France – the magazine Health and work reveals that the majority of protective suits for workers exposed to pesticides and carcinogens are not hermetic and therefore dangerous.
A note by the Ministry of Labor is concerned about the lack of tightness of protective suits. It had launched a campaign of surveillance of these products for protection against liquid spray (type 3) or direct spray (type 4 ) and airtight.
The results of this campaign show that nine of the ten models tested from six different manufacturers do not comply with European standards. …

Australia – The team of Dr. Hansen of the Institute for Child Health in Subiaco has shown that twins conceived through an assisted reproductive technology (ART) are more likely to receive neonatal care and be hospitalized during the first three years of their lives than twins conceived spontaneously.
Previous studies had shown the vulnerability of twins conceived by ART: premature birth and birth weight less are more common among them. Nevertheless, scientists could not say that the ART was the cause of these problems. The perinatal results and the admissions at …

Computer scientists at Harvard University have developed a model to study the arrangement of tissues networks created by cell divisions. The model focuses on the topology of tissues, with the way cells connect to each other and to the understanding of the creation of this network connectivity. “From a strategy for cell division, even if the cells divide randomly, a ’signature’ appears at a predictable level of tissue,” says Dr. Radhika Nagpal.
The new model could provide new insights for understanding how systems are organized multicellular behavior from seemingly random and …

Thanks to a remarkable Czech innovation, patients with diseases of the esophagus could see the dawning hope of curing their disease now. The company ELLA-CS Hradec Králové is the first in the world to make a special cannula reticular holding the esophagus free. It is made in a material which, over time, breaks in the body without causing harmful side effects.
The property has received a European certification and can now market its biodegradable stent in all European Union countries. For research and development related to the esophageal cannula reticular biodegradable, …

Some dairy farmers in Vermont have decided to change the diet of their cows in order to participate actively in the fight against global warming. By focusing on foods rich in omega 3, they can significantly reduce methane emissions from their flocks.
While the methane emitted by ruminants during digestion constitutes 2% of greenhouse gases in the United States, some farmers such as Tim and Kristen Maikshilo Dellert, organic milk producers have decided to replace soybean and corn content in the diet of their cows by seeds and herbs rich in …