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Con Spiritus Universitas, UAEH honra la labor científica de cuatro docentes

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) entregó el galardón Spiritus Universitas a sus profesores investigadores William Scott Monks Sheets, Ana María Herrera González, Apolonio Vargas Torres y Manuel Alberto Morales Damián....

UAEH inicia proceso de acreditación internacional ante la MSCHE

ELa Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) inició la fase de aplicación del proceso de acreditación internacional ante la Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), con el propósito de obtener el estatus de candidatura y....

UAEH convoca al Encuentro Internacional de Tecnología e Innovación en la Educación

El Centro de Cómputo Académico (CECA) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) invita a docentes e investigadores a participar en el Encuentro Internacional de Tecnología e Innovación en la Educación (IMTIE)....

UAEH conquista cinco rubros del Ranking by Subject 2026

ELa Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) fue reconocida como una de las mejores instituciones de educación superior a nivel global en las disciplinas de medicina y salud, ingenierías, ciencias de la vida, ciencias físicas y ciencias sociales dentro del....

UAEH investiga cómo el consumo prolongado de valproato afecta a las mujeres

Docentes y estudiantes de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) analizan los efectos del consumo prolongado de valproato de sodio y magnesio, un medicamento utilizado para tratar la epilepsia y otros trastornos neurológicos, como bipolaridad, manías agudas....

Reconocen estudio de la UAEH que explica cómo los hábitos modifican la genética

El Centro de Investigación y Nutrición Continua (CINC) reconoció al profesor investigador Gabriel Betanzos Cabrera y a los egresados de la Licenciatura en Nutrición, Bryan Téllez Reyes y Natalia Yazmin González Díaz, todos de la ....

Egresada de doctorado de UAEH gana concurso nacional con moléculas de estaño innovadoras

Jesús Viridiana García González, egresada del Doctorado en Química de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), obtuvo el primer lugar en el Concurso de Póster del XII Congreso Nacional y las Segundas Jornadas Regionales de Cristalografía....

UAEH apuesta por la ciencia de frontera para la transformación social

Durante 2025, la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) impulsó investigaciones innovadoras, disruptivas y transdisciplinarias que atendieron problemáticas concretas que afectan a la sociedad hidalguense como la presencia de metales pesados en el aire....

Investigación de la UAEH señala la salud ambiental a través de libélulas

El estudio de las libélulas ayuda a comprender la biodiversidad local y ofrece información sobre la calidad del agua y el equilibrio ecológico, explicaron Ana Paola Martínez Falcón, profesora investigadora del Área Académica de Biología y Josué Dolores Silva Hurtado....

Inscripciones abiertas en UAEH para más de 30 posgrados

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) ha abierto el registro de la convocatoria para el ingreso a sus programas de especialidad, maestría y doctorado del semestre Julio–Diciembre 2026, disponibles en las unidades....

Investigadores Garza detectan microplásticos en ríos y presas de Tula-Tepeji

Investigadores de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) han detectado una elevada concentración de microplásticos, especialmente de origen textil, en los cuerpos de agua de la región Tula-Tepeji, por lo que es necesario implementar....

UAEH y UTXJ firman convenio para impulsar proyectos ambientales

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) y la Universidad Tecnológica de Xicotepec de Juárez (UTXJ), del estado de Puebla, firmaron un convenio general de colaboración para desarrollar proyectos académicos....

UAEH crea NUSATrans, un observatorio nutricional para personas trans y no binarias

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) lanzará este año el primer Observatorio de Alimentación, Nutrición y Seguridad Alimentaria de Personas Trans y No Binarias en México, que será conocido como NUSATran....

UAEH convierte inversión estatal en docentes fuertes y profesionales altamente capacitados

El rector de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), Octavio Castillo Acosta, y el gobernador hidalguense, Julio Menchaca Salazar, sostuvieron un encuentro para refrendar el vínculo de colaboración y....

UAEH incorpora a 16 investigadores e investigadoras a su cuerpo académico

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) realizó la ceremonia “Nuevos horizontes en la docencia y la investigación” para dar la bienvenida a las y los 16 nuevos investigadores que se suman....

Investigadora Garza revela propiedades terapéuticas de la cebada

Alma Delia Román Gutiérrez, profesora e investigadora del Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería (ICBI) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), realizó una estancia en el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), donde fortaleció su investigación “Compuestos bioactivos a partir de cebada”, con la que....

Investigación de la UAEH detecta metales pesados en Pachuca mediante plumas

Juan Carlos Gaytán Oyarzun, profesor investigador del Área Académica de Biología de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), encabeza un proyecto que emplea el plumaje de las aves como bioindicador para identificar metales pesados en....

ICAp cuenta con su primer científico en alcanzar Nivel III del SNII

A partir de enero de 2026, Apolonio Vargas Torres, catedrático del Área Académica de Ingeniería Agroindustrial e Ingeniería en Alimentos del Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias (ICAp) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), ingresará al Nivel III del Sistema Nacional....

Estudiante Garza crea sistema de monitoreo para nuevo observatorio en Chile

Alejandro Monroy Avelino, estudiante de la Maestría en Computación Avanzada y Electrónica de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), está desarrollando un sistema de monitoreo de niveles de agua para los tanquesdetectores del próximo Observatorio de Rayos....

Investigador Garza crea nariz y lengua electrónicas para cuidar la salud humana

José Luis González Vidal, profesor investigador del Área Académica de Computación y Electrónica de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), desarrolla, junto con estudiantes de la Licenciatura en Ingeniería en Electrónica y Ciencias Computacionales y....

Doctorante Garza obtiene premio por crear un suplemento con una flor endémica hidalguense

Mariel Guadalupe Valencia Córdova, estudiante del Doctorado en Ciencias de los Alimentos y Salud Humana de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), obtuvo el primer lugar en el Premio “Innovar para el Futuro” en la categoría de Seguridad Alimentaria....

Científico Garza impulsa conocimiento y protección de anfibios y reptiles mexicanos

Aurelio Ramírez Bautista, profesor de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), recibió el Premio Hidalgo de Ciencia y Tecnología 2025 en la Categoría de Investigación Científica, por su trayectoria dedicada al estudio de anfibios y reptiles en México....

UAEH hace historia con el Premio IMPI a la Innovación Mexicana

Investigadores del Área Académica de Ciencias de la Tierra y Materiales del Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería (ICBI) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) recibieron el Premio IMPI a la Innovación Mexicana 2025....

