Begoña Benito, cardiologist: “Now research is being done with a gender perspective” | Health & Wellness

The infinite eyes of the researcher Margarita Salas, the chemist Rosalind Franklin or the pharmacologist Gertrude Belle Elion, promoter of immunotherapy, guard the walls that surround the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) in Barcelona. Their faces, painted in an imposing mural a stone’s throw from the hospital, remember the pioneers of science and set the … Read more

China asks its universities to review retractions of academic research | Science

China has for the first time undertaken a nationwide review of retractions of academic articles after noting the very high number of scientific papers rejected by publishers in recent years. On November 20, the Ministry of Education called on faculties and universities in the Asian giant to examine the retractions of academic articles by their … Read more

Marcela Kloosterboer revealed that there is a detail that keeps her united with Mariano Martínez

Marcela Kloosterboer and Mariano Martínez lived a novel courtship while working on the successful series “Son amores” that aired between 2002 and 2004. At that moment, the actress acknowledged that there was a time when she did not have a good time: “I was on the edge of the wave and it was not easy … Read more

Latest Wastewater Report: Covid-19 Circulating at High Levels – Expert Advice for Managing Symptoms and Staying Safe During Peak Season

2023-12-18 12:40:00 “According to the latest wastewater report carried out by Sciensano, we still see that covid is circulating at a high level, confirms infectious disease specialist Yves Van Laethem. Since Saint Nicholas Day, the virus has been circulating a lot in society. And it is the Omicron BA.2.86 sub-variant which is the most common. … Read more

Cells capable of sensing and reacting to tiny reliefs in their environment

2023-12-18 15:14:00 The researchers studied the microscopic deformations of the cell membrane, often caused by the extracellular matrix, the more or less raised and therefore rough support on which the cells adhere, using artificial supports. They then observed that cells could perceive deformations, modify the organization of their skeleton and that “this reorganization could influence … Read more

Thanks to American researchers, mice will also taste virtual reality

2023-12-14 06:30:00 Why could only humans benefit from technological progress, and in particular virtual reality? This is the question asked by American researchers from Northwestern University, in Illinois (United States). To observe how the mice they study react to a certain environment or a specific situation, they made them virtual reality glasses! Because experiments usually … Read more

Robotic Development: Mimicking the Right Ventricle of the Heart for Medical Advancements

2023-12-11 10:41:15 Development of a robot that acts like the right ventricle Entered 2023.12.11 19:40 Views 53 Entered 2023.12.11 19:40 Modified 2023.12.11 18:23 Views 53 A robotic replica of the right ventricle of the heart has been developed that mimics the beating and blood pumping action of a living heart. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]A robotic replica of the … Read more

The Telethon between first medical victories and 95% of rare diseases still without treatment

2023-12-08 07:00:00 «20 years ago we only talked about tragedies and deaths», recalls Laurence Tiennot-Herment when she took over as president of the AFM-Téléthon. Since 2018, she has been delighted “a real acceleration of results and victories“. Thanks to donations, Généthon, the association’s laboratory, has enabled revolutionary breakthroughs in the understanding and even treatment of … Read more