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.
The UAB ranks 147 in this year's edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It is up 16 positions from last year's 163. The university improves its position in aspects such as citations, international outlook, and teaching.
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.
Five members of the Spanish water polo team, who have just won silver in the World Championships, are students at the UAB and form part of the Tutoresport Programme: Anna and Clara Espar, Beatriz and Matilde Ortiz and Laura Ester.
During the month of August, UAB campus services will have special opening hours and some will close for a short period.
The new Serra Húnter call by the Government of Catalonia to hire new lecturers under international quality standards will be open until 1 October. There are twenty-three positions available at the UAB.
Researchers from the UAB and CSIC have shown that the use of piezoelectric nanogenerators to stimulate living cells electrically is possible. The nanogenerator developed is extremely small and does not need any external power source, two characteristics no one had achieved before.
Researchers from the group led by UAB Chair Professor Dr Jordi Surrallés at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the CIBER of Rare Diseases (CIBERER) have participated in the study which has led to the identification of a new gene involved in Fanconi anemia, a rare genetic disease.
The UAB occupies ninth place worldwide in the field of veterinary medicine according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the ranking conducted by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.