The EHU’s Lipids & Liver group discover a key protein in the progression of liver diseases towards advanced stages An international collaborative study has identified the E2F2 protein as a potential new therapeutic target to prevent metabolic fatty liver disease from progressing towards more serious conditions, such as cirrhosis or liver cancer. Metabolic fatty liver…
Stanford University ranking selects the top 2% group of researchers most cited in scientific publications. (Autor: Hugo Fernandez de la Pradilla) There are 162 researchers at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in the chosen group of the 2% with the highest number of citations in scientific publications: of these, 119 (103 in 2023)…
Une étude dirigée par le groupe FisioKlima-AgroSosT de l’Université du Pays Basque, en collaboration avec le gouvernement de Navarre et l’entreprise Gestion Ambiental de Navarra (GAN-NIK), a mis en lumière les pratiques de gestion cruciales pour promouvoir et préserver la biodiversité dans les pâturages du versant ouest des Pyrénées en Navarre. (Autor: Estíbaliz Pérez de…
The Public University of Navarra (UPNA), in collaboration with the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), is leading a pioneering research that uncovers the first metabolic pathway responsible for the production of nitric oxide (NO) in plants from amino acids, highlighting the importance of oxymes, a type of chemical compounds, in this process. Recently published…
The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is actively engaged in the inaugural reconstruction of the genomic history of the first millennium in the Balkan Peninsula. The research has unveiled that the Balkans served as a frontier region of ancient Rome, exhibiting a cosmopolitan character comparable to the imperial center. Furthermore, the study indicates that…
Marta Macho, editor of the digital space Mujeres con Ciencia of the Chain in Scientific Culture, has been awarded the Women in Science Award in the category of Divulgation by the magazine Muy Interesante. (Autor: Elda Campos Lavín) This award was presented at a ceremony during the Science Fest event on 18 November, now in…
The journal Nature has released a research examining the trend of invertebrate diversity and organisation in rivers and how these organisms respond and evolve to environmental stressors. The study is based on data collected from river systems in 22 European countries between 1969 and 2020. (Autor: Elda Campos Lavín) The University of the Basque Country’s…
Along with research teams from Korea, Japan, and the United States, an international research team led by Deung-Jang Choi and Cristina Mier from the Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC-UPV/EHU) and the Donostia International Physics Centre (DIPC) has effectively put forward a new quantum platform that employs the electron spin of a single atom on…
The NanoBioCel group of the UPV/EHU has edited and published a book that analyses emerging approaches related to these technologies. The increasing availability and decreasing costs of 3D printing and bioprinting technologies are expanding opportunities to meet medical and pharmaceutical needs. The book edited by researchers from the UPV/EHU’s NanoBioCel group analyses emerging approaches related…
It has a contribution of 1.5 million euros from CIEMAT and will be carried out at the Vitoria-Gasteiz School of Engineering. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) The Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT) has awarded a 1.5 million euro grant for the offshore wind energy development and green hydrogen production project at the Vitoria-Gasteiz…