A new study shows the relaxation of marijuana laws in Colorado has caused a spike in the number of young children treated for accidentally eating marijuana-laced cookies, candies, brownies and beverages. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/uoc...

In a move that would make the alchemists of King Arthur's time green with envy, scientists have unraveled the formula for turning liquid cement into liquid metal. This makes cement a semi-conductor and opens up its use in the profitable consumer electronics marketplace for thin films, protective...

An integrated system of stroke care delivery in Ontario, Canada, has resulted in fewer deaths from stroke and fewer discharges to long-term care facilities because of better access to optimal stroke care, according to a study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal. Fuente :...

Ambulatory levosimendan improves event free survival by 50 percent compared to placebo, according to results from the LevoRep Study presented today during the late breaking trial session1 of the Heart Failure Congress 2013. In a second study, the third generation mineralocorticoid receptor...

The accelerating disappearance of Earth's species of both wild and domesticated plants and animals constitutes a fundamental threat to the well-being and even the survival of humankind, warns the founding Chair of a new global organization created to narrow the gulf between leading international...

Stress and exhaustion may turn us into zombies, but a novel study shows that mindless behavior doesn't just lead to overeating and shopping sprees -- it can also cause us to stick with behaviors that are good for us. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/uos...

Uruguay, una nación de 3,3 millones de habitantes que mezcla su tradición económica agropecuaria con una incipiente industria tecnológica, pondrá en órbita en 2014 su primer satélite para introducirse en el mercado espacial internacional y favorecer la capacitación de personal uruguayo en el...

La antigua Mesopotamia, en el sur de Irak, donde hace mas de cinco mil años comenzaron la civilización y la cultura moderna con la primera ciudad y la primera escritura, yace bajo la enorme contaminación de las bombas sucias de las últimas guerras.La entrada Mesopotamia yace en el Sur de Irak bajo...

Hace seis años, cuando apenas se hablaba de ciberseguridad, León comenzó a posicionarse en este ámbito y hoy se ha convertido en un centro de referencia, no solo en España, sino también en Iberoamérica, y tiene potencial suficiente para serlo en el mundo.La entrada León, un referente en...

La instalación de antivirus en teléfonos móviles, y no sólo en ordenadores, parece bastante necesaria dada la proliferación de aplicaciones o "apps" con códigos maliciosos fácilmente descargables y cada vez más "inteligentes", con las que los ciberdelincuentes obtienen dinero o datos de sus...

El instrumento óptico más sofisticado del mundo, el Very Large Telescope ubicado en el Observatorio Paranal de Chile, cumple tres lustros de éxitos mostrándonos las imágenes más espectaculares del firmamento ||| Fuente : http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/materia/noticias/~3...

Una tortuga prehistórica de un metro de altura hallada en la Amazonía brasileña es considerada por los paleontólogos como el más probable ancestro de las tortugas terrestres gigantes que viven exclusivamente en el archipiélago ecuatoriano de Galápagos.La entrada Las tortugas gigantes vivían en la...

Why El Niño peaks around Christmas and ends quickly by February to April has been a long-standing mystery. The answer lies in an interaction between El Niño and the annual cycle that results in an unusual tropical Pacific wind pattern with a period of 15 months, according to a team of scientists at...

Neuroscientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, led by Assistant Professor Adam Kepecs, have linked the activity of two types of brain nerve cells, neurons, to decisions made during particular type of behavior. The team studied the activity of two types of inhibitory neurons in mice making...

Humans and most mammals can determine the spatial origin of sounds with remarkable acuity. To accomplish this small daily miracle, the brain has developed a circuit that's rapid enough to detect the tiny lag that occurs between the moment the auditory information reaches one of our ears, and the...

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified mutations in several new genes that might be associated with the development of spontaneously occurring cases of the neurodegenerative disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Fuente :...

Serelaxin may be more effective for relieving dyspnea in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction than reduced during the first 24 hours, according to results from RELAX-AHF presented in today's late breaking trial session1 at the Heart Failure Congress 2013. Results were also presented from...

En las proximidades de las primigenias pirámides de Dahshur, hay ciertas tumbas destinadas a desaparecer antes de acoger a los muertos. Son las del cementerio ilegal que desde hace meses ocupa la tierra de los antiguos faraones.La entrada Las tumbas incómodas de las pirámides de Dahshur aparece primero en EFE futuro.Una...

The first major image quality improvements in the history of a widely used century-old 3-D printing technique have been achieved. The technique, anaglyph printing, utilizes red-and-blue eyewear to transform 2-D images into 3-D in comics, magazines, books, and newspapers. Fuente :...

Heart failure accelerates the aging process and brings on early andropausal syndrome (AS), according to new research. AS, also referred to as male 'menopause', was four times more common in men with heart failure. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/3...

Coenzyme Q10 decreases all cause mortality by half, according to new results. It is the first drug to improve heart failure mortality in over a decade and should be added to standard treatment, according to experts. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/d...

Mortality and length of stay are highest in heart failure patients admitted in January, on Friday, and overnight, according to new research. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/0...

Scientists have validated a fundamental assumption at the very heart of a popular way to predict relationships between complex variables. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/7...

An unusual kind of circuit fine-tunes the brain’s control over movement and incoming sensory information, and without relying on conventional nerve pathways. The work may provide insight into the design of drugs for autism and movement disorders. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/A...

Una treintena de jóvenes investigadores, ataviados con batas blancas, ha protestado hoy en Madrid contra los recortes en I+D, con una marcha desde la Puerta del Sol hasta Callao, acompañados de carteles y pancartas con mensajes en los que se leía "España no es para científicos" o "la ciencia no se...

La empresa que realiza los tratamientos de control de plagas para el Ayuntamiento de Valencia utiliza con éxito un novedoso cebo con veneno aromatizado con olor a galletas de mantequilla, que permite actuar mejor al raticida porque es detectado a mayor distancia por los roedores. La entrada Cebos...

El físico español intenta averiguar el límite en el que dejan de funcionar las incomprensibles leyes de la física cuántica, con las que una partícula puede estar en dos lugares al mismo tiempo ||| Fuente : http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/materia/noticias/~3...

Two of Alaska's most active volcanoes -- Pavlof and Cleveland -- are currently erupting. At the time of this post, their activity continues at low levels, but energetic explosions could occur without warning. Located close to the western end of the Alaska Peninsula, Pavlof is one of the most active...

Students did equally well on a test whether reading from a digital book or a printed one, new research shows. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/0...