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High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than one billion people worldwide and is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke. For decades, researchers have observed that premenopausal women are less likely to develop high blood pressure than men or postmenopausal women. Researchers have known for years that estrogen is the deciding factor, but exactly how it offers this protection has remained unclear.

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Vici funding to 39 adventurous, talented and pioneering researchers, including five from VU Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC/affiliated VU. The Vici grant enables researchers to develop an innovative line of research and further expand a research group over the next five years.

Whether people follow a general trend when choosing a partner or consciously decide against it has a noticeable impact on the diversity of phenotypes to choose from. This is shown by a new study by the University of Würzburg. Why are there often many different types of males in an animal group? According to the theory of evolution, only the "best" should have prevailed over time.

Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that more than creativity is at play. Behind many great melodies, researchers found something surprisingly powerful: symmetry.

NeurekaNUM és el primer mètode desenvolupat en castellà i català amb evidència científica per a la detecció d'aquest trastorn i la intervenció precoç. Health Dyscalculia, characterized by deficits in number sense and calculation skills, affects approximately 5-7% of the population and often persists into adulthood.