As researchers, we are in constant evolution and learning process. We invest our lives in becoming experts on the field…
Rare diseases: the big unknowns
Have you ever heard of Rare Diseases? You may have but, as its name suggests, these diseases are very rare…
Life after cancer: fertility
In the last 40 years, cancer survival has doubled thanks to improvements in cancer detection, therapy and supportive care [1,2]….
A global pandemic in the era of wearable devices
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on the 11th of March 2020….
What moves you?
A pile of dry leaves, the rain, a puddle, touching clay with your bare hands, seeing the rainbow, or feeling…
The mysterious case of the neuronal cell cycle
Neurons are my favorite cells – I’m a neuroscientist for this reason! – and although it is true that our…
Agriculture 4.0: the technological revolution reaches our table
Technology 4.0 is an essential part of our lives that makes our day-to-day tasks much easier without us even realizing…
Integrated photonics and the future of telecommunications
The Nobel Prize in Physics in the year 2000 went to engineers Jack Kilby and Robert Norton Noyce for their…
A planet full of life
Microorganisms are tiny living organisms, invisible to the naked eye, that are essential for life on Earth to happen. They…
Florence Nightingale and epidemiology: a tribute to health professionals
In these days, the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak has forced most Europeans into a stay at home…