In this activity, students will learn what medicines treat which conditions and which relieve symptoms of illness in the target language. Students will learn to describe medicines and symptoms to be relieved. Students will discuss home remedies in Mexico. Students will also compare and contrast medicines and home remedies in the United States in comparison to Mexico.

In this activity, students will be learning about medicines for common symptoms of illness. Students will discuss different sicknesses as well as different cure-alls, both medicinal and home remedies.

In this activity, students will be learning about medicines for common symptoms of illness. Students will discuss different sicknesses as well as different cure-alls, both medicinal and home remedies.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"A new clinical trial suggests levosimendan could improve respiratory function in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disease that results in progressive weakness. Those affected by the disease typically die within three to four years of diagnosis due to respiratory failure commonly resulting from weakening of the diaphragm. Prior studies indicate that levosimendan – a calcium sensitizer on the market since 2000 for the treatment of acute worsening of severe heart failure – can also boost the force and efficiency with which the diaphragm contracts. This prompted researchers to investigate whether levosimendan is clinically beneficial to those with ALS. The phase 2 trial used a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral levosimendan in 66 patients with ALS..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Chronic migraine is defined as 15 or more headache-days per month for more than 3 months within the previous 12 months, with at least 8 migraine-days per month. Chronic migraine usually evolves from episodic migraine, with peripheral and central sensitization in the trigeminovascular system contributing to the pathophysiology. The first-line treatment of chronic migraine is pharmacological. Acute medications treat migraine symptoms, and preventative therapies help reduce the frequency, severity, and duration of migraine attacks. Unfortunately, several of these medications show inadequate efficacy, tolerability, and adherence to treatment. This has led to the development of novel therapies such as onabotulinumtoxinA, a preventative option formulated from botulinum toxin type A. In the peripheral neuron, onabotulinumtoxinA targets SNAP-25, an essential protein of the SNARE complex. This complex mediates the release of neurotransmitters associated with the genesis of pain from vesicles in neurons..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

In this activity, students will learn what medicines treat which conditions and which relieve symptoms of illness in the target language. Students will learn to describe medicines and symptoms to be relieved. Students will discuss home remedies in Mexico. Students will also compare and contrast medicines and home remedies in the United States in comparison to Mexico.