Reconocen con Premio Hidalgo 2025 a investigadora Garza en la categoría Humanidades

En reconocimiento a más de veinte años trabajando con productores de aguamiel y maguey para mejorar los procesos productivos, además de fomentar la equidad de género en diversas cooperativas y comunidades, Jozelin María Soto Alarcón, profesora investigadora de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) recibió el Premio....

UAEH realiza estudio multidisciplinario para conservar la momia que resguarda

El Archivo General y el Área Académica de Biología de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) trabajan en conjunto para conservar la momia hallada en 1860 en el ex Convento de San Francisco de Asís, en Tepeji del Río de Ocampo....

Docente Garza desarrollará aparatos ortopédicos a partir de botellas recicladas

Ante la falta de aparatos ortopédicos externos económicos y personalizados, Eduardo Alvarado Santos, profesor investigador de la Escuela Superior de Tizayuca (ESTi) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), desarrollará un proyecto multidisciplinario ....

UAEH se incorpora al Comité Educativo de Minería México 2025

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) se adhirió al Convenio del Comité Educativo de Minería México 2025, una iniciativa de la Secretaría de Economía (SE) que reúne a la academia, empresas y gobierno para mejorar la educación....

Necesario regular el uso de colorantes artificiales para garantizar la salud pública

El lenguaje incluyente ha cobrado fuerza porque busca visibilizar a grupos históricamente excluidos del habla y la escritura, especialmente en el español, donde el masculino suele usarse como plural genérico, con el propósito de que todas las identidades estén presentes en el discurso cotidiano....

El lenguaje incluyente no debe imponerse ni prohibirse: investigador Garza

El lenguaje incluyente ha cobrado fuerza porque busca visibilizar a grupos históricamente excluidos del habla y la escritura, especialmente en el español, donde el masculino suele usarse como plural genérico....

Crece en México prevalencia de bajo peso al nacer: investigadora UAEH

Durante el año 2024, en México la prevalencia de recién nacidos con bajo peso (menos de dos mil 500 gramos) alcanzó el 7.9 %, mientras que los partos prematuros (menores de 37 semanas) llegaron al 8.3 %, informó Guadalupe López Rodríguez....

ICSHu invita al XIV Congreso Internacional de Investigación Social

El Cuerpo Académico “Estudios Demográficos” del Área Académica de Sociología y Demografía del Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (ICSHu) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), convoca al XIV Congreso Internacional de Investigación Social....

Estudiantes Garza destacan a nivel nacional por sus proyectos de investigación

Estudiantes del doctorado en Química del Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería (ICBI) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), fueron reconocidos por sus investigaciones orientadas a mejorar la calidad de vida....

Murciélagos, guardianes silenciosos de la biodiversidad

Los murciélagos brindan distintos servicios ecosistémicos al planeta, como la polinización de la flora endémica, la dispersión de semillas y el control de plagas de insectos, entre ellos los portadores de dengue, zika y chikungunya....

Investigador del ICAp hace atento llamado a proteger las cactáceas

Las instituciones de educación superior deben destinar espacios para conservar las distintas especies de cactáceas, en particular las que son nativas y las que se encuentran en peligro de extinción, señaló Luis González de la Rosa....

Científica Garza impulsa acuacultura sustentable para fortalecer la economía local

Alma Delia Román Gutiérrez, integrante del Cuerpo Académico de Química en Alimentos del Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería (ICBI) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), impulsa, desde hace más de 15 años....

Autonomía académica de la UAEH potencia la investigación

La autonomía ha pasado a formar parte esencial de las universidades públicas de México desde hace tiempo, al garantizar la libertad académica, la independencia institucional y la toma de decisiones sin injerencias externas, la cual ha sido ejercida....

La contaminación no conoce fronteras, advierte experto Garza sobre riesgos en Hidalgo

Aunque en la entidad no se practique la fracturación hidráulica, conocida también como fracking, la contaminación y degradación ambiental derivadas de esta técnica que podría aplicarse en otros estados para extraer gas y petróleo serían inevitables....

Científica de la UAEH transforma el lirio en plástico biodegradable y útil

Con el objetivo de crear un plástico que sirva como embalaje para materiales de construcción y tecnológicos, Rosa Ángeles Vázquez García, profesora investigadora del Área Académica de Ciencias de la Tierra y Materiales de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), analiza las propiedades de la raíz del lirio acuático....

Docente Garza desarrolla “Machtia”, estrategia pedagógica para fortalecer el aprendizaje postpandemia

Catalina Santiago González, académica del Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (ICSHu) y del Instituto de Artes (IA) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), desarrolla “Machtia”, estrategia pedagógica creada para....

Doctorante Garza investiga compuestos naturales para mitigar daños de pesticidas

“Existe una creciente preocupación en materia de salud pública debido al uso excesivo de pesticidas. Aunque se utilizan contra insectos que transmiten enfermedades potencialmente mortales para el ser humano, el abuso de estos agroquímicos tiene efectos dañinos en las personas, ya que pueden provocar cáncer”....

Estudiante Garza recibe beca para fortalecer proyecto de descontaminación de aguas

Astrid Guadalupe Cortés Cruz, alumna del Doctorado en Ciencias Ambientales de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), fue seleccionada como beneficiaria de la beca “Apoyo para estancias cortas de Maestría y Doctorado en Instituciones Nacionales y en el Extranjero”....

Estudiante Garza desarrolla un material para ayudar a la regeneración de huesos

Víctor Javier Garrido Hernández, estudiante del Doctorado en Ciencias de los Materiales en la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), trabaja en el desarrollo de un biomaterial económico, fácil de producir, biocompatible y libre de reacciones adversas....

UAEH inviste a líder mundial en robótica como profesor honorario

“Nuestros graduados no solo deben usar las herramientas de ahora, sino inventar las del futuro”, señaló Magnus Egerstedt, reconocido a nivel mundial por sus aportes a la teoría de control y a la robótica, al impartir la conferencia magistral....

UAEH y la Universidad de Pardubice signan convenio de colaboración

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) y la Universidad de Pardubice (UPCE), de la República Checa, firmaron un convenio general con el objetivo de fomentar la movilidad estudiantil....

UAEH lanza convocatoria “Jóvenes Investigadores Garza”

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) invita a las y los estudiantes de nivel medio superior y superior a participar en la Convocatoria “Jóvenes Investigadores Garza”....

UAEH, universidades y gobierno avanzan un 74% en el rescate del oyamel

El Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias (ICAp) de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) fue sede de la reunión de seguimiento del proyecto de Contingencia Fitosanitaria en el Parque Nacional El Chico....

