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A new treatment for children with brain tumors

A study shows in mice that a virus that attacks cancer is safe and clinical trials have been started

A team of researchers led by Dr. Marta Alonso Roldán at the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the University of Navarra has used anticancer viruses to attack childhood brain tumors. Their results not only show that this method is safe, but also that it significantly increases survival rates. These viruses are genetically modified to be safe for the patient but attack the tumor. And what is perhaps more interesting is that they can also cause an autoimmune response that encourages the body to specifically attack the tumor. This can be a powerful technique to end cancer and prevent tumors from reproducing.

Before testing any new treatment for cancer in humans, a thorough investigation must be conducted to demonstrate in advance that the method is safe. Alonso and his group have tested a newly modified virus in mice to specifically target childhood cancers in the brain. However, demonstrating the safety of these techniques can be slow. The doctor explains: "Our work started seven years ago, but it takes time to develop the tools." In the new research of his group, published in Nature on May 28, this virus has met all the safety criteria to be able to move to the next phase of testing, human trials. "Our goal is to show that it's safe," he says. Currently, clinical trials are being conducted with a small sample of 12 children affected by brain cancers to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of this treatment. A clinical trial does not guarantee that this treatment is as effective in humans, but "it is another door that we are opening," says Alonso.

Glossary: Clinical: The concept of clinic is used with reference to the practice of medicine (the science dedicated to prevent, diagnose and treat the ailments, diseases and disorders of the human being).

Ambit: Science

Text Commentary: This news is very curious because it talks about a subject that we already know but does not give much importance in my opinion it is good to know things like that as we reconsider about what we do and its consequences I find it a curious fact as I have informed myself and the Doctor I had a son who suffered it and as of that I think he has tried harder to get it

https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/30/ciencia/1559208276_852598.html

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Comentario del texto: I think this news is very positive for everything since many people suffer from this disease.

It is one of the diseases that is very difficult to cure. I also hope that every time they investigate more and can find some therapy for this, because who suffers the disease has a bad time, and has to have people who do everything, and the family suffers a lot because they may not recognize you, It is a very hard disease.

I'm glad that they are getting closer and closer to therapy, and I hope it will be effective for everyone. that's why I think it's very positive news for all.

Ambito: Cientifico/Alzhéimer

Link:elpais.com

Data: 24 MAY 2019 - 19:22 CEST

Cuarta-Noticia-Judit Parra (3term)

Fecha de publicación: 24-05-2019

¿Solitario social o emocional? La salud de uno de los dos está en peligro

Resumen de la noticia:

Son muchas las personas que se sienten en soledad en nuestra sociedad. Estas según experimentos tienen el riesgo de morir antes. Aunque hay dos tipos de soledad por un lado tenemos la soledad por la falta de satisfacción en la cantidad de relaciones sociales, y la soledad emocional, que es la insatisfacción por la calidad de las relaciones humanas (vinculo que tenemos con las personas de nuestro entorno).Todo apunta a que el último tipo "predice una peor salud psicológica".

Los investigadores analizaron una muestra de casi 9.000 adultos finlandeses a lo largo de 17 años, y concluyeron que tenían pruebas sólidas para afirmar que el aislamiento del entorno estaba relacionado con la mortalidad. Los resultados implican que el riesgo de mortalidad existe a lo largo de un continuo, que afecta no solo a aquellos que experimentan un aislamiento social extremo, sino también a aquellos que sufren aislamiento de intensidad leve a moderada. Y cada vez hay más gente sola. 

Comentario de texto:

Creo que cada vez más personas tienen el sentimiento de soledad, muchas de ellos piensan que simplemente es un sentimiento, pero en algunos casos puede afectar a tu salud.

Hoy en día con las nuevas tecnologías tendemos a aislarnos de la gente que tenemos a nuestro lado y a no interactuar con nuevas personas. Además, muchas veces no nos damos cuenta de las personas que más necesitan estar acompañadas.

La gente tiene miedo a la palabra soledad, y a que esa palabra se haga realidad en sus vidas.

