A team of researchers led by Janet Stanford, Ph.D., of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has discovered that mutations in the gene BTNL2, which encodes a protein involved in regulating T-cell proliferation and cytokine production -- both of which impact immune function -- increase the risk of...

Despite all the research done on Alzheimer's, there is still no early diagnostic tool for the disease. By looking at the brain wave components of individuals with the disease, professor Tiago H. Falk of INRS's Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications has identified a promising avenue of research...

University of Alberta researchers have found that abundant materials in the Earth's crust can be used to make inexpensive and easily manufactured nanoparticle-based solar cells. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/uoa...

A new drug target to treat depression and other mood disorders may lie in a group of GABA neurons shown to contribute to symptoms like social withdrawal and increased anxiety, Penn Medicine researchers report in a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience. Fuente :...

Research findings provide direct evidence that people with chronic diseases are more likely to be food insecure. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/uot...

Incarcerated men know they will need better financial skills to succeed when they're released from prison, but most distrust the system, are more open to educators from outside their facility, and believe they need personal rather than classroom instruction, said Angela Wiley, a U of I professor of...

A prominent protein activated by inflammation is the key instigator that converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to their most aggressive, untreatable form and promotes resistance to radiation therapy, an international team lead by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...

Data from a NASA airborne science mission reveals evidence of a large and previously unknown canyon hidden under a mile of Greenland ice. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/nsf...

For the first time, astronomers have seen the image of a distant quasar split into multiple images by the effects of a cloud of ionized gas in our own Milky Way Galaxy. Such events were predicted as early as 1970, but the first evidence for one now has come from the National Science Foundation's...

Environmental scientists brings bad news to the western United States, where firefighters are currently battling dozens of fires in at least 11 states. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/U...

A recent report indicates that 116-million Americans live with some form of chronic pain. Historically, chemists have developed drugs aimed at just one biological target. Two drugs used together may metabolize differently or present other issues. This new drug, named UMB 425 affects two different...

Scientists have developed a new oxygen “sponge” that can easily absorb or shed oxygen atoms at low temperatures. Materials with these novel characteristics would be useful in devices such as rechargeable batteries, sensors, gas converters and fuel cells. Fuente :...

Migraine may have long-lasting effects on the brain’s structure, according to a new study. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/O...

Here's a sobering fact for millions of young women heading back to school: The more alcohol they drink before motherhood, the greater their risk of future breast cancer. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/l...

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Enigmáticos montículos en medio de las praderas de la Amazonia boliviana han conducido a las primeras evidencias de ocupación humana en la región. Un equipo internacional de científicos las ha excavado y ha descubierto que sus sedimentos son los restos de caracoles, conchas y huesos, antiguas...

Enigmáticos montículos en medio de las praderas de la Amazonia boliviana han conducido a las primeras evidencias de ocupación humana en la región. Un equipo internacional de científicos las ha excavado y ha descubierto que sus sedimentos son los restos de caracoles, conchas y huesos, antiguas...

Woodland salamanders are a viable indicator of forest ecosystem recovery, according to researchers, Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/r...

When a beating heart slips into an irregular rhythm, the treatment is electric current from a pacemaker or defibrillator. But the electricity itself can cause pain, tissue damage and other side effects. Now, researchers want to replace jolts with a gentler remedy: light. Fuente :...

Reversing inflammation in the fluid surrounding the brain's cortex may provide a solution to the complex riddle of Parkinson's, according to researchers who have found a link between pro-inflammatory biomarkers and the severity of symptoms such as fatigue, depression and anxiety in patients with...

Teachers who practice "mindfulness" are better able to reduce their own levels of stress and prevent burnout, according to a new study. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/C...

Un equipo de científicos europeos ha desarrollado un sistema para producir ‘organoides cerebrales’ a partir de cultivos de células madre. El resultado es un tejido en 3D similar a las primeras etapas del cerebro humano, lo que permite estudiar su evolución y las enfermedades asociadas, como la...

Un estudio de la Universidad de Oviedo evidencia por primera vez que el aumento del CO2 atmosférico provocó la subida de las temperaturas en un periodo más cálido que el actual y con un nivel de concentraciones de dióxido de carbono similar al esperado para finales de este siglo. El avance,...

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Una investigación conducida por científicos del University College de Londres  ha determinado las barreras físicas que delimitan el espacio peripersonal según el nivel de ansiedad.  Fuente : http://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/El-espacio-vita...

PR  28-2013.    Se invita a los medios de comunicación a conocer el instrumento NIRSpec, el nuevo espectrógrafo de infrarrojo cercano que la ESA aporta al telescopio espacial James Webb (JWST). El acto de presentación tiene lugar justo antes de que el espectrógrafo sea enviado para ... Fuente :...