Seguir una dieta equilibrada y hacer ejercicio físico son dos consejos habituales para ayudar a evitar el sobrepeso y otros problemas de salud, efectos nocivos del estilo de vida poco activo que, por desgracia, es cada vez más habitual en las naciones industrializadas.Incluso una cantidad pequeña... Fuente :...

Un superfluido se mueve como un líquido del todo libre de fricción, aparentemente capaz de propulsarse a sí mismo sin que le limiten la gravedad o la tensión superficial. La física subyacente en esta clase de materiales, que parecen desafiar las leyes convencionales de la física, ha fascinado a... Fuente :...

De modo comparable a cómo los vehículos manejados por control remoto nos ayudan a explorar las profundidades del océano desde la superficie, un enfoque similar, que la NASA ha comenzado a estudiar, puede que algún día ayude a los astronautas a explorar otros mundos.La NASA ha realizado... Fuente :...

Un grupo de investigadores del laboratorio Disney Research ha hecho uso de la inteligencia artificial para ‘marcar’ a los jugadores de fútbol y poner en evidencia sus errores. El seguimiento automático de 380 partidos de 20 equipos de diferentes ligas profesionales durante la temporada 2010-2011... Fuente :...

Si se emplean como materia prima grafitos más cristalinos y con menos defectos, aumentan el grado de perfección y el tamaño de lámina del grafeno obtenido por vía química. Así resumen los investigadores un resultado de investigación publicado en la revista científica Carbon y obtenido en el marco... Fuente :...

La ESA siempre se adelanta a los acontecimientos, probando nuevos desarrollos tecnológicos que se podrían implementar en futuras misiones espaciales. Fuente : http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Spain/Impac...

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El Grupo de Materiales Compuestos del INCAR-CSIC ha conseguido optimizar la síntesis de grafeno por vía química a partir del grafito. Los investigadores han obtenido un mayor grado de perfección que el logrado hasta ahora con dicha tecnología, una forma de producción especialmente adecuada para su uso industrial. Fuente :...

A team of Tel Aviv University archaeologists has discovered the remains of massive ancient fortifications built around an Iron Age Assyrian harbor in present-day Israel. The fortifications appear to protect an artificial harbor, a discovery of international significance, says team leader Dr....

Reservoirs of silica-rich magma -- the kind that causes the most explosive volcanic eruptions -- can persist in Earth's upper crust for hundreds of thousands of years without triggering an eruption, according to new University of Washington research. Fuente :...

Several fires are currently raging in central and northern California. These fires can be seen in this natural-color Terra satellite image taken by the MODIS instrument on Aug. 18, 2013. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/nsf...

Spaces built to keep children safe after an emergency or conflict can also help them recover from trauma, new Columbia University and World Vision research shows. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/wv-...

A pending component of health care reform would require restaurants and vending machines to list calorie information on menus to help fight obesity. But there's little evidence to date that it's an effective way to prevent overeating. A new Duke University study suggests a better approach might be...

Children who have higher levels of Bisphenol A, a chemical previously used in many products for kids, like baby bottle and plastic toys, had a higher odds of obesity and adverse levels of body fat, according to a new study from University of Michigan researchers. Fuente :...

Six new Gesophere articles, posted online on Aug. 14, 2013, offer insight into a variety of geologic problems, from the minute to the massive. Authors investigate inclusion and porosity patterns in a 23-carat carbonado diamond; sea-level change offshore of New Jersey; a new age for Sierra Nevada...

A new study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience demonstrates that Chinese herbal medicine Ji-Sui-Kang (JSK), given systemically for three weeks after injury in rats, improved locomotor function, reduced tissue damage, and preserved the structure of neural cells compared to control...

Live in a large city like New York, London, Beijing or Mumbai, and you are likely exposed to more air pollution than people in smaller cities in surrounding areas. But exactly how a city's pollution relates to the size of its population has never been measured, until now. Fuente :...

NASA has accepted ownership of its newest Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) from Boeing after successfully completing in orbit testing. TDRS-K, will be renamed TDRS-11 upon entry into service. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/nsf...

A new population-based study has found that patients with glioblastoma who died in 2010, after the Food and Drug Administration approval of bevacizumab, had lived significantly longer than patients who died of the disease in 2008, prior to the conditional approval of the drug for the treatment of...

Since records began in 1776, the people of Youngstown, Ohio had never experienced an earthquake. However, from January 2011, 109 tremors were recorded and new research in Geophysical Research-Solid Earth reveals how this may be the result of shale fracking. Fuente :...

By determining the three-dimensional structure of proteins at the atomic level, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered how some commonly used flame retardants, called brominated flame retardants (BFRs), can mimic estrogen hormones and possibly disrupt the body's endocrine...

Manipulation is often thought of as morally repugnant, but it might be responsible for the evolutionary origins of some helpful or altruistic behavior, according to a new study. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/nif...

Researchers have determined how to increase the efficiency and throughput of next generation sequencing by using digital PCR to accurately quantify the libraries. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/cg-...

The Boston Marathon bombing brought international attention back to the devastating effects of terrorism. There were numerous victims with severe injuries that needed immediate attention. A novel study in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the American College of...

Medical organizations are participating in a campaign to help clinicians and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical interventions. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/w-e...

Allowing children to make a choice to sacrifice their own toys in order to share with someone else makes them more likely to share in the future, according to new research published in Psychological Science. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/afp...

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Una práctica milenaria hoy vista como insalubre y asquerosa permite iluminar algunos pasajes oscuros de la evolución humana ||| Fuente : http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/materia/noticias/~3...

Un equipo de científicos suizos, franceses y alemanes están estudiado el funcionamiento de los ojos de los insectos con el fin de diseñar y fabricar los primeros ojos compuestos de superficie curvada artificiales en miniatura plenamente funcionales.La investigación cuenta con financiación de...