The Mayaguez and Medical Sciences Campuses from the University of Puerto Rico will receive federal funding for research programs for the seismic network and HIV studies, respectively. According to the resident commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer Gonzalez, the total ascends $607,568.

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According to the American Cancer Society, every person should get tested for colorectal cancer at age 50. Early detection is key in prevention and treatment because many times colorectal cancer does not present any symptoms 

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San Juan - It has happened to us more than once that we find ourselves in a hurry and the elevator we are waiting for takes too long to arrive. Immediately, we proceed to press the up or down key repeatedly, until we give up and decide to take the stairs. From a research perspective, the explanation for this fenomena of frustation was unknown until today. Guided by Drs. Fabricio Do Monte and Gregory Quirk, a team of neuroscientists in the School of Medicine at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR-RCM), discovered how the brain reacts to a frustrating event.

The School of Dental Medicine from the Medical Science Campus at the University of Puerto Rico recently opened the Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics in order to prevent craniofacial malformations and treat patients with this condition.

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