People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk for substance use, especially cigarette smoking, and protective factors usually associated with lower rates of substance use do not exist in severe mental illness, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Drug...

Research on enzymes that regulate human biology has uncovered characteristics that could be used to identify predisposition to conditions such as heart disease, diabetic ulcers and some types of cancer. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/D...

Surgeons have developed a way for their peers at a Level I trauma center in South Africa to accurately collect and analyze trauma care data via an iPad app. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/H...

El año 2013 fue de contrastes para la mayoría de las grandes ciudades latinoamericanas en materia de transporte sustentable, como ejemplifican los casos de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de México y Río de Janeiro.  El gobierno izquierdista de la capital mexicana inauguró la quinta ruta del Metrobús, un modelo de tránsito rápido por...

Horas después de que milicias leales a Riek Machar declararán el control de la estratégica ciudad de Bor, en Sudán del Sur, el exvicepresidente anunció el envío de una delegación a las conversaciones de paz con líderes africanos y representantes de quien fue su superior y camarada, el presidente...

Researchers have discovered that a small adhesive wireless device worn on the chest for up to two weeks does a better job detecting abnormal and potentially dangerous heart rhythms than the Holter monitor, which is typically used for 24 hours and has been the standard of care for more than 50...

A novel technique has enabled a patient with "word blindness" to read again. Word blindness is a rare neurological condition. (The medical term is "alexia without agraphia.") Although a patient can write and understand the spoken word, the patient is unable to read. Fuente :...

Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists have showed that your lungs have odor receptors as well. The odor receptors in your lungs are in the membranes of flask-shaped neuroendocrine cells that dump neurotransmitters and...

Seawater samples collected from the marine estuary Beaufort Inlet, N.C., weekly for a year and on a daily and hourly basis for shorter periods were used to track changes in pH and dissolved inorganic carbon. Short-term variability in acidity over one year exceeds 100-year global predictions for the...

Off the coast of Svalbard methane gas flares originating from gas hydrate deposits at depth of several hundred meters have been observed regularly. A new study shows that the observed outgassing is most likely caused by natural processes and can not be attributed to global warming. Fuente :...

The thinning of Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is much more susceptible to climatic and ocean variability than at first thought, according to new research. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/h...

Investigadores japoneses han observado que el tiempo de cortejo de los peces medaka se acorta cuando la hembra ya conoce al macho. La visión de un individuo familiar del sexo opuesto activa un grupo de neuronas en el cerebro femenino que acelera su decisión. Fuente : http://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Los-peces-hembr...

Scientists have revealed an atomic-level view of a genetic defect that causes a form of muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy type 2, and have used this information to design drug candidates with potential to counter those defects—and reverse the disease. Fuente :...

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have revealed an atomic-level view of a genetic defect that causes a form of muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy type 2, and have used this information to design drug candidates with potential to counter those defects—and reverse the disease. Fuente...

Online viewing and listening are now staples of those who live the digital life. But online tasting? This may be happening sooner than one expects, with a new taste simulator. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/i...

Scientists know that vision restoration training (VRT) can help patients who have lost part of their vision due to glaucoma, optic nerve damage, or stroke regain some of their lost visual functions, but they do not understand what factors determine how much visual recovery is achieved. Fuente :...

Con la mirada cansina, Essomba Dominique, un pigmeo baka de Mindourou, en la Región Oriental de Camerún, está sentado frente a su choza, conocida en su idioma como “mongoulou”. Se escucha el estruendo de un camión que transporta madera y que va levantando polvareda a su paso. Mientras Dominique...

Scientists have successfully developed a method to chemically exfoliate molybdenum disulfide crystals into high quality monolayer flakes, with higher yield and larger flake size than current methods. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/n...

Minority women tend to be less aware of the increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) they face by being overweight or obese. The results of a study that compared Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women based on their knowledge of heart disease risk factors and their perceptions of their own...

Professor Tony Bridgwater has been appointed as the new Director of Aston University's (UK) European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI). Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Ahmed Nawaz, un agricultor de 55 años del valle de Swat, en el noroeste pakistaní, lamenta el día cuando el movimiento islámico Talibán llegó a su hermosa tierra, conocida por sus montañas onduladas y exuberantes campos y huertos florecidos. “La tierra se volvió estéril”, cuenta. “Nuestro...

In the first study of its kind researchers are to examine life imprisonment on an international scale. The work will be led by Professor Dirk Van Zyl Smit – an expert in penal law and life imprisonment at The University of Nottingham. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Investigadoras del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) han descrito por primera vez a Vejdovskybathynella vasconica, una especie de 'gamba' subterránea encontrada en la cueva vizcaína de Goikoetxe. Su descripción incluye datos de dos genes, además de la información morfológica. Fuente...

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully developed a method to chemically exfoliate molybdenum disulfide crystals, a class of chalcogenide compounds, into high quality monolayer flakes, with higher yield and larger flake size than current methods. Fuente...

Investigadores de la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC) han realizado un estudio biomecánico del calzado de la marca Camper. El proyecto ha contado con la participación de 54 voluntarios que han probado seis modelos de zapatos de hombre y seis de mujer analizados mediante sistemas de captura ópticos, placas de fuerza,...

The University of Eastern Finland Business School is launching a new Master’s Degree Programme in International Business and Sales Management in autumn 2014. The programme is the first and only one of its kind in Finland. The two-year programme gives students excellent opportunities to work in demanding positions in...

A guide dog communicates with a blind person via a harness and its handle. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna) have investigated for the first time the forces guide dogs are exposed to during their work. Physiotherapists and movement analysts compared...

Un proceso químico realizado en el Centro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías Competitivas (CIATEC) podría ofrecer una de las soluciones más ambiciosas al problema de la contaminación con llantas usadas. Se trata de la obtención –a partir del neumático en desuso- de un polvo con el cual se...

Hasta hace poco, se desconocía la estrecha relación entre algunos padecimientos crónicos, como la hipertensión o la diabetes, con la inflamación de los tejidos dentales (enfermedades periodontales). Un tema en el que investigadores mexicanos se han adentrado con laintención de dar mayor importancia...