Why don’t humans have tails?

Why don’t humans have tails?

(CNN) – Humans have many amazing traits, but we lack one thing that is a common feature among most vertebrates: a tail. The exact cause remains a mystery. The tail is useful for balance, propulsion, communication, and defense against stinging insects. However, humans and our closest primate relatives – the great apes – said goodbye … Read more

On the hereditary cancer trail in Aragon to create medicines tailored to the genetics of each patient

On the hereditary cancer trail in Aragon to create medicines tailored to the genetics of each patient

Health systems around the world are looking for a new approach to medicine, able to focus not only on curing diseases, but also Prevent and diagnose more accurately. This will be possible thanks to personalized precision medicine. The three main biomedical research institutes in Aragon have united to advance this transformation and develop tools to … Read more

“It is a problem for the whole of Spain, the only country where this is not characteristic”

“It is a problem for the whole of Spain, the only country where this is not characteristic”

They demand degrees in medicine and laboratory genetics in the Murcia region: “It is a problem for the whole of Spain, the only country without this specialty”it genetics “Essential for the prevention, treatment, diagnosis and management of all diseases that have a genetic basis“, As cancermalformations or reproductive problems, as well rare diseasescardiological, neurological And … Read more

A meeting point for the clinical implementation of pharmacogenetics in Latin America

A meeting point for the clinical implementation of pharmacogenetics in Latin America

The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMP), through the Network of Ibero-American Medicines Authorities (Red EMI) and in coordination with the Ibero-American Network of Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics (Rebef), organized last Wednesday the conference “The Clinical Was organised. Implementation of pharmacogenetics in health systems: situation in Spain and perspectives in Latin America. Spanish experts … Read more