A study concludes that including waist circumference measurements in clinical practice, together with the traditional height and weight measurements, would make it easier to detect children and adolescents with cardiometabolic risk. This study is the first of its kind in Spain on abdominal obesity...

A new study found that health-related quality of life assessment in small-cell lung cancer randomized clinical trials provides relevant added information in studies where the treatment arms do not differ in terms of efficacy. It provides valuable information for those treatments where better...

With implications for all children, a new study has found that parenting affects the academic and social performance of African-American boys as they move from preschool to kindergarten. In fact, parent-child interactions influence whether or not a high-achieving African American boy stays on...

Researchers are proposing a new technology that might control the flow of heat the way electronic devices control electrical current, an advance that could have applications in a diverse range of fields from electronics to textiles. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/M...

Una operación para curar la epilepsia causó a Henry Molaison amnesia pura. Tras su muerte en 2008, cedió su cerebro para que se estudiase esta rara consecuencia. El análisis de los 2.401 cortes en los que fue divido el órgano ha permitido crear un mapa en 3D sobre la memoria y el hipocampo. Fuente...

Encouraging older drivers to self-regulate their driving, rather than revoking their license based on age, has the potential to improve their safety and maintain their independence, a study has found. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/0...

Just when that new gym membership is looking like a mistake, recent marketing research shows that reminding consumers of the price strengthens their purchase choices and leads to long-term satisfaction. The research says that even though most people value higher functionality over the long-term,...

Attempts to replant cleared areas of rainforest are hindered in central Panama due to the overgrown grass areas. Scientists from Australia and Panama, look into the reproductive biology of Saccharum spontaneum a weed that produces most of this biomass, to find methods for more successful control....

Messages that describe obesity as a disease may undermine healthy behaviors and beliefs among obese individuals, according to a new study. The findings show that obese individuals exposed to such messages placed less importance on health-focused dieting and reported less concern about weight. These...

The world's oceans are becoming more acidic, changing in a way that hasn't happened for millions of years. But will marine organisms from tiny coccolithophores to king crabs change along with the waters? Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/7...

Researchers have developed a new stretchable and transparent electrical conductor, bringing the potential for a fully foldable cell phone or a flat-screen television that can be folded and carried under your arm closer to reality. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/v...

El catedrático de Genética en la Universidad de Edimburgo Adrian Bird ha sido galardonado con el premio Fundación BBVA Fronteras del Conocimiento por aportar el mapa de activación de los genes y abrir una vía para buscar cura a enfermedades neurológicas. Fuente :...

Los microhilos con recubrimiento vítreo son buenos candidatos para su uso como sensores de alta sensibilidad, por ejemplo, en los teléfonos móviles. Así lo refleja un estudio de científicos de la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) que han investigado la conducta magnética superficial de este...

Un grupo de investigadores de la Universidad de Sevilla ha desarrollado un videojuego pensado para personas con parálisis cerebral. El objetivo, según sus creadores, es mejorar las condiciones de vida de este colectivo mediante una aplicación que permita adquirir y afianzar conocimientos a través...

Las lagunas someras del Tancat de la Pipa del Parque Natural de la Albufera favorecen la disminución de nutrientes y sólidos suspendidos, reduciendo el grado de eutrofización y aumentando la transparencia del agua. Así se desprende de un estudio de investigadores de la Universidad Politécnica de...

No hace muchos años, los catalanes tenían una actitud un tanto flexible acerca de su identidad. Una mayoría reconocía que se sentían por igual catalanes y españoles. Una minoría se consideraba exclusivamente catalana, mientras otra todavía menor tozudamente declaraba ser solamente española.  Esta estabilidad se debía a que una...

La Galaxia Remolino, también conocida como M51 o NGC 5194, es uno de los ejemplos más espectaculares de una galaxia espiral. Alberga más de cien mil millones de estrellas y está en proceso de fusionarse con su galaxia acompañante NGC 5195, de menor tamaño. Fuente :...

Dos nuevos trabajos muestran que las personas que presentan un alto nivel en sangre de la proteína resistina poseen mayor riesgo de padecer infartos de miocardio y angina de pecho. Curiosamente esta molécula se encuentra elevada en personas relativamente jóvenes no identificadas como grupos de...

Investigadores del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales han descubierto que una dieta que incluye mayor diversidad de presas mejora la condición física y la capacidad del sistema inmunitario en los pollos de cernícalo vulgar, Falco tinnunculus. Los resultados del trabajo muestran que, en la...

Ingenieros de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid han diseñado un sensor óptico que detecta en tiempo real cuánta sal hay en el asfalto. De esta forma se evita esparcir en exceso esta sustancia, que, aunque impide la formación de hielo en las calzadas, también perjudica a los vehículos, las...

The journal Diabetes Care, published by the American Association of Diabetes, features a series of articles commemorating the 30th anniversary of two groundbreaking diabetes studies. Rose A. Gubitosi-Klug, M.D., Ph.D., of University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and Case Western...

High school students who were at risk for dropping out greatly improved their math test scores and school attendance with the help of intensive tutoring and mentoring, according to a new study by the University of Chicago Urban Education Lab. The program's benefits were equivalent to closing nearly...

New research shows further exploration of the negative effects of caffeine use is needed. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/au-...

Researchers at the Hebrew university of Jerusalem have created a molecule that could potentially lower diabetic patients' higher risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease, and pave the way for preventive treatment of damages caused by high sugar levels. Following successful animal testing...

Although inflammation is frequently a cause of disease in the body, research from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio indicates that low levels of a pro-inflammatory cytokine in the brain are important for cognition. Cytokines are proteins produced by the immune system....

In recent years, mutant IDH proteins have been proposed as attractive drug targets for acute myeloid leukemia. Investigators from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have developed a new animal model that supports IDH2 as a therapeutic target for this widespread blood cancer. Fuente :...

Patients taking crizotinib for ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer may safely and durably use up to three courses of targeted radiation therapy to eradicate pockets of drug-resistant disease. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/uoc...

Researchers at the Prairie Research Institute's Illinois Natural History Survey have found that overall, concentrations of arsenic, selenium, and mercury in bighead and silver carp from the lower Illinois River do not appear to be a health concern for a majority of human consumers. Fuente :...

New results from NASA's MABEL campaign demonstrated that a photon-counting technique will allow researchers to track the melt or growth of Earth's frozen regions. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/nsf...