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Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) have revealed that pipolins, mobile genetic elements present in bacteria, contain numerous defense systems against bacteriophages. The study, published in Nucleic Acids Research , analyzed more than 11,000 pipolins in bacterial genomes, identifying their crucial role in the genetic evolution of bacteria.

News Researchers analyze the directional peak-antenna-like behavior of tunnel junctions formed by surface defects at the atomic scale The profile of light collected with tunneling microscopes changes when the tip is placed on an atomic step. This phenomenon can be exploited to build picoantennas, nanoscale elements that direct light.

A team of researchers from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and the Puerta de Hierro University Hospital has proposed a map of competencies to optimize the care of patients with rare diseases, a group that faces a great lack of treatment and inequalities in care.

A study published in "Scientific Reports", in which the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) participates, shows that our quick impressions based on pictures of faces barely overcome chance when assessing a person's willingness to cooperate. Although intuition seems to play a role in identifying cooperators, the results suggest that the cues visible in static images are not sufficient to accurately predict cooperative behaviors.

A research project led by the Desertification Research Centre (CIDE, UV-CSIC-GVA) has successfully predicted the ecological interactions that occur in little-analysed plant communities based on coexistence patterns from a well-studied ecosystem in Alicante. The study employed transfer learning, a machine learning technique that introduces a new approach to biodiversity research and conservation.

US researchers have participated in a study that reveals how alterations in brain development in psychosis may be related to metabolism and neurotransmitters. Researchers from the University of Seville have participated, together with representatives from other Spanish, British, American and Canadian research centers, in a recent scientific study that has identified important anomalies in the brain maturation of individuals with psychosis.

A study led by the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) reveals that repositioning the drug dimethyl fumarate reduces neuronal degeneration in a mouse model of TDP-43-dependent frontotemporal dementia. The finding opens the possibility of reusing an already approved drug to treat a neurodegenerative disease without a cure, potentially accelerating the development of new therapies for dementia patients.