Russian Research Institute Develops New HIV Medicine

The Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Rospotrebnadzor in Russia has created a fundamentally new HIV drug.

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The Russian Central Research Institute of Epidemiology has developed a new gene therapy medicine for people who have the HIV, head of the federal health and epidemic watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said on Wednesday.

“The Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Rospotrebnadzor created a fundamentally new drug for gene therapy, gene prophylactic treatment and molecular vaccination against HIV.

“A highly active antiviral drug called Dinavir, which will soon be clinically tested, has been created,’’ Popova said on the sidelines of an international conference on HIV and AIDS in Moscow.

The official noted that Russia was facing a number of problems related to treatment of HIV and AIDS, including high prices for treatment and lack of proper medication.

Millions of people have been infected with it causes for the disease were discovered in early 1980s, prompting the development of medicine that would help tackle the deadly virus.

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PSG Star Marco Verratti Rejects Barcelona Again

Marco Verratti, 25, who is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain is not interested in moving to Spain.

 

Marco Verratti

 

Marco Verratti says he is relieved he didn’t join Barcelona last season, and wants to stay at PSG.

 

"Barcelona offered something different, but it was always my first priority to stay in Paris,” the Italian told Canal FC.

 

“I wanted to stay in Paris if there was a good project, since there were things I did not understand.

“Now I am happy with my choice to stay and I am more convinced than ever I have chosen well.

“Now I want to stay here, but the decision does not depend only on me, there may be a new coach who says he does not want me.

“I am good here and want to win titles.

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Study: What Three Cups Of Tea, Coffee Per Day Will Do To Your Heart

An expert from the University of Melbourne's Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has opened up on what some cups of coffee per day does to the human heart.

Drinking up to three cups of tea or coffee per day could protect people from developing irregular heartbeats or arrhythmia, a new study revealed on Tuesday.

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world and the most common form of cognitive enhancement.

However, more than 80 per cent of clinicians in the United States recommend patients with palpitations or arrhythmia to abstain or reduce caffeine.

But the new study which involved researchers in the University of Melbourne’s Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute along with partners in the United States consistently demonstrated a reduction in atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeats) with increasing levels of caffeine ingestion.

The research analysed multiple population-based studies which involved 228,465 participants to find the frequency of atrial fibrillation decreased by six per cent in regular coffee drinkers, while a further analysis of 115,993 patients showed a risk reduction of 13 per cent.

“There is a public perception, often based on anecdotal experience, that caffeine is a common acute trigger for heart rhythm problems,’’ lead author Peter Kistler from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute said.

“Our extensive review of the medical literature suggests this is not the case.’’

“Caffeinated beverages such as coffee and tea may have long term anti-arrhythmic properties mediated by antioxidant effects and antagonism of adenosine,’’ Kistler concluded.

“In numerous population-based studies, patients who regularly consume coffee and tea at moderate levels have a lower lifetime risk of developing heart rhythm problems and possibly improved survival.’’

However, due to significantly higher concentrations of caffeine, researchers advised that energy drinks should be avoided for people with pre-existing structural heart disease.

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Tropical logging harms downstream water quality

 New research suggests even the most sustainable forms of logging in tropical forests can compromise water quality downstream.

Researchers from the University of Queensland and the Wildlife Conservation Society found commercial logging on the Solomon Islands is triggering large amounts of soil erosion, harming water quality and curbing access to clean drinking water.

The unsustainable rates of erosion, researchers argue, could leave large portions of logged land unable to support agriculture.

Tropical forests on the Solomon Islands are shrinking fast as a result of commercial logging. Ecologists and conservationists have documented the risks posed by forest-clearing. Logging can cause a range of environmental problems, scientists argue -- problems beyond just the loss of habitat and carbon storage.

"When land-clearing extent reached 40 percent in our models, international standards for safe drinking water were exceeded nearly 40 percent of the time, even if best practices for logging were followed," Amelia Wenger, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Queensland, said in a news release. "Loss of the upland forest will compromise local access to clean water essential for drinking, bathing, and household washing."

Researchers are using their findings -- published in the journal Environmental Research Letters -- to inform residents of Kolombangara Island about the risks of continued logging. Conservationists are working with local organizations and government officials on the island to protect a large swath of forest.

"Previously people in Solomon Islands made decisions about logging from a selfish economic perspective," said Ferguson Vaghi, local coordinator with the Kolombangara Island Biodiversity Conservation Association. "This study highlights that we also need to consider the impacts to the downstream environment."

Scientists say future land management plans and other parameters governing sustainable levels of logging must account for the impacts of deforestation on erosion rates and water quality.

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U.S And Allies Launch Strikes On Syria

The US, UK and France have bombed multiple government targets in Syria in an early morning operation targeting alleged chemical weapons sites.

 

President Donald Trump

 

Explosions hit the capital, Damascus, as well as two locations near the city of Homs, the Pentagon said.

 Russia's ambassador to the US responded by saying the attack on its ally "will not be left without consequences".

 "The nations of Britain, France, and the United States of America have marshalled their righteous power against barbarism and brutality," President Trump said in an address to the nation from the White House at about 21:00 local time (02:00 BST).

 "The purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread, and use of chemical weapons," he added.

The wave of strikes is the most significant attack against President Bashar al-Assad's government by Western powers in seven years of Syria's civil war.

A 'one-time shot'

 At a Pentagon briefing shortly after Mr Trump's announcement, Gen Joseph Dunford listed three targets that had been struck:

- A scientific research facility in Damascus, allegedly connected to the production of chemical and biological weapons

 - A chemical weapons storage facility west of Homs

 - A chemical weapons equipment storage site and an important command post, also near Homs

Syrian state television said government forces had shot down more than a dozen missiles, and claimed only the research facility in Damascus had been damaged.

 Three civilians had been injured in Homs, it said.

 Reuters news agency cites a pro-Assad militia commander saying other locations were hit, including various sites close to Damascus: a military base in the Dimas area; army depots in the eastern Qalamoun; the Kiswah area, where Iran is believed to have been building a base; and a site in the Qasyoun hills, plus a research centre in Masyaf, further north. These reports are unverified.

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