The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) will host the fifth edition of the International Workshop on Reading and Developmental Dyslexia (IWORDD) at the Miramar Palace from 7 to 9 October. The final day, aimed at teachers, families, speech and language therapists, and educational guidance professionals, will present evidence-based tools for assessing and…
More than 90 experts from 18 countries and 33 speakers from 11 different nationalities have examined the role of these compounds in health, ageing and diseases such as cancer in University of Deusto (Bilbao). Source: University of Deusto. Edited by Jon Erramun Arrue-Karazo. The International Polyamine Conference: From Physiology to Disease, which took place from…
Europe could turn more of its scientific discoveries into new technologies, products and businesses by changing the way it funds innovation and supports researchers, according to a new Policy Forum published in Science. The paper, Enhancing Europe’s Competitiveness by Empowering Researchers as Innovators, calls for a more continuous route from fundamental research to commercialisation, simpler funding procedures…
The institutions have created a university-industry lab to promote training in space technology. The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Deusto and the space technology company Satlantis have signed a collaboration agreement to launch the Satlantis–Deusto Technology Lab, a unique training and development space that will connect the academic environment with the real-world challenges of the space sector….
The study led by a team at the EHU has identified hundreds of molecular markers in the oral cavity that can reflect pathological processes in other parts of the body. (Autor: Maitane Vilor) A study conducted by a team at EHU (University of Basque Country) has found hundreds of molecular markers in the oral cavity…
Cells with electrophysiological activity obtained at the UPV/EHU open up new ways to study neurodegenerative diseases and develop future autologous transplants. (Autor: Aiora Madariaga Bilbao) A study by the UPV/EHU, published in the prestigious journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy, has proven that stem cells extracted from human dental pulp can be transformed into excitable…
This is an innovative social media initiative to improve nutritional education for people with coeliac disease. (Autor: Aiora Madariaga Bilbao) Researchers at the University of the Basque Country have developed “GLUTLEARN,” a nutritional education programme through social networks that has proven effective in improving knowledge about coeliac disease and the gluten-free diet. This innovative project…
LAPlab investigates the process of learning a language and how speaking several languages delays the onset of diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. (Autor: Aiora Madariaga Bilbao) Before we are born, we are already surrounded by language, but how do we acquire it? How do we go from babbling to communicating complex ideas? These are the…
A UPV/EHU research project uses charcoal obtained from Pinus radiata remains to create a hybrid supercapacitor for energy storage. (Autor: Aiora Madariaga Bilbao) The Solid State and Materials Group has developed a lithium-ion capacitor with electrodes created from discarded wood particles from sawmills, a type of biomass accessible in the Basque Country. Sustainable and economical…
The European project ‘Genome of Europe (GoE)’, promoted by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) and the researcher from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), aims to generate the most complete genetic database of the European population, incorporating 100,000 genomes representing all its citizens. This project is the largest in Europe to…