Estudia los procesos de la vida e investiga sobre el origen, las propiedades y las características de los organismos vivos y su interacción con el medio ambiente.
Recently, Dr. Irving Vega, Associate Professor at Michigan State University, presented his talk "Research on Alzheimer's disease: from bench to society". On the occasion of the "Brain Awareness Week" celebration, we share the video of his talk and an article written by Dr. Vega. This is the first of multiple posts that we will be sharing with you this week exploring different conditions related to the health of our brain.
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Ginebra - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned today that the vaccine against Zika virus might arrive to late to have a real impact on the current epidemic going on in Latin America.
For the full article, please refer to the spanish version of this site.
This article describes the recent article about dengue genetics published in Science by Dr. Mariano García Blanco and his colleagues at Duke University.
To read the full article, visit the Spanish version of this site.
The Science article could be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2015/07/01/science.aab3369.abstract
A shark that has been monitored was recently track swimming in the south of Puerto Rico. Researchers at Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) announced that “St. Mary’s”, shark's name, was escaping the cold temperatures and was swimming in the Caribbean waters.
Aunque su obra fue subestimada, Ana Roqué de Duprey legó uno de los textos más relevantes en la historia de la ciencia de principios del siglo XX en las Américas. Hoy, 90 años después de escribir la ‘Botánica antillana’, una investigación revela el valor del libro inédito.
Así comienza la crónica que el periodista, Eliván Martínez Mercado escribió como producto de su trabajo para el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo. Quedé fascinada desde la primera vez que Eliván compartió esta historia conmigo y cuando ustedes lean esta excelente pieza periodística, seguro sabrán el porqué.
Recently, several interviews in Puerto Rico have spread misinformation about the use of stem cells for the treatment of several conditions, such as paralysis.
In this article, Wilson González Espada advises readers to inform themselves about FDA regulations on stem cell treatments.
The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can read it by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right corner of the screen.
Weight gain is associated with reduced striatal response to palatable food.
Stice E, Yokum S, Blum K, Bohon C.
Puerto Rico only produces 15% of the food it consumes, which represents a threat to the archipelago's food security.
The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can read it by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right corner of your screen.
