Administrar ácido úrico a pacientes que han sufrido un accidente cerebrovascular, combinado con fármacos trombolíticos para disolver los coágulos de la sangre en las primeras horas, reduce las secuelas del ictus o infarto cerebral. Fuente : http://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/El-acido-urico-...

Conocer las aves españolas, así como los lugares excepcionales para su observación, resulta ahora mucho más fácil gracias a la nueva aplicación para smartphones editada por SEO/BirdLife en colaboración con la Fundación BBVA. Incluye información sobre 563 especies, con 200 vídeos, más de 300 cantos y mapas. Fuente :...

Esta imagen tomada desde el espacio nos muestra dos lagunas en el norte de Chile: Miscanti, con forma de corazón, y Miñiques, un poco más pequeña. Fuente : http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Spain/El_co...

From warp drives to hyperspace, science fiction has continuously borrowed from, and sometimes anticipated, the state of the art in scientific progress. This has resulted in the perception that science and science fiction have a causal relationship, one finding direction from and fulfilling the science fantasy laid out before...

Money and parenting don't mix. That's according to new research that suggests that merely thinking about money diminishes the meaning people derive from parenting. The study is one among a growing number that identifies when, why, and how parenthood is associated with happiness or misery, a topic explored today a the Society...

Mothers who expressed a strong intent to breastfeed did so far less when their babies received formula. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/uoc...

In biology, a protein's shape is key to understanding how it causes disease or toxicity. Researchers who use X-rays to takes snapshots of proteins need a billion copies of the same protein stacked and packed into a neat crystal. Now, scientists using exceptionally bright and fast X-rays can take a picture that rivals...

Baylor University researchers test the effectiveness of an online gaming website in teaching civics education. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/bu-...

Research from the Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic could change how patients are treated to prevent blood clots after joint replacement surgery. A study published as the lead article in the current issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery determined that after lower extremity joint...

Over the past decade, a great clinical focus has been directed at developing new and innovative therapies for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). An analysis of clinical trials evaluating these therapies demonstrates that the cumulative success rate for new agents for advanced NSCLC is lower than the...

Adenocarcinoma histology, female sex, never-smoking status, and Asian ethnicity have been considered the most important factors associated with EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer and response to EGFR inhibitors. A recent study has found that, within the Asian population, the frequency of EGFR mutations associated with...

The widespread use of illegal steroids among Major League Baseball players has been fueled by an "economy of bodily management," the free agent market and exploding television revenues, a UT Arlington labor and disability historian argues in a newly published research paper. Fuente :...

Attention modification programs, which train a person to ignore or disregard specific, problematic cues or triggers, have been used effectively to treat cases of anxiety and substance abuse. In a novel study published this week in the journal Appetite, Kerri Boutelle, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the...

Research shows that children living close to fast food outlets are more likely to be overweight. Researchers looked at weight data from more than a million children and compared it with the availability of unhealthy food from outlets including fish and chip shops, burger bars, pizza places, and sweet shops. It is hoped that...

TV makeover shows and glossy magazines can leave women feeling guilty for not wearing “sexy” lingerie -- especially on Valentine’s Day. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/-...

Es de tarde en Bangalore, la ciudad de las tecnologías de la información de India. En un pequeño estudio, Vaishalli Chandra, directora de QRadio, una emisora por Internet dedicada a la comunidad de gays, lesbianas, bisexuales y transgénero (LGBT), entrevista a Ankit Bhuptani, un homosexual de 21...

Durante décadas, el silencio carcomió a Yasuaki Yamashita sobre sus vivencias como sobreviviente del ataque nuclear que Estados Unidos lanzó sobre la ciudad japonesa de Nagasaki el 9 de agosto de 1945. Yamashita, un artista plástico de 74 años que reside en México desde 1968, rompió los sellos que...

La maliense Aminata Diarra vio por última vez con vida a su hermano Malamine hace casi dos años, en la televisión nacional. Era miembro ...El artículo Familiares de soldados desaparecidos de Malí reclaman justicia fue publicado originalmente en IPS Agencia de Noticias.La maliense Aminata Diarra vio...

The analytical tool was developed to analyse how we move to music. Now, it may also provide answers to the risk of premature babies developing cerebral palsy. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Stem cell scientists have a new theory for how stem cells decide whether to become liver or pancreatic cells during development. A cell's fate, the researchers found, is determined by the nearby presence of prostaglandin E2, a messenger molecule best known for its role in inflammation and pain. The...

As the Arctic continues to see dramatic declines in seasonal sea ice, warming temperatures and increased storminess, the responses of marine mammals can provide clues to how the ecosystem is responding to these physical drivers. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/B...

Scientists have found for the first time an infectious form of the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii in western Arctic Beluga, prompting a health advisory to the Inuit people who eat whale meat. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/-...

La Provincia Norte de Sri Lanka, que aún se recupera de las consecuencias de la guerra civil, tuvo motivos para celebrar cuando se anunciaron en diciembre los resultados de un examen realizado en todo el país. De los 16.604 estudiantes que participaron en la prueba, 63,8 por ciento obtuvieron las...

Researchers have combined atoms with multiple orbitals and precisely pinned down their electron distributions. Using advanced electron diffraction techniques, the scientists discovered that orbital fluctuations in iron-based compounds induce strongly coupled polarizations that can enhance electron...

We know much about how embryos develop, but one key stage -- implantation -- has remained a mystery. Now, scientists have discovered a way to study and film this 'black box' of development. This new method revealed that on its way from ball to cup, the blastocyst becomes a 'rosette' of wedge-shaped...

When individuals from different groups interbreed, their offspring's DNA becomes a mixture of the DNA from each admixing group. Pieces of this DNA are then passed along through subsequent generations, carrying on all the way to the present day. Researchers have now produced a global map detailing...

Exposure to child-directed speech sharpens infants' language processing skills and can predict future success. New work indicates early intervention can improve language skills in kids lagging behind. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/n...

Invasive "crazy ants" are rapidly displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern US by secreting a compound that neutralizes fire ant venom, according to a new study. It's the first known example of an insect with the ability to detoxify another insect's venom. Fuente :...

Un vertido de crudo puede causar la muerte de los peces al provocarles un paro cardíaco. Investigadores estadounidenses han descrito por primera vez el mecanismo por el que los hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos hacen que sus contracciones cardíacas se ralenticen y el ritmo del latido se vuelva...