Bacterias naturales pueden prevenir el cáncer gástrico: investigadora Garza

“En México, más del 70% de la población padece problemas relacionados con la gastritis. Una de las principales causas es la bacteria Helicobacter pylori, que se aloja en el estómago y, en algunos casos, puede provocar cáncer gástrico si no se trata a tiempo”....

Investigadores Garza ascienden en el SNII y suman un nuevo emérito

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) consolida su liderazgo en el ámbito de la investigación, al fortalecer su cuerpo académico con tres nuevas incorporaciones, 36 ascensos y la distinción de su segundo investigador emérito....

Investigadora de UAEH participa en descubrimiento de superburbuja interestelar

Silvia Patricia Ambrocio Cruz, profesora investigadora de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), en conjunto con científicos de otras casas de estudios del país, descubrió una superburbuja en la Nube Mayor de Magallanes....

Productores locales comprueban éxito del biofertilizante desarrollado por la UAEH

Productores locales de jitomate comprobaron la efectividad de la patente del biofertilizante de nopal, desarrollada por la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), al registrar un incremento en el volumen de la cosecha, una mayor resistencia a las condiciones climáticas y la ausencia de plagas en sus cultivos....

Estudiantes Garza desarrollan proyectos sostenibles para combatir plagas agrícolas

Tres estudiantes de la Licenciatura en Biología de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) desarrollan soluciones innovadoras para el manejo y control de plagas que afectan cultivos de jitomate, maíz, nopal y agave....

UAEH refuerza su planta docente para fortalecer la investigación

Como parte de sus altos estándares de calidad educativa y la generación de nuevos conocimientos, la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) llevó a cabo la ceremonia “Nuevos horizontes en la docencia y la investigación”....

Alberga UAEH seminario nacional para la prevención y control del gusano barrenador

Ante el incremento de casos de la plaga del gusano barrenador en el país, la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), en conjunto con autoridades estatales y federales, dio inicio al Seminario “Plan de emergencia para la prevención y el control del gusano barrenador del ganado”....

Investigan en UAEH propiedades de la jamaica para combatir enfermedades bucales

“Estamos acostumbrados a los medicamentos de origen químico para tratar enfermedades, sin embargo, su uso prolongado puede causar efectos secundarios perjudiciales para la salud, de ahí la importancia de buscar alternativas naturales cuyas propiedades no representen riesgo alguno para nuestro cuerpo”....

Egresada Garza desarrolla bebida de granada hidratante y baja en azúcar

Mediante una investigación, Gieraldin Campos Lozada, egresada del Doctorado en Ciencias Agropecuarias del Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias (ICAp), de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), desarrolló una bebida de jugo de granada con alto potencial antioxidante y beneficios para la salud....

Investigación Garza busca combatir la diabetes con bebida de aguamiel

Luis Guillermo González Olivares, profesor investigador de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), trabaja en el desarrollo de una bebida simbiótica antidiabética elaborada a base de aguamiel, con el propósito de controlar el índice glucémico en la sangre y combatir la diabetes....

Estudian en la UAEH el lirio acuático como sustrato para cultivar setas

Mediante una propuesta ecológica y sustentable, Jhoselin Villagrán Manilla, estudiante del Doctorado en Ciencias Ambientales en la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH),investiga cómo transformar el lirio acuático en un recurso útil para cultivar setas del género Pleurotus....

UAEH promueve experiencias científicas con Jornadas de Inmersión

Con entusiasmo y curiosidad, más de 400 estudiantes de nivel medio superior participaron en las Jornadas de Inmersión Científica realizadas en la Ciudad del Conocimiento de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH)....

Estudiante Garza desarrolla proyecto de investigación para eliminar contaminantes del agua

Por su investigación “Valorización de residuos vinícolas para la remoción de paracetamol en agua”, Astrid Guadalupe Cortés Cruz, estudiante del Doctorado en Ciencias Ambientales de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH)....

Student Garza investigates female sexualization from cabaret

Dado que las terapias físicas no son siempre eficaces, Juan Daniel Ramírez Zamora, profesor de tiempo completo en la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), desarrolló una herramienta que mide el avance en la rehabilitación de quienes presentan problemas para mover sus brazos y manos....

Reconoce UAEH el compromiso científico de sus investigadores

Durante la ceremonia “Impulso Garza: Reconociendo la Innovación”, 281 investigadoras e investigadores de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) fueron distinguidos por su destacada labor en la generación de conocimiento....

UAEH reconoce la trayectoria de Rosaura Ruiz con el Premio “Juan Crisóstomo Doria”

En reconocimiento a su trayectoria en el desarrollo de la ciencia, la educación y su aportación en el ámbito histórico y filosófico de la biología, la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) y la Feria Universitaria del Libro (FUL) otorgaron el Premio “Juan Crisóstomo Doria a las Humanidades” 2024 a Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez....

Recibe investigador Garza Premio Nacional por su aporte a la psicología

Gracias a su amplia trayectoria, el profesor investigador de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), Santos Noé Herrera Mijangos, recibió el Premio Nacional al Mérito Profesional 2025....

Researcher Garza calls for planning to prevent natural disasters

Ante el incremento en la intensidad de lluvias y la frecuencia de inundaciones, la profesora investigadora de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) y experta en urbanismo, Yamile Rangel Martínez, advirtió sobre la importancia de actualizar y difundir los atlas de riesgo municipales...

Student Garza investigates female sexualization from cabaret

Mediante un análisis del discurso visual del cabaret en México entre 1920 y 1960, Denisse Eunice Santillán González, estudiante de la Maestría en Historia de México del Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (ICSHu)....

UAEH invita a su comunidad científica a participar en el Premio IMPI 2025

La Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) reconoce la creatividad de su comunidad científica, por ello alienta a las y los investigadores a participar en la quinta edición del Premio IMPI a la Innovación Mexicana 2025....

Alimentación sustentable en escuelas exige estrategias integrales: especialista Garza

Prohibir la comida chatarra en las escuelas para promover una alimentación nutritiva y sin procesar, es una estrategia positiva para el bien de las infancias, sin embargo, presenta desafíos importantes para su implementación....

Plaga del gusano barrenador resurge en México y causa afectaciones: Especialista Garza

Ante el resurgimiento de la plaga del gusano barrenador en México, causada por la mosca Cochliomyia hominivorax, Tonantzin Rivero Castillo, médica veterinaria zootecnista egresada de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH)....

