Un equipo de científicos ha desarrollado, a partir de genes de virus actuales, uno parecido al que causó la gran pandemia de gripe ocurrida en el mundo en 1918. Los autores alertan de que en un futuro próximo podría aparecer un brote en aves –sus hospedadores naturales– y hacer enfermar también a...

16/06/2014 — 17/06/2014, The period between conception and a child’s 2nd birthday (the first 1,000 days) is a particularly critical time for health interventions. However, there are other key, but neglected, tipping points along the lifecycle when it comes to health, and particularly...

Statins activated a very specific immune response, which stopped insulin from doing its job properly, researchers have found. They connected the dots and found that combining statins with another drug on top of it, Glyburide, suppressed this side effect. Approximately 13 million people, or half of...

Hospital readmission, an important measure of quality care, costs the United States an estimated $17 billion each year. And according to researchers, about half of those readmissions could be avoided. The goal of this single-center study was to identify at the time of discharge the factors that are...

White-bread lovers take heart. Scientists are now reporting that this much-maligned food seems to encourage the growth of some of our most helpful inhabitants -- beneficial gut bacteria. In addition to this surprising find, a new study also revealed that when looking at effects of food on our...

The war on drugs could get a boost with a new method that analyzes sewage to track levels of illicit drug use in local communities in real time. The new study could help law enforcement identify new drug hot spots and monitor whether anti-drug measures are working. Fuente :...

Nearly half a million people with diabetes end up in emergency rooms around the US every year due to the seizures and other consequences of dropping or spiking blood-sugar levels associated with the disease. To help prevent serious complications, scientists have now developed a new glucose-sensing...

Investigadores españoles han descrito un gen que podría mejorar el tratamiento de pacientes con daño crónico hepático. La expresión de este gen está inhibida en el hígado enfermo y su restitución se presenta como una prometedora estrategia terapéutica. Fuente :...

Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for more than 60% of HIV infections in the U.S. and 78% of new infections in men. Antiretroviral therapy can control HIV infection and suppress viral load, but mental health and substance abuse problems common among MSM can interfere with medication...

London and the South East need HS2 for improved links to Birmingham’s creative industries, just as much as the West Midlands needs easier access to the capital, the Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham City University will insist at a festival of student creativity later today. Fuente :...

Entrados en canas, el activista Marco Castillo y su pareja, Rodrigo Campos, están a un paso de lograr la equidad de derechos en materia de salud. Por primera vez en Costa Rica, y en toda América Central, las personas homosexuales gozarán del mismo acceso a los servicios médicos del Estado que las...

For her outstanding research in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Fraunhofer scientist Prof. Dr. Katja Schenke-Layland has been distinguished with the 2014 Young Scientist Award of the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society – European Chapter (TERMIS-EU) on June 10, 2014. Fuente :...

La cúpula del mayor telescopio del Observatorio de Calar Alto (Almería) ha acogido hoy la presentación de CALIFA, un muestreo galáctico de gran precisión, y CARMENES, un instrumento que buscará planetas semejantes a la Tierra. El Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía lidera estas dos iniciativas internacionales. Fuente :...

La rápida migración del campo a las ciudades por la falta de servicios públicos y de empleo en las zonas rurales, genera un profundo cambio social en los países insulares del Pacífico, que se caracterizaron por una fuerte población agraria. Para peor, los problemas de vivienda en las ciudades...

Investigadores españoles han descrito cómo un medicamento para la diabetes tipo 2 activa la grasa parda. Aunque el trabajo ha sido realizado en roedores, los resultados son clínicamente relevantes ya que se constata que pacientes obesos con diabetes tratados con este compuesto también muestran un incremento del gasto...

La Federación Española de Donantes de Sangre acaba de presentar un estudio estadístico sobre las donaciones en 2013. Según la institución, pese a un descenso del 4,1%, se cubrieron las necesidades de sangre en España, ya que hubo 1,7 millones de donaciones. La organización reclama en el informe el reconocimiento de la figura...

Seis años después del estallido de la crisis financiera que provocó la recesión de Estados Unidos y de buena parte del mundo, los inversores de Wall Street se frotan las manos ante el multimillonario potencial de ganancias que les ofrece el mercado de alquiler de viviendas unifamiliares en este...

El gobierno de Chile rechazó definitivamente este martes10 el polémico proyecto de HidroAysén, para la construcción de cinco centrales hidroeléctricas en el sur del país, tras años de lucha de grupos ambientalistas y comunidades afectadas, que alertaron al mundo sobre las consecuencias destructivas...

This is the story of two perfectly harmless genes. By themselves, PAX3 and MAML3 don’t cause any problems. However, when they combine during an abnormal but recurring chromosomal mismatch, they can be dangerous. The result is a chimera — a gene that is half of each — and that causes biphenotypic...

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional, silicon-decorated, cone-shaped carbon-nanotube cluster architecture for lithium ion battery anodes that could enable charging of portable electronics in 10 minutes, instead of hours. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/w...

Particles of soot floating through the air and comets hurtling through space have at least one thing in common: 0.36. That, reports a research group, is the measure of how dense they will get under normal conditions, and it's a value that seems to be constant for similar aggregates across an...

All systems are go for a bold demonstration of neuroscience and cognitive technology in action: on June 12, during the opening of the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a paralyzed person wearing a brain-controlled robotic exoskeleton is expected to make the first kick. The system records electrical...

Geologists have discovered a new way to study oxygen levels in the Earth's oldest oceans. New research approach may have important implications for the study of marine ecology and global warming. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/v...

The timing of the giant impact between Earth's ancestor and a planet-sized body occurred around 40 million years after the start of solar system formation. This means that the final stage of Earth's formation is around 60 million years older than previously thought, according to new research....

High-throughput experiments enable researchers to identify potential targets for cancer treatment. But the road to new therapies is still long. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

The genetics of fruit flies helps researchers to identify new targets for cancer therapy and to develop more individualised treatments. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Switching off cancer may sounds like science fiction today, but this is what researchers at the German Cancer Research Center DKFZ in Heidelberg are working on. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Los gobernantes del Grupo de los 77 (G-77), el mayor bloque de países del Sur en desarrollo más China, se reunirán en Bolivia el sábado 14 y domingo 15 para conmemorar el 50 aniversario de su fundación. El grupo original de 77 países reúne ahora a 133 estados, convirtiéndose así en la mayor...

The European SPHERE instrument has been successfully installed on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and has achieved first light. This powerful new facility can directly image gas-giant exoplanets and dust discs orbiting nearby stars (up to 300 light years away) with unparalleled precision and...