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Repurposing drugs gives old medicines new life. A study led by the University of Barcelona suggests pemafibrate, a drug currently used in Japan to enhance…
A study led by the University of Barcelona warns of the oil resources that should not be exploited to meet the commitments of the Paris…
New methods to decrease glucose production in the liver A study led by the University of Barcelona and the Biomedical Research Networking Center in Diabetes…
Recent research published in the journal Cell Reports reveals that life expectancy and healthy aging in mice can be significantly influenced by a specific protein…
Black holes are one of the most mysterious and fascinating phenomena in the Universe. Researchers suggest the presence of several black holes in the Hyades…
Scientists from PSI and the University of Barcelona have managed to explain the strange behavior of microgels. Their experiments with neutron beams have stretched the…
New research reveals the role of the RNF41 protein in liver fibrosis. The RNF41 protein could be a new therapeutic target in the fight against…
New research delves into the enigma of the mass production of resin during the Cretaceous period, which led to the formation of amber. It emphasizes…
Researchers from the universities of Geneva, Paris, and Barcelona have uncovered strong evidence that the peculiarities seen in sizable star clusters can be explained by…
A hereditary condition that affects the brain’s neurons. Huntington’s disease is a genetic neurodegenerative condition that results in motor, cognitive, and psychiatric impairments in those…
An international team of researchers, led by Durham University in the UK, has uncovered previously unknown ways in which nature encodes biological information in a…
A mechanism is discovered that explains how cancer cells transform into normal, harmless ones. A recent study explains how changing the chemical modifications, or so-called epigenetics,…
An International team of astronomers led by researcher Toni Santana-Ros, from the University of Alicante and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of…
An international team of astronomers led by researcher Chervin Laporte of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB-IEEC) has revealed a…
Plastics are a growing problem for natural ecosystems around the globe, and in particular for our marine and freshwater environments. Rivers are the leading source…
A study published in the journal Geology rules out that extreme volcanic episodes had any influence on the massive extinction of species in the late…
Palomar 5 is a unique star cluster. This is first because it is one of the “fluffiest” clusters in the halo of our Galaxy, with…
The Long Journey of Litter to the Seafloor The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula, is the…