A study led by the Institut de Neurociències (INc) of the UAB reveals that the Ppm1f gene is altered when exposed to traumatic stress.The stress hormone prevents the expression of the gene and reduces the effects associated to traumatic events. Read more
UAB researchers participate in a study which advances in the detection of GHB consumption up to 20 hours after being ingested. The combination of NMR and metabolomics techniques detected the glycolic acid molecule as a potential biomarker for drug consumption. Read more
Alexander Fidora, ICREA Research Professor at the Department of Ancient and Medieval Studies, has been elected as a member of the Academia Europaea's Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies section, which promotes excellence in scholarship, research and education in Europe. Read more
A UAB research analyses fathers living in the urban areas of Spain to detect changes in their involvement in raising their children and verifies the existence of a gap between fathers with a higher educational level, who give great importance to child-rearing, and those with a lower educational level. The study was recently published in Spain's leading sociology journal. Read more
This year 150 pillars have been recovered, some of them in an extraordinary state of conservation, which makes this Neolithic site a unique example of wooden architecture. Currently in the process of being declared a cultural site of natural interest, La Draga will be the central theme of an exhibition at the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Read more
The university will award five grants for the contracting of PhD holding research staff The initiative wishes to encourage the capture and retention of research talent at the UAB. The deadline for submitting applications is 25 September. Read more
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Since January 2017, the Research Group in Sport Psychology (Grup d’Estudis en Psicologia de l’Esport, GEPE) of the UAB, participates in the project ‘Be a Winner in elite sports and Employment before and after athletic Retirement’. Read more
