Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Scientists have turned to trusty fruit flies as a model to learn more about how plastic particles may impact human health, tracking them through the intestinal tract to find they alter gene expression involved in stress response and oxidative damage.

Scientists may have uncovered a new therapy for multiple sclerosis, involving an inflammation-regulating lipid. Tests in mice showed that the lipid reduced symptoms and slowed disease progression, hinting at an underlying mechanism for the condition.

​Gamma hydroxybutyric acid – aka GHB – is a popular "date rape" drug. Unfortunately for law enforcement officials, it can only be detected in the body for a few hours after being ingested. Thanks to new research, however, there may soon be another way of proving that someone has been given GHB.

An electronic tongue developed by researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona can accurately distinguish between various beer varieties with a success rate of almost 82 percent.

An international team of scientists has made a breakthrough in the magnetic manipulation of nanoparticles that could lead to a big boost for small scale digital storage in portable devices.

Scientists from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have cured dogs of type 1 diabetes using gene therapy.

The Verisize app is designed to determine what size of clothing a person takes, without requiring them to take a series of measurements.

OnTheBus is an app designed to help blind people reach their destinations on city buses.