The case of the first patient to receive immunological therapy against stiff person syndrome opens the door for the treatment to be used against other conditions, such as multiple sclerosis
The discovery in Spain of the fossil of a six-year-old child with serious ear injuries suggests that their family took care of them without expecting anything in return
The study of more than 100 earthquakes confirms that the sphere, roughly the size of the Moon, is reversing relative to the planet’s surface
The analysis of 64 sets of human remains suggests that the civilization selectively sacrificed twins or brothers — always boys and in pairs — as a religious ritual
The space agency delegate in Spain warns about the brain drain suffered by his organization on account of low salaries
The head of science at the European Space Agency and former advisor to the British government speaks with passion and clarity about research, politics, sexism, space exploration and scientific integrity
Spanish scientists have found the oldest case of oncological intervention in remains dating back 4,000 years, when the Egyptian civilization was flourishing
The scientist investigates the rejuvenating potential of young blood, and has created a system that calculates the age of each organ and warns if it is prematurely aging
A study involving thousands of patients has found that practically all people with two copies of the APOE4 gene develop biomarkers associated with dementia. Two out of every 100 people carry this variant
An international collaboration has identified a mutation that multiplies the risk of suffering from spina bifida, which causes lifelong disability, and may also be related to schizophrenia and heart disease
In ‘The Inheritance of Eve,’ the Spanish researcher and classical philologist claims the biblical character as a symbol of science, curiosity, and the transmission of knowledge
The study of several families with Laron Syndrome in Ecuador opens up the possibility of searching for a drug or diet that could mimic its beneficial effects
Veteran discoverer of exoplanets Ignasi Ribas has received a European grant to multiply by 10 the capacity to discover planets like ours and determine if they contain life
A team of scientists describes the cell death that occurs in the respiratory tract and explains the symptoms of the disease
Paleoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak questions the current vision of our closest related species
Natalia Gerasimenko was one of the members of the team that uncovered the oldest human artifacts in Europe: stone tools carved by ‘Homo erectus’ 1.4 million years ago in western Ukraine
A huge bubble in the center of the Milky Way of unknown origin has captured the attention of the ‘Fermi’ space telescope scientists
Stone tools carved 1.4 million years ago shed light on the route of the first hominids to set foot on the continent
European scientists recreate the lungs, intestines and kidneys of fetuses without affecting their growth
The ‘Pragyan’ rover has successfully traversed a distance of eight meters and is now preparing to carry out experiments, according to the Indian space agency
After the failure of the Russian mission, the ‘Vikram’ has become the first spacecraft to land on the lunar southern region, where there are large reserves of frozen water
Russia and India are vying to be the first to reach the satellite’s south pole as the United States prepares a crewed mission that is set to land in 2025
The ‘Luna-25′ probe is trying to make history by successfully landing on the hostile south pole, the new promised land of space exploration
The most detailed study carried out on the Aneto glacier in the Pyrenees shows that it is in a ‘terminal’ state
An unprecedented study traces the genetic lineage of 19th century slaves buried in unmarked graves in Maryland, opening a new path for African Americans to identify their family origins
Researchers from the United Kingdom and the United States transformed the biology of the fruit fly so that it can reproduce without a male in what is known as parthenogenesis or virgin birth
A genetic study of nearly 100 corpses in a French cemetery reconstructs seven generations of a Neolithic clan in which the men stayed in their places of origin for their entire lives while the women went to other groups