José Barrientos-Rastrojo is an expert in ‘philosophical advice’ that helps people deal with their existential problems. He also heads a pioneering project that applies the methodology at prisons in Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil
Muhammad Mohiuddin is a pioneer in cardiac xenotransplantation with porcine hearts: his team has already carried out successful transplants for two patients, though they died within a few weeks of surgery
Physical and mental exhaustion due to excess pressure has been increasing in recent years, but with it also the search for solutions: listening to one’s own body, setting limits or expressing the emotions that come to us can help manage it better
The researcher has received a grant worth more than $1 million from the AXA Research Fund. It will support her work on the cardiovascular risks that women face during menopause
People with high incomes have 32% lower risk of mortality after a brain attack, according to a new study, which also looked at the impact of education and country of birth
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 center in Córdoba is leading a European study to determine the incidence of the disease, transmitted by rodents and the first diagnosis of which occurred in 2018 in Hong Kong
An experiment in mice reveals that a lack of coordination between the brain’s central timekeeper and the muscle’s molecular clock accelerates muscle tissue dysfunction. Reestablishing these communication networks helps restore proper functioning
Emblaveo has been developed by Pfizer and AbbVie, with the help of the EU and the United States, and is effective against some multidrug-resistant infections that have been untreatable until now
Specializing in harm reduction, Fernando Caudevilla was involved in the closure of the so-called Amazon of drugs. His story is now being told in a new book
The president of the World Psychiatric Association warns of the influence of screens among young people: ‘The paradox is that it is both toxic and beneficial, because they can learn a lot of positive things, but also destructive behaviors’
The scientist has just published a book on the positive effects of exercise on brain health and the genetic mechanisms that are activated in response to physical activity
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
Exposure to exterior nighttime illumination affects our biological clock and sleep quality, and a recent study links it to an elevated chance of having a stroke
Men experience a greater degree of health loss and have a higher burden of diseases that lead to premature death, but women suffer more pathologies such as lower back pain, depression, and anxiety, according to new research
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
Among the diverse strategies employed by narcissists, this is one of the cruelest and most bewildering, capable of annulling the victim’s opinions, perspective and identity
There are those who start running and start thinking, and those who focus only on the race and nothing else. Psychology explains the whys and wherefores
Around the world, 100 companies have debuted weight-loss medications, which have become a multimillion-dollar business. Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic is currently the best-known, but it’s far from the only option
A study indicates that the onset of old age has been pushed back due to improvements in the quality and expectancy of life, while people’s perception of the elderly has also changed
The University of Oxford researcher is testing a revolutionary injection to prevent the appearance of lung cancer, the most common and deadly form of the disease