Call for research in advanced materials is about to close

The Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) invites students, researchers, teachers and professionals in the area of Materials Sciences to send their scientific abstracts before May 31 to be part of the IX Regional Seminar on Advanced Materials, which will be held from October 7 to 10, 2025, in the virtual modality .....

UAEH and Coesbioh strengthen alliances between countries for pollinators

The First Regional Meeting of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) successfully concluded at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), where representatives of academia, government and society exchanged experiences to strengthen the preservation of biodiversity in Mexico, the United States and Canada.....

UAEH researcher warns of inadequate conditions in Cefereso-16 for women

The structural and administrative conditions of the Federal Center for Female Social Readaptation Number 16 (Cefereso-16), located in Morelos, not only violate human rights, but have contributed to the death of at least 19 women deprived of their liberty, said Norma Angélica Callejas Arreguín, research professor at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) .....

UAEH hosted international scientific meeting on the Electron-Ion Collider

The Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering (ICBI) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) hosted the EIC Latin America 2025 event, as well as the Annual Meeting 2025 of the Particles and Fields Division (DPyC) of the Mexican Society of Physics (SMF), which took place from May 19 to 23 of this year....

UAEH students and professors conquer the podium in National Congress

As a historic event for the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing of the Institute of Health Sciences (ICSa), belonging to the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), teachers and students won the first three places during the National Congress of Nursing at the Juarez Hospital of Mexico, where they presented various nursing processes in real clinical cases. ..

Garza students receive awards for their innovative research in chemistry

Paola Vargas Islas and Erick Vargas Hernández, students of the Academic Area of Chemistry of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), were recognized with the awards for Best Undergraduate and Master's Thesis, respectively, in the XII Meeting of Inorganic Chemistry, held in April this year at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL)....

Garza researchers study effects of menstrual cramps on mental health

With the aim of identifying how intense menstrual cramps affect the mental health of women and menstruating people, Lilian Scarlet Gerardo Muñoz, PhD student in Health Behavioral Sciences, and Mario Isidoro Ortiz Ramírez, research professor at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), are developing a study to improve the prior diagnosis and offer timely treatment...

Good maternal nutrition to prevent diseases in babies: Researcher Garza

To provide reliable nutritional information and contribute to the prevention of malnutrition during pregnancy and after birth, research professor Guadalupe López Rodríguez, from the Institute of Health Sciences (ICSa) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), created the initiative of the Observatory of Maternal and Child Nutrition (ONutMI)....

UAEH researcher awarded for revealing disinformation strategies in Cuba

For her outstanding research, Cosette Celecia Pérez, research professor at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) was awarded second place for the best publication of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) in the category of Media, Communication and Journalism 2025....

UAEH researchers promote inclusion and economic development with award-winning article

Thanks to his contribution in the scientific article "Financial inclusion and economic complexity in Mexico", published by the Mexican Journal of Economics and Finance (REMEF), Juan Antonio González Sierra, a graduate of the Doctorate in Economic and Administrative Sciences of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo...

UAEH and CIDE sign agreement to promote research, culture and education

The Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) and the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) signed a collaboration agreement to establish the basis for joint activities in the areas of research, teaching, culture, sports and education....

UAEH researchers participate in patent for waste water treatment

Research professors from the Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering (ICBI) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), Víctor Esteban Reyes Cruz and José Ángel Cobos Murcia, together with colleagues from the University of Veracruz (UV), obtained the patent "Electrolytic accessory apparatus for Imhoff tank for the...

UAEH opens call for applications for full-time professorships

The Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) has opened the call for applications for a full-time research professor position in its schools and institutes, an invitation that will be available in electronic format until May 2...

Policewomen face gender stereotypes and barriers to professional development

Gender stereotypes, double working hours, the glass ceiling and the lack of inclusion are some of the factors that affect female police officers within security organizations, this was announced by Antonio de Jesús Jerónimo Gutiérrez, a member of...

UAEH expert warns about the phenomenon of media lynching

Media lynching is a process in which a person or entity is publicly exposed and condemned through the media and social networks, often without due process or verification of the facts, said Julio Romano Obregón, a member of the...

Garza specialists collaborate in the phytosanitary contingency against bark stripping insects in Hidalgo

Scientists from the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) collaborate in the phytosanitary contingency project to control and mitigate the damage caused by bark stripping insects, with the aim of restoring the ecological balance of the oyamel forest...

Mead recipe book to innovate Hidalgo's cuisine

With the purpose of preserving the culinary heritage of Hidalgo and promoting the use of mead as a versatile ingredient of high culinary value, a group of researchers from...

Hidalgo's native corn has nutraceutical, cultural and socioeconomic value, says scientist Garza

Otilio Arturo Acevedo Sandoval, research professor at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), is developing a project focused on the conservation and sustainable use of native corn in the state...

Fighting bulls, a guardian of biodiversity, says zootechnician Garza

Currently, Mexico's "campo bravo" is made up of approximately 167,000 hectares distributed among 279 cattle ranches dedicated exclusively to raising fighting bulls, which generates both ecological and economic benefits for the country...

Fragmented cities, the challenge of uninhabited housing in Mexico

The poor planning of urban growth in Mexico, coupled with the lack of public policies to address the problem of uninhabited housing, is generating serious challenges in terms of access to housing and social cohesion, said Alfredo Pastén Hernández...

Garza expert recommends what to do in case of black widow bite

Despite having one of the most potent poisons in the world, a black widow sting is currently combattable thanks to the antidotes available, so it is important in the event of an accident not to panic and act appropriately, said Julian Bueno Villegas...

High rate of pertussis could be due to a decrease in vaccination, says UAEH expert

The recent pertussis outbreak in Mexico and other regions could be linked to the lack of complete vaccination, especially in children under one year of age, said Eduardo Padilla Gonzalez...

UAEH researchers receive Hidalgo Science, Technology and Innovation Award 2024

Juan Carlos González Islas, Omar Arturo Domínguez Ramírez and Omar López Ortega, researchers from the Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering (ICBI) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), received the Hidalgo Award for Science, Technology and Innovation 2024...

SMIO awards thesis of Garza graduate for optimizing cattle movement

Luis Alfredo González Zamora, a graduate in Industrial Engineering from the Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering (ICBI) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), won second place in the Best Undergraduate Thesis Award....

UAEH committed to strengthening the role of women in science

The Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) received recognition for its integration into the Network of Women Scientists, a project that brings together more than 200 women researchers from Mexico and around the world....

UAEH signs key trust fund to strengthen scientific research

In order to strengthen the work of researchers, as well as the generation of knowledge in favor of the society of Hidalgo, the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) created a trust fund dedicated exclusively to scientific and technological production...

