post
November 26, 2021November 29, 2021Latest, Featured, Interviews & Reports, National
Extractive Sector Transparency Index decreases in 2020, points out CIP study
On balance the report of the Center for Public Integrity (CIP), released this morning, concludes that the Extractive Sector Transparency Index (ITSE) in Mozambique is still very low. "From the analysis made for the 22 companies studied in the 2020/2021 edition, on average, the ITSE in Mozambique stood at 0.25 points representing a decrease in...
Post
Wildlife Trafficking: Mozambique and Brazil are consumers of animal trafficking products, study says
A recently released Wildlife Trafficking 2021 report finds Mozambique and Brazil to be "a major source of wildlife trafficking products, and consumer of wildlife trafficking products." "Wildlife trafficking remains a serious transnational crime that threatens security, economic prosperity, the state of...