Patients in hospital who are on antibiotics may benefit from taking probiotics, according to researchers at St. Michael's Hospital. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/smh...

Products derived from coconuts and oil palm trees are the primary protein sources in swine diets in parts of Africa, southeast Asia, South America, and Europe. New research from the University of Illinois is helping to establish the nutritional value of these products. Fuente :...

Scientists have developed a new, inexpensive and precise way to detect the toxin secreted by Vibrio tubiashii, a bacterial disease that a few years ago caused millions of dollars in losses to the oyster aquaculture industry in the Pacific Northwest. Fuente :...

A flash of light from a stellar outburst has provided a rare look at the 3-D structure of material ejected by an erupting nova. Astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to observe the light emitted by the close double-star system T Pyxidis, or T Pyx, a recurring nova, during its latest...

A five-year study found that significantly fewer people became obese when living in neighborhoods with healthier food environments, compared to those who had fewer healthy food options within a mile of their homes. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/du-...

A new dataset called Bedmap2 gives a clearer picture of Antarctica from the ice surface down to the bedrock below. Bedmap2 is a significant improvement on the previous collection of Antarctic data -- known as Bedmap -- that was produced more than 10 years ago. Fuente :...

The results of the study were reported to Honorable Minister Vasant Bharat on May 28, 2013, in Port of Spain. UM ranked Trinidad and Tobago 68th of 155 countries they ranked. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/uom...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope will have two opportunities in the next few years to hunt for Earth-sized planets around the red dwarf Proxima Centauri. The opportunities will occur in October 2014 and February 2016 when Proxima Centauri, the star nearest to our sun, passes in front of two other...

Scientists have discovered mosquitoes reared in cooler temperatures have weaker immune systems, making them more susceptible to dangerous viruses and thus more likely to transmit diseases to people. The finding may have a bearing on urban epidemics resulting from viral diseases, such as West Nile...

In 2012, biologists reported that they had detected radioactivity in Pacific bluefin tuna swimming off the California coast. The source of the radioactivity was Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi powerplants, which were damaged by the strong earthquake and subsequent tsunami on 11 March 2011 and released...

A new look at the diets of ancient African hominids shows a "game changer" occurred about 3.5 million years ago when some members added grasses or sedges to their menus, according to a new study. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/m...

Vegetarian diets are associated with reduced death rates in a study of more than 70,000 Seventh-day Adventists with more favorable results for men than women, according to a new report. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/7...

Scientists have discovered a new enzyme that could prove an important step in the quest to turn waste (such as paper, scrap wood and straw) into liquid fuel. To do this they turned to the destructive power of tiny marine wood-borers called 'gribble', which have been known to destroy seaside piers....

Diseases such as tuberculosis, anthrax, and shigellosis -- a severe food-borne illness -- eventually could be treated with an entirely new and more-effective kind of antibiotic, say scientists who found 46 previously untested molecules that target and disrupt an important step in the process of...

Most apes eat leaves and fruits from trees and shrubs. New studies show that human ancestors expanded their menu 3.5 million years ago, adding tropical grasses and sedges to an ape-like diet and setting the stage for our modern diet of grains, grasses, and meat and dairy from grazing animals....

More than a third of marriages between 2005 and 2012 began online, according to new research which also found that online couples have happier, longer marriages. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/8...

Researchers have found a promising strategy for defeating neuroblastoma -- a malignant form of cancer in children -- that focuses on the so-called MYCN protein. A specific chemical molecule helps to break down MYCN, which either kills the cancer cell or makes it mature into a harmless neuron....

Los expertos matizan la influencia del sexo oral en el desarrollo de un cáncer y recuerdan la alta influencia de factores de riesgo como el alcohol y el tabaco ||| Fuente : http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/materia/noticias/~3...

Conocer todas las proteínas del organismo y descubrir en ellas nuevos marcadores de enfermedades ayudará a no enfermar y permitirá individualizar al máximo los fármacos y tratamientos, así como abordar males ahora incurables, adelanta en una entrevista Pierre Legrain, presidente de la Organización...

Expertos del Instituto de Biomedicina de León han investigado la melatonina en células tumorales de diversa procedencia y han puesto de manifiesto que, mientras en células sanas esta hormona inhibe la apoptosis, en las de origen tumoral se produce una estimulación de los procesos apoptóticos que...

Las redes sociales no resultan intuitivas para las personas mayores, lo que dificulta su acceso a estas nuevas formas de comunicación, según han denunciado hoy varios expertos en unas jornadas sobre envejecimiento activo.La entrada Las redes sociales son poco intuitivas para los mayores aparece...

La empresa informática taiwanesa Acer presentó hoy, antes de la feria Computex 2013, sus nuevos productos, entre los que destacan una tableta de 8 pulgadas con el sistema operativo Windows y su primer híbrido teléfono-tableta, de 5,7 pulgadas.La entrada LLega Iconia W3, primer teléfono-tableta de...

PR 19-2013:  La cuarta nave de carga automática de la ESA, el ATV (Vehículo Automático de Transferencia) Albert Einstein, está listo para ser lanzado a la Estación Espacial Internacional en un cohete Ariane 5 el próximo 5 de junio, desde el puerto esp... Fuente :...

La historia del planeta Marte se esconde en sus materiales, en el agua y en la actividad volcánica, información que ayudará a conocer el futuro de la Tierra y permitirá la llegada del ser humano en los próximos veinte o treinta años.La entrada Marte, un espejo en el que se puede mirar la Tierra...

Researchers analyzed the content of videogames and their interaction with the player in depth. The study of this material shows the importance of this industry, which is experiencing exponential growth. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/x...

La escritora y blogger gastronómica Beatriz Rodríguez Vallina cree que las redes sociales han supuesto una revolución en el mundo de la gastronomía y de las marcas en especial, ya que les permiten darse a conocer de una manera "muy eficaz y rentable", sobre todo a firmas pequeñas.La entrada...

El primer prototipo de uno de los telescopios que formarán el observatorio CTA –acrónimo inglés de 'red de telescopios Cherenkov'– ha comenzado a funcionar en el laboratorio DESY de Alemania. En este proyecto, que analizará los energéticos rayos gamma del universo, participan empresas,...

Un equipo de investigadores del proyecto europeo MedSeA, en el que participan científicos de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), han alertado hoy de la acidificación del Mar Mediterráneo debido al impacto de las emisiones de dióxido de carbono (CO2). La entrada El Mediterráneo se acidifica...

Científicos de la Universidad de Granada han desarrollado un nuevo sistema web que permite realizar una valoración médica del dolor de espalda a través de Skype, un software gratuito para hacer videollamadas. Su trabajo podría suponer un paso fundamental en el ámbito de la teleasistencia, además de...