For her research, UAEH student wins Young Talent Award

Perla Yolotzin López Mejía, from the Bachelor's Degree in Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), won first place in the Fourth Edition of the "Recognition of Young Talented Audiovisual Science"...

UAEH Hosts First Seminar on Advanced Agricultural Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

In order to promote the exchange of scientific and technological knowledge, as well as to strengthen the training of future researchers, the First Seminar on Advanced Agricultural Biotechnology and Nanotechnology was held in...

Scientific research key to regulating AI use

Professor Garza, who is part of the Academic Area of Sociology and Demography of the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSHu), explained that AI has evolved considerably in less than 10 years...

ESTi inaugurates Third Research and Innovation Congress on Global Trends

The Escuela Superior de Tizayuca (ESTi), of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), inaugurated the activities of the Third International Congress on Research and Innovation in Global Trends and the First Postgraduate Colloquium on Management and Development of New Technologies...

Garza researcher receives international recognition for contributing to the study of birds

Raúl Ortiz Pulido, research professor of the Academic Area of Biology at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), received the "Lifetime Achievement" award from the American Ornithological Society (AOS), for his contribution to the study of birds during the last 35 years...

Gerontological tourism is a growing niche, says researcher Garza

"Gerontological tourism refers to the segment that focuses on the needs and preferences of travelers over the age of 60, seeks to offer safe, accessible and enjoyable experiences, taking into account physical limitations and interests..."

UAEH issues call for applications for full-time research professor

The Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) issued a call for applications for full-time research professor positions, an invitation that will close on November 3 of this year....

UAEH and Grupo Modelo seek linkage in scientific matters

The Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) and Grupo Modelo seek to collaborate on scientific matters, development and optimization of biofertilizers, as well as the generation of initiatives for the planting of barley, use of treated water and reforestation methods...

Regional Seminar on Advanced Materials held at UAEH

The use of nanotechnology in biomedicine allows the improvement and design of new versatile materials to optimize the quality of life of people, said Guillermo Aguilar, research professor at Texas A&M University....

UAEH researcher analyzes the use of social networks for psychological health

"The democratization of interventions refers to studies that through the use of technology can bring evidence-based psychological services closer to users who, because of their economic condition, health, demographic situation or any other, could not naturally have..."

Application of materials science in the delivery of justice

Ventura Rodríguez Lugo, research professor of the Academic Area of Earth and Materials Sciences, together with Sinuhé Ruiz Salgado, doctoral student of the postgraduate program in Materials Sciences, both from the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), pointed out that the implementation...
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Animal-assisted therapy, a good option for psychological treatments: expert Garza

"Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) helps to reduce stress and promote relaxation, as well as to combat feelings of loneliness, according to previously conducted studies that confirm this data in patients of different ages and gender..."...

UAEH researcher assures that planting endemic trees will prevent vegetation decline

Through an interview, the researcher attached to the Academic Area of Forestry Engineering of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICAp), spoke about the importance of planting endemic trees in the corresponding areas, in order to prevent the decline of the same vegetation...

Barriers faced by women in accessing managerial positions: UAEH researcher

Sonia Nallely Urquiza Hernández, a PhD student in Social Sciences at the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSHu), presented a paper entitled "The barriers faced by women in accessing management positions in service sector companies"....

Alumna Garza seeks to make the struggle of the Trans community visible

As a result of witnessing discriminatory acts against the LGBTIQ+ community, Alejandra Duque Mata, a PhD student in Social Sciences, offered at the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSHu) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH),...

Guarantee access to education and employment for Garza graduates with disabilities.

Atenea Amaro Arista, a graduate of the Doctorate in Educational Sciences of the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSHu), of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH),...

Women as a social pillar in migratory contexts

The migration of men in rural areas of Mexico is a phenomenon that has significantly marked the social and family structure within their communities, such migration dynamics is carried out with the objective of improving the quality of life, in addition to economic stability...

Nature-based mitigation crucial to combat climate crisis: Researcher Garza

The preservation of natural ecosystems, the recovery of degraded systems and reforestation under expert planning and management, are some low-cost and natural strategies...

Garza graduate proposes new strategies for teaching mathematics

Cindy Lizeth Luna Pineda, a graduate of the Master's Degree in Educational Sciences of the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSHu), of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), graduated from...

UAEH scientists patent innovative and economical method to obtain graphene oxide

Researchers from the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), received from the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI) the patent title Number 407748, for inventing a new method of...

From local recognition to sustainable global impact with Garza student project

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) recognizes the work of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) in making visible the socio-environmental crisis and promoting the creation of high-impact social projects that provide a solution to specific problems...

With study on COVID-19, Garza students stand out in international competition

Students from the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) won first place in the "Nursing Research" category at the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) International Conference 2023...

UNICEF recognizes ICAP students' project worldwide

Students of the Academic Area of Veterinary Medicine of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICAp) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), who are part of the group "Ovejas Ecofriendly"...

Tlahuelilpan High School students receive international research recognition

The joint research work carried out by Olivia Melo Rubio, Litzy Gress Espino and Paulina Hernández Trejo, seventh semester students of the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing at the Tlahuelilpan High School (ESTl) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), was...

UAEH researchers win Hidalgo Science, Technology and Innovation Award 2023

Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo - Researchers from the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) and the Polytechnic University of Francisco I. Madero (UPFIM) were awarded the Hidalgo Prize for Science, Technology and Innovation 2023....

Garza high school students explore knowledge with Science Immersion Days

The activities of the Third Edition of the Scientific Immersion Days organized by the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) from December 5 to 13 of this year, which were designed to give high school students the opportunity to explore the world of basic and technological sciences, concluded successfully.....

UAEH doctoral student studies the water-energy nexus in urban areas

Water scarcity has become a pressing concern that affects millions of people across the country, which is why Jaime Adriano Gutiérrez Nava, a PhD student in Environmental Sciences at the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH), is working on the research project "The water-energy nexus and its utility in urban areas" .....

UAEH student wins national contest

Abril Villagrán Manilla, a student of the Master's Degree in Chemistry at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), won first place for her outstanding participation in the 36th Poster Contest organized by the Mexican Society of Electrochemistry (SMEQ), held in Los Mochis, Sinaloa.....

Garza scientist conducts research to treat industrial water with superabsorbent wastes

From the thermal degradation of diapers, or any product containing polyacrylic acid, better known as super absorbent polyelectrolyte, new materials can be obtained to treat wastewater from the textile, mining and pharmaceutical industries.....

