Sunday 16 June 2019

International experts call for action for world's 450 million scabies sufferers

An alignment of researchers, health ministries and the World Health Organization has outlined the key steps to develop a global program to control scabies—the parasitic disease that affects 450 million people each year in mainly low-income countries.

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Magnetism: An unexpected push for the hydrogen economy

Humankind has entered uncharted territory: atmospheric CO2 levels have soared to a record-breaking 415 ppm for the first time in human history. The need to find a sustainable alternative to CO2-producing fuels is urgent. One of the most promising and environmentally friendly energetic sources is hydrogen generated via water splitting, the reaction in which water is broken down into oxygen and hydrogen. Now, researchers from the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia are bringing this hydrogen economy one step closer in an unexpected way.

* This article was originally published here