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Jessica Mouzo Quintans

Jun 28 2023
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Detectives looking for blood diseases in the family tree

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Uncategorised

A unit in Vall d'Hebron, a pioneer in Spain, investigates the inheritance of genetic alterations that predispose to blood tumors, in order to detect them early in relatives of its patients

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Jun 27 2023
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder: what happens in the brain of a person with the 'disease of doubt'

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Portal

An imbalance in the levels of two brain neurotransmitters may underlie compulsive behaviors, study suggests

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Jun 21 2023
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John Jumper (DeepMind): “Drug development is slowed down, in large part, because we don't understand how life works”

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Portal

The scientist, Frontiers of Knowledge Award winner from the BBVA Foundation, admits that the risks of artificial intelligence must be taken into account

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Jun 20 2023
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The Border Awards claim the power of science and reason to advance humanity

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Portal

The BBVA Foundation honors 18 personalities from the arts and sciences, as the scientists who revolutionized the study of proteins with artificial intelligence

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Jun 20 2023
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Ellen Thomas, paleoclimatologist: “It's not the Earth that has to worry, it's us humans”

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Portal

The scientist, awarded the Frontiers of Knowledge Award from the BBVA Foundation for her contributions to discovering a greenhouse effect 56 million years ago, warns of the risks of the speed of current global warming

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Jun 17 2023
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Marc Schneeberger, neurobiologist: “Obesity is not a disease of the body, but of the brain”

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Portal

The scientist from Girona, who directs a neuroscience research group at Yale University, receives the Princess of Girona Award for his contributions to the discovery of a new region of the brain that is key in the processes of energy intake and expenditure

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Jun 13 2023
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Why do some people get sick less often than others?

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Portal

A study suggests that immune resilience, which is the body's ability to restore its immune functions and control inflammation, may influence the response to infections or other ailments

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May 22 2023
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More than 600 million people suffer from low back pain, the leading cause of disability in the world.

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Portal

A study estimates that prevalence will grow by 36% in the next 30 years and points to tobacco, posture at work and obesity as the main risk factors

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May 21 2023
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The healthiest nap, according to science: short, early and not in bed

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Portal

A study finds that the risk of obesity increases by 23% when the naps are long. On the other hand, people who rest for less time have a lower risk of high blood pressure

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May 13 2023
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Yolanda Gilaberte, dermatologist: “Looking for a tan doesn't make sense, it's as if we were looking for a fever”

By Jessica Mouzo Quintans Portal

The president of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology advises against tanning and remembers that it is a defense mechanism of the body against the aggression of ultraviolet radiation.

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