UAEH will hold the Second Garza Meeting of Young Researchers

With the objective of promoting research seedlings among the younger population, to open a space for the dissemination of their projects, findings and methodologies in all fields of knowledge and that detonate the resolution of problems...

Experts in banking and financial crises receive the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics

At a time when the world is going through a serious economic crisis, ravaged by the HIV/AIDS pandemic among other factors, the Swedish Academy of Sciences decided yesterday, Monday, to award the Nobel Prize in Economics to...

UAEH will hold the Heritage Chair in Bioethics "Dr. Guillermo Soberón Acevedo" 2022

The Institute of Health Sciences (ICSa) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) will hold the XIII Academic Meeting of the Heritage Chair in Bioethics "Dr. Guillermo Soberón Acevedo" from October 12 to 14 of this year....

II International Congress on Veterinary Sciences and Animal Production to be held in ICAp

With the objective of disseminating advances in recent research results in the development and implementation of non-pharmacological strategies that promote both health and sustainable animal production at the national and international levels, the...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry for two revolutionary tools to produce drugs and new materials

Researchers Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless have won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a revolutionary concept to produce molecules...

Experts in quantum communication win the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022

French physicist Alain Aspect, American physicist John F. Clauser and Austrian physicist Anton Zeilinger were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics...

Nobel Prize in Medicine to Svante Pääbo for sequencing the Neanderthal genome

The science festival began with the Nobel Prize nominations. Yesterday, Monday, October 3, it started with Medicine, awarded to the Swedish biologist Svante Pääbo...

NASA successfully crashes Dart spacecraft into Dimorphos asteroid in historic mission to protect Earth

Remember when the U.S. government discovers it has only 18 days to save the world from an asteroid and sends a team of astronauts into space?

Social Workers to be Celebrated with Cultural Week at ICSHu

In April of last year, the federal Chamber of Deputies declared August 21 of each year as the National Day of Social Workers....

Colombian Diana Trujillo continues to triumph at NASA

Diana Trujillo Pomerantz is an aerospace engineer who was born in Cali, in the southwestern region of Colombia, in 1980. She arrived in the United States at the age of 17, with only $300 and no English...

Mexican scientist Esperanza Martínez Romero receives award in Paris

The L'Oréal Foundation together with Unesco held in Paris, on June 20, the International Week "For Women in Science", dedicated to recognize and reward women scientists from all over the world....

Nearly complete" mummified body of baby woolly mammoth discovered

A woolly mammoth calf in an exceptional state of preservation was found last Tuesday in Canadian territory. "It is one of the most incredible mummified ice-age animals discovered in the world," said paleontologist Grant Zazula in a government statement....

The most complete map of the Milky Way unveiled

A European space probe capable of predicting the weight, age and temperature of a star just by looking at it, has completed the largest map of the galaxy we inhabit, the Milky Way...

Analysis of ancient teeth reveals the origin of the black plague

In the middle of the 14th century, the European, Asian and African continents were hit by one of the most lethal epidemics of all time, the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death. It was a disease that, apparently, broke out "as if by magic" causing tens of millions of deaths, surprising people without knowing its origin or a possible treatment...

Yves Coppens, one of the discoverers of the world's most famous fossil, passed away

The paleontologist, member of the expedition that found 'Lucy', the first hominid to walk upright, died at the age of 87. Yves Coppens and other collaborators discovered what is probably the world's most famous fossil...

You want a healthy brain, exercise!

There is currently much talk about the relationship between physical activity and good cognitive functioning, associating, for example, exercise with better academic performance among boys and girls, and among adults with improved memory, attention and learning, as well as reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and alleviating symptoms of anxiety and depression...

The accidental discovery of the largest plant in the world

Using genetic tests, a team of scientists found that a large seagrass meadow on the west coast of Australia is actually a single plant. They surmise that it propagated clonally from a single seed for at least 4,500 years. The seagrass covers about 200 square kilometers, said researchers from the University of Western Australia....

Why did humans three thousand years ago have the largest brains?

Several thousand years ago, humans reached a milestone in their history: the first known complex civilizations began to emerge. The people who walked and gathered in the world's oldest cities would have been familiar, in many ways, to today's modern generations. But since then, brains have shrunk slightly ...

Forest discovered inside a "heavenly well" in China

In southern China, in a small province characterized by karst topography, i.e. when water dissolves and erodes soft rock causing sinkholes and deep caves, a group of scientists from the Institute of Karst Geology of the Geological Survey of that country, discovered a lush forest inside a 192-meter deep sinkhole...

Groundbreaking results from the Milky Way Event Horizon Telescope revealed

The image of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, where we live, is a leap for science for several reasons, among them, it brings new knowledge in different disciplines, such as astrophysics, and because the theories of General Relativity of physicist Albert Einstein were proven...

The village in France that wants to be illuminated by bioluminescence

A room in a coronavirus vaccination center in Rambouillet is illuminated using the bioluminescence capabilities of a marine bacterium collected off the coast of France called Aliivibrio fischeri....

What is Quantum Biology and what is known about it?

Iraqi-British theoretical physicist Jim Al Khalili raised it in 2015 with a question during a talk: what if the quantum world played an important role in the functioning of a living cell?...

XVIII National Congress on Women's Empowerment

Acting against gender-based political violence against women. A political commitment is the title of the keynote lecture to be given by Laura Albaine, PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, May 11...

The most distant galaxy discovered so far has been detected

A team of astronomers discovered a galaxy that is the most distant astronomical object ever detected. Named HD1, the galaxy is located about 13.5 billion light-years...

Is the world running out of insects?

For many years there has been speculation about the terrible and even lethal effects of a world without insects, but recently a study has been carried out that reveals this nightmare, the decline in the number of this group of animals...

Successful development of a stool test to detect pancreatic cancer

"The problem with pancreatic cancer is that it is very silent. In 80% of the cases, when it is diagnosed it is already advanced. There is no curative treatment and this has a huge impact on the high mortality rate. Therefore, the objective is to diagnose it earlier, to be able to detect it at an early stage"?

The first therapy that heals wounds of patients with "butterfly skin".

Butterfly skin" or recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa bullosa (RDEB) is a genetic disease that causes hypersensitivity of the skin and has a mortality rate of about 30%....

A family of armored dinosaurs discovered in China

A group of paleontologists from the University of Yunnan, China, discovered in 2017 what appeared to be the fossil remains of an unknown subspecies; these were found in a province in southwest China and revealed that it belonged to the Late Jurassic period....

