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UPR Carolina opens new neuroscience laboratory

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The University of Puerto Rico at Carolina opened the first neuroscience laboratory with the purpose of promoting scientific research.

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Best solar eclipse seen from Puerto Rico in 19 years

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El Nuevo Dia

The Caribbean Astronomy Society informed that you will need to use special glasses in order to safely enjoy the solar eclipse that will take place on August 21.

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Puerto Rican students will participate in a solar eclipse research project

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El Nuevo Dia

Six Puerto Rican students will form part of a team that will study the total solar eclipse that will be seen in the United States on August 21.

 

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UPR Medical Science Campus receives grant to study breast cancer

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The National Institute of General Medicine (NIGMS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted $150,000 to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) for a study on pharmaceuticals to block metastatic breast cancer cells.

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Why do we sleep?

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Roberto León Barriera

Often we don't think about why we have to sleep, however, we recognize that we feel better and have more energy after we rest. Studies show that we spend around a third of our lives sleeping. Why? The reality is that there is no consensus for this question. Nonetheless, even though it's hard to answer, sleeping has many benefits.

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Vaccines: Effectives and Safe?

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Nicole Yordán

Vaccination is recognized as one of the most successful and cost-efficient health interventions. However, due to studies that have long be retracted, the scientific community has been fighting the false notion that vaccines are toxic. 

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Vaccines: Effectives and Safe?

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Nicole Yordán

Vaccination is recognized as one of the most successful and cost-efficient health interventions. However, due to studies that have long be retracted, the scientific community has been fighting the false notion that vaccines are toxic. 

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Trying out new educational tools by using primate bones

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Wilson González-Espada

A group of scientists and teachers at the Caribbean Primate Research Center are developing relevant and interactive educational activities for students. 

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Red eyed coqui frog: native or invader?

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Wilson González-Espada

DNA testing allows scientists to determine if a species is native or invasive to a geographical zone. A recent study of red-eyed coqui population in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Santa Cruz and Panama City, determined the origin of these coqui frogs. 

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First epidemiological study of manatees in Puerto Rico

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The first epidemiological study of the manatee population of Puerto Rico will be conducted in the south of the island with the participation of 60 biologists, veterinarians, technicians, students and volunteers.

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