Humans maintain a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of beneficial microbes that colonize their bodies. Inflammatory bowel disease is one of the best-studied diseases associated with alterations in the composition of beneficial bacterial populations. Researchers have identified that the...

A new technique successfully takes on a longstanding challenge in DNA sequencing -- determining whether a particular genetic sequence comes from an individual's mother or father. The method, described in a Ludwig Cancer Research study in Nature Biotechnology, promises to accelerate studies of how...

The key is that metformin doesn't work to lower blood glucose by directly working on the glucose. It works on reducing harmful fat molecules in the liver, which then allows insulin to work better and lower blood sugar levels. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/mu-...

A Singapore-led scientific team discovers critical genes in bile duct cancers from different parts of the world.New molecular insights point to potentially different treatment regimens for the same cancer type depending on underlying genetic alterations. Fuente :...

An international team of researchers has used pioneering electron microscopy techniques to discover an important mechanism behind the reaction of metallic nanoparticles with the environment. Crucially, the research led by the University of York, shows that oxidation of metals -- the process that...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, together with researchers at the Polish Wroclaw University of Technology, have made a discovery that may lead to the curing of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (the so called mad cow disease) through...

Research from MIT shows carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/mio...

A biotic extinction happened 250 million years ago; it is the biggest one in Earth's history. A recent study shows that global changes on the Earth's surface caused by Pangea integration, volcanism and related crust disturbances played key roles in this mass extinction. This study was published in...

A study by Indiana University public health researchers found that the opportunity for significant progress in addressing cervical cancer across the country is being squandered -- not because of a lack of money, but because of a void of leadership and organization at the state levels. The study...

It doesn't take a Watson to realize that even the world's best supercomputers are staggeringly inefficient and energy-intensive machines. Our brains have upwards of 86 billion neurons, connected by synapses that not only complete myriad logic circuits; they continuously adapt to stimuli,...

Mammal body size decreased significantly during at least two ancient global warming events, a new finding that suggests a similar outcome is possible in response to human-caused climate change, according to paleontologists. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/j...

La biotecnología es una ciencia y plataforma que en México se le debe mirar como un potencial en el desarrollo económico y de salud. De los avances, perspectivas y posibles propuestas de negocios entre investigadores y el sector farmacéutico se hablará en el V Congreso Bioconnect, Retos y...

En 2003, el mercado cafetalero en México atravesó una importante crisis económica, originada principalmente por la plaga del gusano barrenador que afectó los plantíos. El hecho de buscar solución al problema motivó a Agroindustrias Unidas de México (AMSA) a encontrar vínculos con instituciones...

Our brains have upwards of 86 billion neurons, connected by synapses that not only complete myriad logic circuits; they continuously adapt to stimuli, strengthening some connections while weakening others. We call that process learning, and it enables the kind of rapid, highly efficient...

URBANA, Ill. – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) announced today that the university has received a $25 million federal grant to lead a consortium of universities and non-governmental organizations...

La Universidad de Salamanca (España) ha desarrollado un software que es capaz de reconocer vehículos en una calle o carretera y realizar el seguimiento de uno de ellos en particular a través de las imágenes obtenidas por un avión no tripulado. La principal aplicación de este sistema es el sector......

Dos proteínas desempeñan un papel fundamental en el desarrollo de las conexiones neuronales vinculadas con el lenguaje. Así lo indica una nueva investigación que describe cómo ambas moléculas, SRPX2 y FOXP2, son esenciales en la formación de las dendritas (las ramificaciones de las neuronas) y...

El cuarto Vehículo Automatizado de Transferencia de la ESA, el ATV Albert Einstein, ha puesto fin a su exitosa misión de servicio a la Estación Espacial Internacional esta tarde, desintegrándose de forma segura durante su reentrada en la atmósfera terrestre sobre una zona deshabitada del Pac......

La primera mujer que conduce el Ministerio Público de Guatemala ha logrado erosionar la impunidad que ampara a más de 90 por ciento de los crímenes en este país centroamericano. La cuestión es si los cambios obedecen solo a la impronta de la fiscal general Claudia Paz y Paz, de 46 años, y se...

A new study shows that people who are aware of their own thoughts and emotions are less affected by positive feedback from others. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/3...

New research offers one of the first in-depth views of how metabolism changes during pregnancy reduce the effect of a commonly used drug to treat bipolar disorder. The blood level of the drug decreased during pregnancy, resulting in worsening symptoms. The new findings can help physicians prevent...

In early 2013, University of Washington students launched rockets from kites and balloons into a dry Nevada lakebed, early tests of a concept to collect and return samples from forbidding environments. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/v...

It was once thought that each cell in a person's body possesses the same DNA code and that the particular way the genome is read imparts cell function and defines the individual. For many cell types in our bodies, however, that is an oversimplification. Studies of neuronal genomes published in the...

Las tailandesas estuvieron entre las primeras mujeres de Asia en obtener derecho al voto, en 1932. Sin embargo, en materia de religión, continúan luchando por la igualdad y la aceptación social. Los cánticos inundan el aire justo antes del amanecer en el Monasterio Songdhammakalyani, en Najon...

A new study finds that having an investment on a corporate board makes for more successful mergers and acquisitions with higher stock prices, lower costs and fees. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/C...

The surprise finding of a young galaxy from a survey that was not designed to find such bright early galaxies suggests that the infant universe may harbor a larger number of intense star-forming galaxies than astronomers believed possible. This means theories and predictive models of the...

Mientras se recrudece la epidemia de cólera en Haití, las víctimas intentan llevar a la ONU a la justicia por introducir la bacteria en ese país, el más pobre del continente americano.Un manifestante levanta un panfleto en una protesta en Puerto Príncipe contra la presencia de la ONU en Haití. Crédito: Ansel Herz/IPS.Por Thalif...

"" This is a book as much about a changing America as about the television series which have addressed it, from The Sopranos and The Wire to The West Wing, Mad Men and Treme, in what has emerged as the second golden age of American television drama. Fuente :...

Researchers have a new model for how the kidney repairs itself, a model that adds to a growing body of evidence that mature cells are far more plastic than had previously been imagined. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/g...