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Improve life quality in the twilight years

A study by the Biodonostia Health Research Institute presented at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country finds blood markers associated with ageing
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Basque ethnic identity and collective empowerment are associated with wellbeing

A study reveals that individuals with a high degree of Basque identity and collective empowerment display high levels of wellbeing and community participation
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Progress in the development of biodegradable packaging

The Biomat group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and the company Yon Mikel Janariak are adapting the methodology for producing ready meals to the use of biodegradable packaging as a genuine alternative to plastic
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Forest diversity is insufficient in the face of extreme drought
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Preparing to analyse material from Mars

The IBeA research group has proposed an innovative strategy that can be used to characterise samples from the Mars Sample Return mission
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The future of Idiazabal cheese

The Lactiker research group at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is working from a range of different perspectives to improve the yield of Idiazabal cheese and the technologies used in its production
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Family firms are reluctant to use big data

The Department of Financial Economics I at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has analysed why family firms in general are reluctant to use big data technology
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Mosses for monitoring metal pollution

The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has found that mosses from the grimmiaceae family can be used as passive biomonitors of heavy metals pollution in the atmosphere
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Astrocytes are linked to Parkinson’s disease

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country explores the behaviour of the most abundant cells in the brain during the onset and spread of Parkinson’s disease
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Ionogels for sodium batteries

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is proposing novel polymer membranes for sodium batteries
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A chemically recyclable polymer for food packaging

A study by the UPV/EHU is proposing biodegradable polymers with features appropriate for food packaging to address the problem of plastic waste
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Limpets pointing to prehistoric climate

The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is using the shells of marine molluscs to work on the reconstruction of climate and human behaviour during prehistory
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Immunity passports and the rights of immune people

According to the Chair in Law and the Human Genome at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), immunity passports may be valid, depending on how they are used
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The meaning of sensor names in smart homes

The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is using language processing techniques to represent sensors and human activity in smart environments
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Salts formation in the paintings of Pompeii

The IBeA group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has concluded that once the mural paintings have been unearthed, the pyroclastic materials may produce salts in them
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Predicting who will respond to immunotherapy

Banafshe Larijani, the Ikerbasque professor at the Biofisika Institute, leads the international team that has developed the tool
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Gender inequalities in mental health

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country confirms that with similar mental health statuses more psychotropic drugs are prescribed for women than for men
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A study of ancient dog DNA traces canine diversity all the way to the Ice Age

The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has participated by providing information on remains found at archaeological sites in Gipuzkoa
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New molecular magnets have been designed by an international research group together with the University of the Basque Country
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Topology Gets Magnetic: The New Wave Of Topological Magnetic Materials

An international team of researchers demonstrate new high-throughput method for discovering magnetic topology, finding over 100 new magnetic topological insulators and semimetals. The results of this study, published in the prestigious journal Nature, lay the foundation of a catalogue of topological magnetic structures
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Analysis of damage to building materials

The University of the Basque Country has used spectroscopy to explore how the environment impacts on the degradation of new stone building materials
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Analysis of damage to building materials

The University of the Basque Country has used spectroscopy to explore how the environment impacts on the degradation of new stone building materials
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Cell therapy designed to treat inflammatory bowel disease

The research by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, in collaboration with Harvard University, has yielded highly encouraging results, and studies in animal models have already begun
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A new catalyst material for diesel engines

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is proposing perovskites to combat the problems surrounding diesel engine emissions