New scientific start-up seeks to help humans live longer, healthier lives

A new U.S. company has been secretly recruiting some of the world's top scientists, including four Nobel Prize winners, over the past few months. The multinational, called Altos Laboratories, was finally unveiled to the world on January 19 with the stated goal of making humans live longer, healthier lives....

Universities of Baja California, Nuevo León and Hidalgo organize the next National Psychology Seminar

The Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, together with those of Baja California and Nuevo Leon, will hold the National Psychology Seminar "Analysis of the present and prospects for the third decade of the 21st Century", which will be held on Thursday March 24 and Friday March 25 virtually, with a total of six hours...

Advances in the treatment of diabetes with stem cells

Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation, located in Barcelona, Spain, demonstrated for the first time that stem cells can form cells that mimic the structure and function of normal pancreatic islets, which could mean the achievement of a new treatment for diabetes...

Women, agriculture and food security, First International Forum Peru, Colombia and Mexico organized by ICAp

As part of the activities of the 35th anniversary of the creation of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICAp) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo and the commemoration of International Women's Day, a group of scientists organized the First International Forum: Women, Agriculture and Food Security...

What are secondary forests?

Human activity has had great consequences on the environment; one of the greatest examples is deforestation which, although it does not only occur due to the felling of trees because it is also a consequence of natural phenomena, it occurs mostly as a consequence of the direct actions of people ...

What has 'Perseverance' done since it landed on Mars a year ago?

On February 18 last year, NASA's Perseverance Rover landed on Mars, becoming the fifth rover the U.S. space agency has placed on the surface of the red planet...

First robotic surgery performed without human assistance

For the first time in history, a robot performed a surgical intervention by laparoscopy, a surgical technique where an optical lens is used to have vision of the pelvic-abdominal cavity, and it was in soft tissue without the guidance of any person during the process. An experimental stage applied in four animals was...

Hidalgo, one of the states with more women studying sciences

The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) recently published a study entitled Where are the Women Scientists? Gender gaps in STEM careers that reports the disparities in career and profession choice between women and men in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, known by its acronym in English as STEM....

More virulent HIV mutation discovered, proving that viruses do not lose ability to infect over time

Another health-related news of great impact in recent days was the discovery of a new, more contagious and virulent variant of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which is more...

66-million-year-old bird and dinosaur footprints discovered in Coahuila

In two locations in the state of Coahuila, a team of scientists from different universities studied bird tracks from the Late Cretaceous with an approximate age of 66.1 million years and their findings were published in the scientific journal Journal of South American Earth Sciences because it documents the coexistence of these pterosaurs or flying reptiles with the dinosaurs...

Three paraplegic patients are able to walk again thanks to an implant in their spine

Experts in neurosciences and technological development achieved an electronic implant that, in an experimental way, allowed three paraplegic people to walk again in Switzerland...

Colmena Project, Mexico's first mission to the Moon

Mexico's first mission to the Moon began with the Colmena Project, in which 20 young researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) are participating with the creation of five microrobots that open up the possibility of setting up structures on the natural satellite...

Exact place where sacred Mayan cacao groves grew is identified

A team of scientists have identified the sites that the Maya used in northern Yucatan to provide the perfect combination of humidity, calm and shade required by the cacao trees...

Frogs succeed in regenerating amputated limbs thanks to drugs

In nature there are some species capable of regenerating lost limbs and even organs; however, for human beings, losing a limb, either due to an accident or a disease such as diabetes, represents an irremediable loss...

Ruy Perez Tamayo, an outstanding Mexican scientist and popularizer "all around" passed away

At the age of 97, Dr. Ruy Pérez Tamayo passed away. He leaves a vast legacy in the fields of medicine, popular science and philosophy of science, with more than 80 books published in the fields of...

Tonga's volcano eruption, the loudest since the mythical Krakatoa

The eruption of the Tongan volcano, which caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, is the loudest since the explosion of the mythical Indonesian volcano Krakatoa in 1883, which affected the temperature of the planet, according to New Zealand volcanologists...

Superbugs cause more than one million deaths a year: The Lancet

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been issuing global alerts for several years about superbugs, a group of microbes classified as critical for their resistance to antibiotics and for posing a major threat in hospitals with critically ill patients requiring ventilators and catheters....

Cocktails of worms, insects and microbes for the transformation of plastic waste?

Since 1950, the manufacture, sale and use of plastic products has expanded worldwide and since then, some estimates indicate that 6.3 billion tons of waste have been generated, of which almost 80% have not been disposed of properly...

New Year's resolution: lose weight, but is it easy?

The beginning of the new year, the beginning of good resolutions and for a good number of people, losing weight is at the top of the list, but is it easy to achieve?

Artificial Sun heats plasma to 70 million degrees Celsius

The tokamak EAST fusion reactor, nicknamed the 'Chinese artificial sun', has achieved a new world record pulse length record for high-temperature plasma in a facility of this class....

The renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey has passed away.

National Geographic explorer, paleoanthropologist and Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey, 77, died on January 2 of this year, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a statement, without clarifying the cause of his death. ....

James Webb, the largest space telescope in history to search for the origin of the Universe

Christmas 2021 will go down in history in the world of science because just on December 25, around noon, was the successful launch of the Ariane rocket from the Kouru base in French Guiana, carrying on board a team of just over 6 tons in weight, folded and stored like origami, for subsequent deployment in the Universe, it is the most ambitious space telescope of humanity, the James Webb...

2021, a good year for Mexican archeology

If last year made it clear that Mexican archaeology is one of the most recognized worldwide, this 2021 is not far behind with important discoveries, one of them thanks to the development of new technology. Undoubtedly, this science will close with a party. Here is a brief overview of the most relevant facts...

COVID-19 accelerated the emergence of "superbugs": World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021

Last Thursday, November 18, marked the start of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. According to an article by science journalist Manuel Ansede, published in El País, the British government warned in 2016 that drug-resistant microbes, especially bacteria, were already killing 700,000 people every year on the planet and that by 2050 deaths could surpass those caused by cancer...

ICAp will celebrate its 34th anniversary with a gallery of activities, among them science outreach.

On the occasion of its 34th anniversary, the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICAp) of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) will carry out an extensive program of academic, cultural and sports activities, as well as the dissemination of science and links with the economic sector of the region, throughout Friday, November 19, in virtual mode. Entitled "Gallery of ICAp 2021"...

First International Symposium "Energetic Systems and Advanced Materials" of the Apan High School

The Consolidated Academic Body of researchers from the Superior School of Apan of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (UAEH) will hold the First International Symposium on Energy Systems and Advanced Materials on November 4 and 5...

