Quick exploration, accuracy in diagnosis, correct prediction and no harm to newborns. After conducting a research with one hundred babies, these are the strong arguments given by doctors and researchers from the hospitals Parc Taulí (UAB) and Sant Joan de...
Design of mathematical models based on the study and quantification of the functional traits of plants to help prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems. This is what the article's a...
A research group from CRAG discovers that one gene from Arabidopsis thaliana encodes for two essential proteins, one necessary for photosynthesis and another one necessary for embryo development. The next step for the research team will be to analyze if this mechanism...
Researchers from Germans Trial i Pujol University Hospital (IGTP, UAB) have discovered a new approach to treat Multiple Sclerosis that slows down the development of Multiple Sclerosis by reprogramming patients' own blood cells. Approved by the...
It is estimated that, by 2030, obese population will increase to 573 million. Apart from other diseases related to obesity, experts have discovered that the higher the weight of people, the more likely they are to have osteoarthritis....
Sensitivity analyses, which relate the variability of output values to the input values of a process, are applied to a very broad range of research fields. Researcher Andrea Saltelli observed however that 96% of these types of analyses published in scientific journals...
Users of the Catalonia's national health system perceive the continuity of care between primary and secondary care is existent, although they also highlight where is the room for improvement....
Despite a lack of planning and monitoring, the reintroduction of the alpine marmot in the Pyrenees has been a success. However, reintroduced populations of Andorra, La Cerdanya and El Ripollès have low genetic diversity. Only time will tell whether this inconvenience...
Substance abuse, compulsive gambling and obesity show to have a very similar cognitive profile when it comes to the decision making process. This process drives individuals to choose determinate actions, over others, after...
Human activity has caused an increase in nitrogen emissions. The use of resin-based rain collectors will allow a less frequent sampling of nitrogen deposition than with conventional collectors. This will...
