Introducing hepatitis B vaccine in preadolescents meant a decline in the disease incidence rate by 52 percent, according to a study in which the University of Barcelona (UB) took part. The study analysed the efficiency and ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Some variations in the gene LPHN3, associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adults, could favour the likelihood to smoke, consume alcohol, cannabis and other addictive substances, according ...
Feb 26, 2019
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Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro) have identified a potential therapeutic strategy to treat Alzheimer's, according to a study published in Journal of Neuroscience. In ...
Feb 20, 2019
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Researchers of the University of Barcelona (UB) have used massive sequencing techniques with samples from patients to determine the evolution of the hepatitis A virus. The results, published in the journal EBioMedicine, show ...
Feb 8, 2019
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Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have a brain connectivity network different from that of healthy people, according to a new study led by researchers of the Institute of Neurosciences and the Institute of Complex Systems ...
Dec 19, 2018
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Even when influenza vaccination is ineffective in preventing the flu, it could still reduce the severity of the infection, according to an epidemiological study led by Professor Angela Dominguez from the Health Institute ...
Nov 29, 2018
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One of the most important and surprising traits of the brain is its ability to dynamically reconfigure the connections to process and respond properly to stimuli. Researchers from Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan) and the ...
Nov 14, 2018
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According to the guidelines of human anatomy, the ligaments in the ankle are grouped by two ligament complexes: The first is the lateral collateral ligament in the side of the joint formed by three independent ligaments. ...
Oct 31, 2018
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A multi-institutional collaborative of researchers has created a new field probe for noninvasive and non-ionizing monitoring of the presence of metallic stents as well as their potential structural failures through microwave ...
Oct 26, 2018
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A scientific study, conducted with animal models, states that sleep apnea can favour lung cancer growth in young individuals. Thus, aging would be a protecting factor against the fast tumor development, induced by this sleep ...
Sep 13, 2018
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