The Sept. issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine focuses on, "The Changing Face of Spinal Cord Injury," the theme for the 2013 meeting of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals. Research articles address topics in urology, neuroscience, rehab psychology, physiology, gastroenterology,...

When it comes to public access, the tree of life has holes.A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers shows about 70 percent of published genetic sequence comparisons are not publicly accessible, leaving researchers worldwide unable to get to critical data they may need to tackle...

Providing families with diabetic children access via pager to a transport team improves outcomes and efficiency, according to a recent study performed at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The study, "Real-time Support of Pediatric Diabetes...

Spool-like proteins called histones play a crucial role in packaging the nearly seven feet of DNA found in most human cells. It has been thought that a particular group of histone isoforms were functionally identical. This study shows that these isoforms can have distinct functions, and that they...

Hashtag #doyouknowwhoswatchingyou? A new study from USC researchers sampled more than 15 million tweets, showing that even Twitter users who have opted-out of location tagging may be inadvertently revealing where they are through updates on the social media channel. Fuente :...

An international group of researchers from the University of Minnesota, Argonne National Laboratory and Seoul National University have discovered a groundbreaking technique in manufacturing nanostructures that has the potential to make electrical and optical devices smaller and better than ever...

Clay, an abundant and cheap natural material, is a key ingredient in a supercapacitor that can operate at very high temperatures, according to Rice University researchers who have developed such a device. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-09/ru-...

Once every 30 years or so, or roughly one Saturnian year, a monster storm rips across the northern hemisphere of the ringed planet. In 2010, the most recent and only the sixth giant storm on Saturn observed by humans began stirring. It quickly grew to superstorm proportions, reaching 15,000...

For the first time, a dramatic global climate shift has been linked to the impact in Quebec of an asteroid or comet, Dartmouth researchers and their colleagues report in a new study. The cataclysmic event wiped out many of the planet's large mammals and may have prompted humans to start gathering...

Gardiner's frogs from the Seychelles islands, one of the smallest frogs in the world, do not possess a middle ear with an eardrum yet can croak themselves, and hear other frogs. An international team of scientists using X-rays has now solved this mystery and established that these frogs are using...

A new species of fungus that eats amphibians' skin has ravaged the fire salamander population in the Netherlands, bringing it close to regional extinction. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/g...

Darwin referred to the origin of species as "that mystery of mysteries," and even today, more than 150 years later, evolutionary biologists cannot fully explain how new animals and plants arise. For decades, nearly all research in the field has been based on the assumption that the main cause of...

Researchers say that the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is an ideal model to study hearing loss in humans caused by loud noise. The reason: The molecular underpinnings to its hearing are roughly the same as with people. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/s...

Research finds there is an emerging trend for very young children (toddlers and pre-schoolers) to use internet connected devices, especially touchscreen tablets and smartphones. This is likely to result in an increasing number of very young children having access to the internet, along with a...

Entre la selva y el apacible curso del río Tapajós, en plena Amazonia brasileña, viven los Ribeirinhos. Estos descendientes de Amerindios y colonos portugueses se están viendo afectados por las grandes implicaciones de la gestión y explotación de los recursos forestales. Su presencia en la Floresta...

The Ribeirinhos live in the heart of Brazilian Amazon between the forest and the tranquil waters of the Tapajós river. These descendants of the American Indians and Portuguese settlers are at the heart of major challenges involving the management and use of forest resources. Their presence in the...

Bajo los volcanes, agua y fuego conviven y generan los sistemas denominados "hidrotermales": unas complejas "máquinas de vapor" de las que a veces se observan en la superficie ciertas manifestaciones, unos humos blancos denominados "fumarolas". Investigadores del IRD y sus colaboradores nos...

Water and fire coexist under volcanoes to generate "hydrothermal" systems: complex "steam engines" producing white smoke called "fumaroles" that is sometimes observed at the surface. IRD researchers and their partners have just demonstrated why these reservoirs are not always found under the...

A new world-wide pooled analysis provides strong evidence that stents work well in women. Their examination of 26 randomized stent studies that enrolled 11,557 women concluded that women benefit just as much from stents as men do. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/q...

New study results show among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stents, the risk of cardiovascular complications after stopping dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is highly variable depending on the context, and some patients experience no complications at all. Fuente :...

Patients with Type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk due to recent acute coronary syndromes had similar rates of cardiovascular events when treated with the anti-diabetic agent alogliptin compared to placebo according to new results. Fuente :...

Measures taken in developed countries to reduce noncommunicable diseases -- the leading causes of death globally -- have improved the life expectancy of women aged 50 years and older over the last 20 to 30 years. But, according to a study the gap in life expectancy between such women in rich and...

The search continues for an agent that increases high-density lipoprotein and reduces arterial plaque, after the experimental apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1) inducer, RVX-208 failed to do so in the ApoA1 Synthesis Stimulation and Intravascular Ultrasound for Coronary Atheroma Regression Evaluation study....

Demystifying the chemical processes that create a wine's aroma, and the invaluable potential application of that understanding in winemaking, is the new objective of the same scientists who recently sequenced the genome of the high-value Tannat grape, from which "the most healthy of red wines" are...

Un equipo de investigadores españoles y alemanes ha demostrado en ratones que determinados tipos de aprendizaje se almacenan en la corteza motora y no en el hipocampo. El estudio se ha publicado recientemente en la revista Nature Communications. Fuente :...

El virus del Nilo Occidental es un patógeno zoonótico que mantiene su ciclo enzoótico principalmente entre aves y mosquitos. Desde 2008, algunas epidemias en el sur y el este de Europa han causado graves enfermedades neurológicas en seres humanos y equinos, e incluso algunos casos mortales. Los...

Investigadores del Instituto Español de Oceanografía han descubierto en aguas canarias, y a más de 1.000 metros de profundidad, un importante yacimiento submarino de fósiles en el cual se han encontrado dientes de megalodón, el tiburón más grande y mayor depredador marino que ha existido. Fuente :...

Investigadores de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid han patentado Acoustic Asphalt Analyzer, un sistema electrónico embarcado en vehículos que permite detectar en tiempo real si el asfalto está húmedo o seco. El análisis del ruido de rodadura permite obtener los datos. Fuente :...

La oportunidad de lanzar experimentos a la estratosfera, o incluso al límite del espacio, se abre ahora de nuevo para los estudiantes universitarios: se seleccionará un máximo de diez equipos para lanzar experimentos en globos aerostáticos durante el otoño de 2014, o realizar experimentos en ......