Considero que la soledad es como una enfermedad pública, por ello, las administraciones deberían poner fin a este sentimiento, con las simples fundaciones de asociaciones que puedan garantizar ayudas a estas personas.

Ámbito:

Científico/Psicológico

Fuente de información:

https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/21/buenavida/1558431208_643585.html

Glosario:

·Soledad:

1.     Circunstancia de estar solo o sin compañía.

2.    Sentimiento de tristeza o melancolía que se tiene por la falta, ausencia o muerte de una persona.

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Comentario:It seems to me a great evolution since we are getting closer to being able to visit planets that we know but we have never been in them, this makes us know very little.

The good news is that every time, more companies invest in this sector, and it is good news that a company like Amazon one of the largest companies in the world, do this, every time gives more possibilities to reach other planets , explore the space.

I hope that every time there are more companies invest and every time we know more about this topic

Glossario: Blue Moon: is a moon landing craft that can transform different cargoes of different sizes to the Moon. Its ability to make precise and smooth moon landings will enable in the future a substantial human presence on the Moon

Link:https://www.elespectador.com/

Ámbito: cientifico

Judit Parra- 3 noticia- 3 Term

Fecha de publicación: 10-05-2019

Titular: El sarampión irrumpe en Madrid y Guadalajara con casi 40 casos en un mes.

Resumen:

Las provincias de Madrid y Guadalajara afectadas a causa del sarampión. En este ultimo mes esta enfermedad ha incrementado hasta 19 personas más respecto a los últimos años. Muchos casos, son extraños, otros, sin embargo, son diagnosticados aquí en España, pero tienen su origen en algún país extranjero. Personas con familia y niños pequeños que viajan hasta el extranjero esta demostrado que vienen con caso de sarampión, en nuestro país hacia tiempo que no se diagnosticaban tantos casos de sarampión. 

Los especialistas advierten del riesgo de la enfermedad e insisten a las familias que vacunen a sus hijos, incluso si ellos (los padres) no han pasado por el sarampión deberían ser vacunados. Los médicos insisten en que la vacuna es primordial para no sufrir esta enfermedad, esta vacuna consta de dos dosis, una que se suele poner a los pocos meses de nacer y otra cuando la persona es un poco más mayor.

Comentario de texto:

Considero que el sarampión es una de las enfermedades que más se pueden evitar ya que prescindimos de vacunas completamente seguras para su uso. Muchos padres no quieren vacunar a sus hijos porque opinan que la vacuna es peligrosa, aunque se ha demostrado todo lo contrario. 

Médicos insisten en la vacunación a jóvenes, no solo por no padecer los granitos de la enfermedad, sino por no padecer los fuertes síntomas de esta como la falta de respiración, que en algunos casos puede llevar a la muerte.

Glosario:

Enfermedad vírica= Es aquella enfermedad infecciosa causada por un virus. Estas enfermedades no tienen tratamiento, aunque hoy en día existen algunos antivirales

Coberturas vacunales=Se calcula haciendo el cociente entre los niños de 1 año (entre 12 y 23 meses) que han sido vacunados contra la tuberculosis (BCG), tosferina, tétanos y difteria (DPT), antipolio y sarampión, respecto al total de niños de la misma edad.

Ámbito: 

Científico- salud

Fuente:

https://elpais.com/sociedad/2019/05/10/actualidad/1557512092_615029.html

3 Noticia POL MESTRES

'Measles is a machine to infect'

10/05/2019

The microbiologist Ignacio López-Goñi tells us about the outbreak of measles that is occurring around the world, and tells us about the bacteria that has caused the death of 3 newborns in Catalonia.

As every Friday we open our science section to review the highlights of the week.

Today we focus on cases of measles. According to WHO there have been 34,000 infections in Europe in just 2 months. If we look at Euskadi, in March there was a case of infection in a cider house, and it is confirmed that there are 40 cases of contagion after attending the Baiona Ham Fair. On the other hand, Osakidetza has confirmed that there is a new case in Álava, not related to those of Baiona. In total this year 7 cases have been diagnosed in Euskadi. Microbiologist Ignacio López-Goñi reminds us that measles is easily spread, and all those born before 1980 may not be properly vaccinated.

