The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists numerous potential alternative sources of HIV transmission in addition to the known classical modes for acquiring the AIDS virus. Although manicure instruments is not on this list of alternative sources, a case of HIV transmission that may...

Scores of people were killed by an explosive eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, in 1790. Research presented in GSA Bulletin by D.A. Swanson of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and colleagues suggests that most of the fatalities were caused by hot, rapidly moving surges of volcanic debris and...

12/11/2014, New Evelyn Waugh material to be discussed at University of Leicester Literary Leicester festival public event on Wednesday 12 November Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Científicos catalanes han descrito una relación hasta ahora desconocida entre la proteína HNRNPA2B1 y el desarrollo del cáncer de páncreas, el 90% de los cuales tiene mutaciones del gen KRAS. El siguiente paso será conocer mejor cómo funcionan estas modificaciones de KRAS para diseñar fármacos que las puedan...

Vor 22 Jahren wurde an der MedUni Wien das weltweit einzigartige Toxoplasmose-Register etabliert, in dem österreichweit alle schwangere Frauen mit akuter Toxoplasma-Infektion und Kinder mit im Mutterleib „erworbener“ Infektion erfasst werden. Mit Hilfe dieses Screenings und der damit einher...

SHAPE (SME HPC Adoption Programme in Europe) is a pan-European programme supported by PRACE. The Programme aims to raise awareness and provide European SMEs with the expertise necessary to take advantage of the innovation possibilities created by High-Performance Computing (HPC), thus increasing...

Se aplica en un hospital de ese país e incluso la Universidad de Galway la patentó y promueve en Europa Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

L’équipe d’Éric Troncy, professeur à la Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l’Université de Montréal, a mesuré l’efficacité d’une combinaison de plantes sur la motricité des chiens atteints d’arthrose. L’être humain n’est pas le seul à souffrir d’arthrose en vieillissant : il est fréquent que son meilleur ami quadrupède souffre...

Arthritis pain in dogs can be relieved, with no side effects, by a new product based on medicinal plants and dietary supplements that was developed at the University of Montreal’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Los actuales conflictos militares que han desgarrado a Medio Oriente, y en especial a Iraq, Siria y Palestina, dejaron varias víctimas civiles, en particular en los sectores más vulnerables, mujeres, niñas y niños. La guerra civil de Siria, que avanza hacia los cuatro años, es el conflicto que ha dejado un mayor número de...

Si todo sale bien, este 12 de noviembre la sonda Rosetta dejará su 'aterrizador' Philae sobre un cometa. Desde el Centro Europeo de Astronomía Espacial (ESAC) en Madrid, el ingeniero Miguel Pérez de Ayúcar (Pamplona, 1977) lidera los comandos que comunican a los científicos con sus...

Manchester scientist Ernest Rutherford – famed for “splitting the atom” – also deserves better recognition for helping to pioneer a system we now know as sonar as part of a top secret World War One defence project. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre el tratamiento de la diabetes bajo un esquema inmunológico y el tradicional? El paciente tiene su enfermedad diagnosticada y recibirá atención, pero además se revisará si existe un problema sistémico inmunológico y de ese modo evitará posibles consecuencias como pie...

A new study shows that armor-plated dinosaurs (ankylosaurs) had the capacity to modify the temperature of the air they breathed in an exceptional way: by using their long, winding nasal passages as heat transfer devices. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/M...

The characterization of individual components in an unknown crystalline powder mixture is a challenge that has eluded scientists for many years. Now, researchers have for the first time invented a methodology to accurately determine the crystal structures present in such mixtures. Fuente :...

Today''s hard disk drives can hold terabytes of digital data, but manufacturers are having trouble squeezing more storage capacity into these devices using conventional procedures. Now, a new technique that promises to solve this impasse -- heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) -- can be...

Researchers are helping to advance the development of hydrogen-powered cars by producing innovative materials that could make on-board hydrogen generators a reality. Hydrogen is a renewable resource with the potential to power everything from households to cars, but its use is currently limited by...

Eight percent of your genome derives from retroviruses that inserted themselves into human sex cells millions of years ago. Right now the koala retrovirus (KoRV) is invading koala genomes, a process that can help us understand our own viral lineage and make decisions about managing this vulnerable species. In a recent study,...

Two NASA and one European spacecraft have gathered new information about the basic properties of a wayward comet that buzzed by Mars Oct. 19, directly detecting its effects on the Martian atmosphere. Debris from the comet, known officially as Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring, caused an intense meteor...

Las corporaciones más grandes del mundo continúan brindando escasa información sobre sus operaciones globales, según un nuevo análisis que advierte que las empresas extractivas en particular no están preparadas para atender los requisitos de divulgación de sus datos. Las conclusiones proceden de la...

Spending less than one hour a day preparing food at home is associated with eating more fast food and spending more money eating out, finds new research. Not having time available may be one of the most significant barriers to achieving a healthy diet. Fuente :...

A detailed analysis by cybersecurity experts found that U.S. website administrators nationwide tasked with patching security holes exploited by the Heartbleed bug may not have done enough. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/P...

Scientists have succeeded in electrochemically detecting protein binding on semiconductor materials for the first time, thanks to a newly developed investigative method based on differences in electrical charge. Now the physicists are working on an optical process to detect and localize protein...

By transforming human scar cells into blood vessel cells, scientists may have discovered a new way to repair damaged tissue. The method appeared to improve blood flow, oxygenation, and nutrition to areas in need. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/0...

“Si fuera hoy me quedaría allá, no vendría a buscar trabajo acá”, aseguró Josefa Gomes, quien hace 30 años migró de Serra Redonda, pequeña localidad del Nordeste brasileño, a esta ciudad de Rio de Janeiro, a 2.400 kilómetros de distancia. Lo concluye tras comprobar los cambios en su pequeña ciudad natal, de 7.000 habitantes,...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo Industrial (Onudi) ha recorrido un largo camino desde 1997, cuando enfrentó el riesgo de perecer tras el fin de la Guerra Fría. En esa época estaba amenazada por la retirada de Canadá, Estados Unidos –su mayor donante– y Australia, que argumentaban que el sector privado...

Free content from this month's issue of Physics Today now available online Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

New Group Leader will focus on understanding the biology of telomeres Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Mit einer neu entwickelten Untersuchungsmethode ist es erstmals möglich, Proteinbindungen auf Halbleitermaterialien anhand von Ladungsunterschieden elektrochemisch aufzuspüren. Dies haben Wissenschaftler der Universität Heidelberg in Zusammenarbeit mit Forschern der Universität Gießen gezeigt. Nun arbeiten die Physiker an...