A multidisciplinary international team of scientists have published a study in Virology Journal revisiting the taxonomic classification of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), one of the major pathogens affecting the pig industry...
Autoimmune processes develop when T lymphocytes mistake the body’s own molecules for foreign ones. The thymus is the organ of the immune system where lymphocytes mature and learn to recognise the body’s own...
Cocaine dependence is often accompanied by personality disorders, one of whose essential features is the poor quality of interpersonal relationships. This research used functional magnetic...
Agnès Hubert, French economist, political scientist and journalist, has worked for many years in the European Commission on gender equality and social matters. She has come to the UAB to take part...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the main cause of preventable non-genetic mental retardation. Until today the diagnosis of alcohol exposure has been based on questionnaires and biomarkers of alcohol consumption. It is important to...
UAB's researchers have found a bacterium that can help to clean up contaminated waters. After three years’ research, they have shown these bacteria's capacity to transform some of organochlorine compounds that are frequently found in aquifers into harmless products.
Chinese tourism, which is noted for its sustained growth and spending power, is discovering Spain. These tourists are not interested in the sun and sand product, and their culture, customs and language are very different from Spain’s. The...
Kabuno bay, located in the north of Lake Kivu, in the heart of Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) offers a glimpse into the early oceans, showing how...
A project carried out in IRTA-CReSA (Barcelona) and the CNB (Madrid), led by CIC bioGUNE (Bilbao), shows that rabbits are susceptible to spongiform encephalopathies, neurodegenerative diseases caused by prions. The research, which was published in...
Thomas Tufte, professor at Roskilde University (Denmark) and global expert on the concept of Communication for Development, conducts research on how to use the media to achieve a better world, which take into account human rights, social justice and social and economic equality. He says that communication is allowed in many...
