Santiago, 20 de Diciembre de 2022.- La neuróloga Daniela Ávila, profesora de la Facultad de Medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, está realizando una investigación que busca que en todo el país los especialistas que reciben a pacientes con miotonías no distróficas, o rigidez muscular intensa puedan aplicarContinuar Leyendo
A research group at the University of Bern is studying how plants «breathe». They have gained new insights into how grasses develop efficient «breathing pores» on their leaves. If important landmark components in this development process are missing, the gas exchange between plant and atmosphere is impaired. The findings areContinuar Leyendo
Tras la cuenta atrás en francés de diez a uno, se anuncia: «Décollage»: despegue. La colaboración de 15 años entre la NASA, la ESA y la Agencia Espacial Canadiense (CSA) acababa de entrar en su fase más crítica: el lanzamiento. Lo que sucediera posteriormente determinaría si el telescopio espacial JamesContinuar Leyendo
Not excessive inflammatory reaction, but anti-inflammatory substances as triggers The diagnosis and treatment of long COVID syndrome (LCS) is still very difficult, and there is only little knowledge about the factors causing accompanying symptoms. Researchers at the Joint Metabolome Facility of the University of Vienna and the Medical University ofContinuar Leyendo
Researchers have found evidence for the existence of a new type of planet they have called a “water world,” where water makes up a large fraction of the entire planet. These worlds, discovered in a planetary system 218 light-years away, are unlike any planets in our Solar System. París, DecemberContinuar Leyendo
Ha finalizado la primera misión lunar Artemis. La nave Orion de la NASA ha amerizado en el océano Pacífico a las 17:40 GMT/18:40 CET, después de haber orbitado por el satélite y de haberse adentrado en el espacio más que ninguna otra nave diseñada para transportar personas, para luego volverContinuar Leyendo
Washington, December 15, 2022.- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death across the globe, according to a new “almanac”-style special issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). The issue looks at 18 specific cardiovascular conditions and 15 risk factors across 21 global regions toContinuar Leyendo
Southampton, Dec 12, 2022.- A new index developed by researchers at the University of Southampton reveals neighbourhoods in the north of England have the highest risk of food insecurity. Published in PLOS ONE, the Food Insecurity Risk Indices can identify risk to a smaller scale than ever before as itContinuar Leyendo
USC researchers Megan McCain and postdoc Megan Rexius-Hall have engineered a microscale model that can replicate key aspects of myocardial infarction and might one day serve as a testbed for new personalized heart drugs. Los Angeles, CA, Dec 10, 2022.- Researchers at the USC Alfred E. Mann Department of BiomedicalContinuar Leyendo
International research team uncovers potential new drug target to stop deadly metastases responsible for 90 per cent of cancer deaths. Alberta, Dec 09, 2022.- An international team of researchers has uncovered a new mechanism that enables cancer cells to move throughout the body, providing a potential new target to stopContinuar Leyendo