Why is breast cancer increasing in younger women?

The World Health Organization (WHO) established October 19 as World Breast Cancer Day because of the impact it represents for the population, since each year about 1.38 million new cases are detected worldwide and an average of 480 thousand patients die in the same period of time....

National Knowledge Week, October 18 - 24

On Monday, October 18, the National Knowledge Week kicked off with the objective of simultaneously and intensively communicating scientific and technological knowledge and its innovation, and is aimed at various segments and sectors of the public to promote scientific and technological vocations and improve public perception of science, technology and innovation...

Mexican historian Alfredo López Austin died at the age of 85

On Friday, October 15, historian Alfredo López Austin, researcher at the Institute of Anthropological Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and winner of the National Prize for Arts and Literature 2020...

Nobel Prize in Economics awarded for labor market studies and the use of empirical research in economic sciences

Economists David Card, originally from Canada, Joshua Angrist from the United States and Guido Imbens from the Netherlands, although all three work at U.S. universities, were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics for their contributions to labor economics and in the analysis of causal relationships, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Benjamin List and David Macmillan for a new way to create molecules

Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of "asymmetric organocatalysis", i.e. "an ingenious way to build molecules", according to the official statement from the spokesperson of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences....

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Manabe, Hasselmann and Parisi, theorists of complex systems that help to understand phenomena such as climate change

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics to three scientists "for their fundamental contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems."...

2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch

All eyes are on the Nobel Prizes, which since 1901 have recognized outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics...

Aging Research Center Inaugurated

The Mexico City government inaugurated the Center for Research on Aging last Sunday, September 26, with the purpose of promoting the collaborative study of the biological, social, economic and cultural implications of the aging process, which will generate knowledge to derive public policies that prolong the healthy life of the elderly...

Severe forms of COVID-19, probable factors for developing Alzheimer's disease

On the occasion of World Alzheimer's Day on September 21, María del Carmen Cárdenas Aguayo, head of the Laboratory of Cellular Reprogramming and Chronic-Degenerative Diseases of the Department of Physiology of the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), pointed out that the number of cases could be higher in the near future due to the Covid-19 pandemic...

Volcanic alphabet, key words to understand La Palma eruption

Last Sunday, September 19, the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on the small island of La Palma, Spain, which has 85,000 inhabitants and is one of the eight islands of the Canary archipelago off the west coast of Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean...

"No data to support third dose of vaccine for general population": WHO and U.S. health agency

Last Monday, September 14, the newspaper La Jornada published an interview with Hugo Lopez Gatell, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, where he addressed two relevant issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first one concerns the decision to vaccinate around one million children and adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age who have risk factors and could be at risk of serious SARS-CoV2 infection, or even die...

IPN scientist develops biopharmaceutical against COVID-19

In the midst of the third wave of the pandemic in Mexico, where the number of infections has exceeded 20,000 cases per day and seven states have returned to the red light, including Hidalgo, in recent days good news was announced: the development of a biopharmaceutical to treat COVID-19 infection by Paola Castillo Juárez, a scientist at the National Polytechnic Institute...

Sunscreen creams endanger the coral reefs of the Riviera Maya: scientific study

A scientific study carried out in the Riviera Maya showed that the release of more than 200 tons per year of harmful substances contained in sunscreen creams used by tourists endangers the life of the second largest barrier reef in the world in the Mexican Caribbean...

Doctorate in Automation and Control Sciences of the UAEH enters the National Register of Quality Graduate Programs

The Doctorate in Automation and Control Sciences of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo) entered the National Register of Quality Graduate Programs (PNPC) on August 4 with the distinction of Newly Created Program with a 5-year validity....

Mexican physicist Fernando Alba Andrade has passed away

Finally, Fernando Alba Andrade, an outstanding nuclear energy researcher, the first to receive the title of physicist from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and former president of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, passed away last Friday at the age of 102...

Possible Key to Neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 Virus Found

The COVID-19 pandemic is not slowing down, but neither is science, and a group of scientists from the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have discovered what could be the key to neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus...

Researcher creates a system to oxygenate water in Xochimilco canals

The chinampas of Xochimilco are not only a vital lung for Mexico City, they are a World Heritage Site for their sustainable agricultural system created by pre-Hispanic societies more than 900 years ago to produce plants, vegetables and greens...

Climate change, code red for humanity: UN

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change presented its Sixth Assessment Report in which it blames humans for the fact that climate change is affecting all inhabited regions of the world and causing extreme weather events, such as heat waves, heavy rainfall, droughts and tropical cyclones, to become more frequent...

Visualization of how a black hole "feeds" is achieved

Black holes in space are a phenomenon that arouses great scientific curiosity and a recent news item is causing fascination among the expert community. It turns out that astronomers were able to obtain a direct visualization of the nuclear feeding process of a black hole in the galaxy NGC 1566 through the detection of a new class of filaments in the black hole....

2021, record number of extreme events related to climate change

The months of June and July left a worrying mark in various regions of the world with forest fires, heat domes and flash floods that caused serious damage...

Use of statistical data without context leads to false conclusions: Simpson's paradox.

Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity faces another equally dangerous evil, infodemia, a concept launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the spread of inaccurate, false, misleading or misinformation about infection, vaccines and misinterpretation of science and health statistics...

Can genetic factors determine the severity of COVID-19?

The first two weeks of the summer vacations in Mexico meant the arrival of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with a worrying increase in infections, especially among the young population; although a slow increase in hospital occupancy compared to the highest peak of the second epidemic wave and a vaccination campaign that fails to keep pace with the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus...

Pachuca hosts the first Biotech Business Accelerator in Latin America

Despite the fact that Mexico has few people dedicated to research, less than one scientist per thousand economically active inhabitants, according to Conacyt data, during the current COVID-19 pandemic, several research groups developed projects focused on solving the health crisis...

"Catastrophic decline" of native population in the Americas after the conquest, study reveals

More than two centuries after the arrival of the first Spanish missions to conquer what is now known as California in the United States, a study by anthropologist Brian Codding, a researcher at the University of Utah, revealed the catastrophic decline of the native population after the arrival of Franciscan friars...

Frances Arnold, from cab driver to Nobel Prize winner

Frances Arnold was recognized in 2018 with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the directed evolution of enzymes, i.e. proteins that catalyze chemical reactions, its application includes manufacturing more environmentally friendly chemicals, such as pharmaceuticals and renewable fuels....