Tag: plasma
In the United States, several women contract HIV after a blood plasma facial treatment
They probably wanted to imitate Kim Kardashian, by treating themselves to a makeover in an institute, but they painfully regret it today. In the United States, four women contracted HIV…
Zwickau researchers: Plasma kills brain tumor cells
Zwickau researchers have succeeded in killing brain tumor cells by treating them with physical plasma. The university announced on Monday that the procedure should make it possible to completely remove…
Solar rotation mystery solved? – Astronomers discover the drive for the differential rotation of the solar plasma
Quiz solved? The sun rotates faster at its equator than at the poles – and this difference is larger than it should be. But why? Astronomers may now have found…
New structure discovered in the solar corona – Interwoven network of magnetic plasma filaments could be the engine of the slow solar wind
Exciting discovery: Astronomers have discovered a never-before-seen structure in our sun’s corona – a dynamic web of interwoven plasma filaments. This structure, visible only in UV light, lies in the…
Blood plasma trade: Blood from Mexico also for Germany
Exclusive Status: 09/21/2022 10:54 a.m It was banned for more than a year – now a US court has ruled that Mexicans can sell their blood plasma again in the…
Blood plasma trade: pharmaceutical companies and the Mexican blood
Exclusive Status: 07/14/2022 11:00 a.m Blood plasma is used for many medicines. Around two-thirds of global demand comes from the USA – where many Mexicans donated plasma for money. That…
Nuclear fusion: Cheap reactor brings plasma to 100 million degrees
nuclear fusion Cheap reactor takes plasma to 100 million degrees The reactor is of a manageable size. © Tokamak Energy / PR 03/18/2022, 12:13 p.m 2 min reading time British…
Cheap reactor takes plasma to 100 million degrees
nuclear fusion Cheap reactor takes plasma to 100 million degrees The reactor is of a manageable size. © Tokamak Energy / PR 3/14/2022 7:24 am 2 min reading time British…
Corona worldwide: WHO rejects recovered plasma therapy – politics
The World Health Organization (WHO) rejects treatment of Covid patients with immune plasma from convalescents. A WHO expert group comes in an article in the journal BMJ to this conclusion.…
What if renewing the plasma could prevent intubation in the most severe cases?
Illustration of a plasma donation. – GELEBART / 20 MINUTES / SIPA The first conclusions could be known in a few weeks. The French Blood Establishment (EFS) Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, based…