Big Vang

Long before the Earth existed and the first living beings began to populate it, the universe was already capable of producing some of the molecules that, billions of years later, would become part of the chemistry of life on our planet. This is the main conclusion of an international study led by the Center for Astrobiology (CAB-CSIC/INTA), in Torrejón de Ardoz, with extensive participation from Spanish institutions and collaboration from research centers in the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and the United States.

In research aimed at changing the treatment of advanced prostate cancers, a new drug combination has halted disease progression in men with aggressive tumors.

A single dose of an RNA therapy reduces LDL cholesterol levels by more than 60% for at least one year, according to preliminary results from a clinical trial presenting a new strategy against cardiovascular diseases.

The Pyramid of Khufu (or Cheops) is the oldest pyramid built in Giza (Cairo). More than two million carefully carved and placed stone blocks were raised about 4,600 years ago from a base of 230 meters per side to reach a height of 146 meters on the northwest part of the plateau.

The Ebola epidemic that has started in the Iturbe province, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will not be like the previous ones. Only 36 hours after the first cases were known, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of alert that the WHO can declare. Three reasons explain why this epidemic is on track to become the second largest in history: the spread of cases, the region’s difficulty in responding, and the species of virus involved.

An Ebola outbreak that threatens to become one of the largest in history has already killed 65 people and affected 246 suspected cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.

Although it may not seem like it, the situation is under control.

The number of possible infected passengers on the cruise ship rises to seven, including three deaths, one patient in critical condition, and three people with mild symptoms, according to the WHO. This is the route and sequence of events followed by the MV Hondius cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak:

At least three people have died and three others are seriously ill due to an outbreak of a hantavirus recorded on a cruise in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. The infection has been confirmed in one of the deceased and is suspected in the others who have fallen ill. It is exceptional for hantaviruses to be transmitted between people, and there is no precedent for hantavirus outbreaks with multiple cases on cruises.

For chemist Núria López, being in the top 1% of the most cited scientists in the world according to the latest Clarivate ranking is not a destination but the result of a sustained trajectory at the elite level of research. Her career is marked by intuitions and the idea of turning problems into resources. This logic now guides her work at the Institut Català d’Investigació Química (ICIQ) in Tarragona, where she seeks to convert CO₂ into fuel and close the carbon cycle.