Monitoring the "journey" of microplastics through the intestine of a living organism

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

A UAB research team has managed to track the behaviour of microplastics during their "journey" through the intestinal tract of a living organism and illustrate what happens along the way. The study, c...

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How do genomes evolve between species? The key role of 3D structure in male germ cells

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

A study led by scientists at the UAB and University of Kent uncovers how the genome three-dimensional structure of male germ cells determines how genomes evolve over time. Published in Nature Communic...

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A new treatment reduces inflammation in multiple sclerosis mice models

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

A team led by the Institut de Neurociències at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) managed to reduce chronic inflammation associated with multiple sclerosis in mice thanks to the adminis...

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Los jabalíes urbanos y periurbanos, portadores de bacterias intestinales resistentes a los antibióticos

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Un estudio del Servicio de Ecopatología y Fauna Salvaje de la UAB y del IRTA revela que los jabalíes metropolitanos son portadores de Campylobacter y, en menor medida, de Salmonella resistentes a, c...

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Synchrotron light for faster and more effective tooth whitening treatments

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

A recent work of the UAB, in collaboration with the ALBA Synchrotron, has studied the side effects of typical tooth whitening treatments, based on oxidation, compared to a new treatment developed by t...

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New findings on the peculiar sex chromosomes of marsupials

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

A study led by UAB researchers provides new data on the behaviour of sex chromosomes in marsupial sperm precursor cells, including a telomere-related lengthening mechanism previously unknown in the ch...

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A novel and clinically validated optical biosensor enables rapid and quantitative serological testing of COVID-19

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

An innovative nano-biosensor for fast, quantitative and accurate COVID-19 serology, which achieves the high reliability of specialised laboratory analysis with the short times and simplicity of rapid ...

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New research hypothesis to find novel treatments for Parkinson's disease

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Researchers from the IBB and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology recently published an article in Trends in Biochemical Sciences proposing a new research line for the study of Parkins...

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Researchers reproduce artificially the learning and forgetting functions of the brain with magnetic systems

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

A research led by researchers at the Department of Physics of the UAB has managed to emulate learning neuromorphic abilities using thin layers of cobalt oxide. The experiment, performed at the ALBA Sy...

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Microplastic pollution may be greater than estimated

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

An ICTA-UAB research team concludes that the diversity of techniques and methods used to study microplastic pollution of seas and oceans limits the current knowledge of this serious environmental prob...

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The Earth BioGenome Project, más cerca de ser una realidad

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

The Earth BioGenome Project, que pretende obtener la secuencia del genoma de todas las especies de plantas, animales, hongos y formas de vida microbiana de la Tierra, entra en una etapa de producción...

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Clip-off Chemistry: a powerful novel strategy for synthesising new materials

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

In the quest for new materials with excellent properties for specific applications, scientists have developed various synthesis strategies over the years, which have given them increasingly precise co...

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