Contents with the tag:
Health and medicine
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COVID-19: Myths about the tests
Through true/false questions, expert Luis Jorge Hernández clears up some of the myths created in the midst of this pandemic.
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It’s time to multiply: campaign to test for COVID-19
Los Andes seeks to expand the capacity to diagnose the virus in order to understand the variables of the epidemic, help decision-making, and reduce its spread.
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My body, my rhythm, my voice
A project that contributes to improving women who have survived breast cancer’s quality of life through physical activity and psychosocial support.
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Creating a tobacco-free generation
Des-ahogate, a project that evaluates tobacco consumption in schools in Colombia and Northern Ireland, to identify the magnitude of this scourge in young people.
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Colombia without asbestos: a historic landmark for public health
For forty years, the dangers of asbestos have been widely known internationally. However, in Colombia, it was not possible to convince several congressmen of that.
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Cigarettes vs. vaping. The debate between individual freedom and the benefits of vaping or the social damage it causes
Analysis from experts at the Universidad de los Andes.
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The first metabolomics center in Colombia was inaugurated
The country’s first metabolomics center, which is one of the first in Latin America, was inaugurated in the Universidad de los Andes.
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Research on sleep
Several research projects about sleep, its relationship with diseases, and its cognitive properties are being undertaken in Los Andes.
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Triatoma dimidiata: a new silent enemy
Researchers are focusing on this insect that transmits the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, which causes Chagas disease.
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Engineer from Los Andes develops a model to save lives
The algorithm estimates costs associated with snakebites, creates strategies to distribute the antivenom, and plans preventative measures.