A stroke is a cerebrovascular incident in which there is a lack of oxygen being supplied to the brain.
This is a modified shorter version of a blogpost originally appeared on our blog Conocimiento: A Tu Salud.
Nuestro cuerpo tiene la capacidad de adaptarse a cambios en nuestro ambiente, pero cuando estos cambios son muy rápidos nos vemos afectados grandemente. Las burbujas pueden visualizarse como algo inofensivo e inútil, pero dentro de nuestro cuerpo, y en otros campos del saber, tiene un papel crucial. Cambios rápidos en la presión que es ejercida sobre nosotros puede provocar la formación de microburbujas que afectan nuestra salud.
Para obtener un mayor provecho a nuestro alrededor es necesario entender y comprender la materia y todo lo que nos rodea. Por esta razón que el implementar formas para obtener data es crucial para los investigadores y para el crecimiento del mundo. NanoSIMS es solo una de las maneras que el ser humano ha desarrollado para entender la materia.
El oro ya no es visto solamente como parte de la joyería e industria, sino que ahora tiene un mayor auge en la medicina y podría ser el comienzo para contrarrestar enfermedades tales como el cáncer y daños en los riñones.
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
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.
Stem cell therapies offer the potential to treat diseases or conditions for which few treatments exist.
Stem cells, sometimes called the body’s “master cells,” are the precursor cells that develop into blood, brain, bones and all of your organs. Their promise in medical treatments is that they have the potential to repair, restore, replace and regenerate cells that could then be used to treat many medical conditions and diseases.
Therapeutic aphaeresis: Experience in Puerto Rico
Raúl H. Morales Borges, Gladys Colón Nieves, María Rodríguez Martínez, Rosa Vargas Ramos, Linda I. Pedraza Otero, Carmen Nieves Vargas, Glorimar Ortiz Pedraza, Jairo J. Morales Jiménez, Clinical Services, American Red Cross, Puerto Rico Region, United States
