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Why the body mass index (BMI) is not enough to define obesity

We republish this article from Teresa Partearroyo, Ana Maria Puga Giménez de Azcarate, Gregorio Varela Moreiras, Maria de Lourdes Samaniego Vaesken Y Mar Ruperto...

No, the WHO has not recognized ‘burnout syndrome’ as a disease

You asked us about burnt out syndromethe professional burnout to which the World Health Organization (WHO) spoke a few days ago, supposedly recognizing it...

Why is it so difficult to cure migraine?

We republish this article from Angel L. Guerrero Peralfrom the Neurology Service of the University Clinical Hospital of Valladolid, published in 'The Conversation' on...

What is hiccups and why some remedies can be effective (but scientific studies to support them are lacking)

It seems that you are tired of putting up with uncomfortable bouts of hiccups and you want to know if there really is any...

Asunción Gómez-Pérez, new RAE academic: “Before, people communicated more fluidly and with more characters than we do in a tweet”

The RAE has a new academic. Asunción Gómez-Pérez, the doctor in computer science and artificial intelligence, has just become the twelfth woman to...

Who stole Darwin’s papers? The mysterious ‘return’ of the notebooks that explain evolution

At the end of the year 2000, the Cambridge University Library lost one of its most precious jewels. In its vaults, where the...

What is aphasia and how does it affect communication?

We republish this article by Nereida Bueno Guerra, adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of...

Why have eating disorders increased after confinement?

We republish this article from Janire Momene Lopez, PhD in Psychology at the University of Deusto; Ana Isabel Estevez Gutierrez Professor and Researcher in the Department of...

Dipping a metal teaspoon into an empty glass cup is useful to prevent it from cracking when you pour hot liquid into it

It's been a long time since we had the opportunity to explain the 'science of being at home, but this week you have given...

Hipra announces that it could market the first Spanish vaccine against Covid in June

The Hipra laboratories hope to market the Spanish vaccine against COVID that they produce at their headquarters in Amer (Girona) as soon as next...

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