We have talked about the bacterium Klebsiella, which has caused the death of 3 babies in Catalonia. It is not the first time that there is an outbreak of Klebsiella in Catalonia: between 2015 and 2018, there were 8 that caused seven deaths. We want to know more about this bacteria that lives in the intestine, and it is very resistant to antibiotics.

But there are more issues related to microbes, because a 6-month-old baby has died in Japan from taking honey, and we want to mention the last case of plague due to eating groundhog meat.

We talked about all of this with Ignacio López-Goñi, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Navarra and author of the microbiology and El Rincon de Pasteur blogs.

Glossary: Bacterium: Unicellular microscopic organism, lacking a nucleus, which is multiplied by simple cell division or by spores.

Ambit: Science
 Web: https://www.eitb.eus/es/radio/radio-euskadi/programas/boulevard/detalle/6396576/ignacio-lopezgoni-sarampion-bacteria-klebsiella-/

Text Commentary:

This text is informative, as it informs us about the measles disease, which is transmitted to other people very quickly, thanks to this allows people who have not been vaccinated to do so on time.

With the studies of the doctor he has discovered that it can be transmitted faster and that it has greater effect.

I would like to clarify that I already suffered it and have a very bad time, I hope someone helps this text, and that it gets vaccinated in time so that I do not have to suffer it.

Noticia 4 (3 trim) - Maria Marcé

The use of video games begins before 9 years and more than 63% does so without control

Summary:

The average age of beginning of the use of videogames among the minors is of 8.7 years, of computer and 

tablets of 9.4, and of mobiles is of 10.3 years, and the average time of daily connection to the Internet is between

three and four hours.

Link: http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20190327/uso-videojuegos-empieza-antes-9-anos-mas-del-63-hace-sin-control/1911443.shtml

Date: 27/03/2019

Scientific scope: Tecnology

Glossary:

Problematic user: people that is addicted to video games

Commentary:

In my opinion it’s true that in the present the parents don’t control their children like when the mobile phone appeared for the first time.I think that the parents must control them because there are a lot of problems like cyberbulling ,that we can solve and try to sensitize the children of the damage that they can trigger to another person.

From my point of view, every time the parents give to their children a mobile phone sooner. So if they have this tool is for use it for communicate, not for doing wrong things, we have to wait to give them this tool when they need it and not for playing.Moreover, the tablets, mobile phones and computer damage our view and prevent the children from socializing.There are a lot of children addicts to the tecnology and this can be worst with the pass os the time.

3 Noticia (3 trim)-Maria Marcé

The acidification of the oceans threatens the future of oysters.

Summary:

One of the consequences of climate change is the increase in the levels of water acidity of seas and oceans, with

a great impact on marine flora and fauna and which puts in check the future of oysters. Oysters, like the rest of

the bivalve molluscs, use calcium and carbonate to make their shells, when it grow in waters with high levels

of acidity develop a smaller and brittle shell that breaks more easily.

Link: http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20190319/acidificacion-oceanos-amenaza-futuro-ostras/1905452.shtml

Date: 19/03/2019

Scientific scope: Wildlife

Glossary: Threat : amenaza

Brittle:Like delicate or fragile

Carbon dioxide:Odorless and colorless gas that is released in the respiration, in the combustions and in some

 fermentations. 
Acidification:is the name given to the course decline in the pH of Earth's oceans.

Commentary:

From my point of view, the oysters are very important for our ecosystem, so this acid, obstruct the process of doing her shells and this do that the little oysters die before doing her shells and they don't grow up to adult.The high levels of acidity also affect the behavior and the reproduction of other marine animals .But, the algaeis one  that benefits of this acidification and grow quickly. We have to take care about the marine animals, molluscs , insects and all types of animals.For lower the acid levels, first we have to recycle or don't  reuse plastic for wrappers. We should start analyzing the consequences of the climate change becuase is the intation of the acidification.

So,we have to be conscious of this problem and do something to save this type of molluscs.