Health

United Nations international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of more than 800 individuals of 233 species of primates from around the world, the largest genetic catalog of these animals carried out to date and which demonstrates the enormous potential they can have for help diagnose human disease. This is an immense database, with genomic information on almost half of the primate species on Earth (previously there were only 25 species sequenced), which has allowed to know details of the diversity and phylogeny of primates. The investigations carried out with these genomes are published today in a special issue…

as a prelude to "Ocean Festival"the first festival of marine culture, dissemination and sustainable tourism organized by the Oceanographic of ValenciaOn Monday, May 22, a round table was used in which the agents involved in the fishing sector participated: the administration, the fishing sector and science. Specifically, six people related to each of the three sectors met at the Valencian marine center. In their interventions they highlighted various problems linked to the fishing resource and addressed very specific aspects that can contribute to its sustainability. Eve galimanyresearcher at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the Institut Català de…

United Nations drug used against Parkinson's is safe to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and delayed disease progression for an average of 27.9 weeks in a small clinical trial, although further testing is needed to confirm its efficacy. ALS is a deadly motor neuron disease that causes people to gradually lose control of their muscles. There is no cure and current treatments focus on reducing symptoms and providing supportive care. A Japanese study published today by Cell Stem Cell has tested the drug ropinirole in a clinical trial with patients with sporadic ALS, that is, non-familial. Lead author…

Right now we don't have any evidence to indicate that UFOs (ie Unidentified Flying Objects) are actually alien sightings. Even so, the discussions around these phenomena have revived the eternal debate of whether we are alone in the universe or if, on the contrary, the life on our planet is a cosmic anomaly. But what do we really know about the existence (or not) of extraterrestrial life)? What kind of scientific studies have been done to try to find traces of life beyond the blue marble? And what conclusions have we obtained so far from these space investigations? "Science has…