Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Myrsine fossil pollen from the Oligocene of Iberia provides evidence for early Eurasian dispersal

The Cenozoic fossil record of Myrsine (Primulaceae) in Europe is largely based on leaf macroremains of uncertain taxonomical attribution and consequently remains poorly understood. In this study, we report the first well-documented European fossil pollen record attributable to ea...

Bioimpedance: From Body Composition Assessment to Emerging Technologies in Clinical Nutrition

This review examines the physical foundations, predictive models, emerging technologies and recent research trends in bioimpedance for clinical nutrition. A bibliometric analysis of cumulative scientific production from 1980 to 2025 shows that weighted logistic models provide a g...

Population-based cohort study of modifiable risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer disease mortality in Spain

Abstract Background Although many modifiable factors are linked to dementia risk, their association with dementia and Alzheimer disease (AD) mortality remains unclear. We aimed to identify late-life modifiable factors associated with these outcomes and assess sex differences. Met...

Plastic incompatibility stresses arising from slip and twinning in extruded AZ31 magnesium alloy: In-situ synchrotron diffraction analysis using self-consistent modeling

This study presents a comprehensive investigation into the bulk internal stress evolution within an extruded AZ31 magnesium alloy subjected to both in-situ uniaxial tensile and compressive loading. Using energy-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction (ED XRD), first-order macros...

An energetic perspective on the impact of the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability on the West African Monsoon

Abstract. This study explores mechanisms by which the Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (AMV) drives multidecadal changes in the West African Monsoon (WAM), with a focus on Sahel rainfall. We investigate this connection through an energetic perspective using atmosphere-ocean coup...

Severity of Reactions in Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Food Challenges: New Insights From the EuroPrevall Outpatient Clinic Study

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Oral food challenge, particularly double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC), is the gold standard for diagnosis of food allergy, although safety concerns limit its widespread use. Objectives: To evaluate the severity of reactions during DB...

Hypertension in obesity: A focus on individualized pharmacotherapy and the role of body composition, on behalf of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Diabetes and Metabolic Risk Factors and Working Group on Lifestyle, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and Adherence

Hypertension in obesity represents a major global health challenge, closely linked to the global epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction. Excess adiposity contributes to elevated blood pressure through multiple, interrelated mechanisms, including activatio...

Functional Quantum Field Theory in Phase Space

The formulation of Quantum Field Theory (QFT) in phase space offers a unique alternative to operator and path-integral paradigms, providing distinct conceptual advantages for semiclassical expansions. In this work, we present a systematic and self-consistent functional framework...

A RAC1 SUMOylation switch governs breast cancer metastasis

Despite the major advances in breast cancer management over the past few decades, metastatic breast cancer continues to be a major concern and the main cause of mortality associated with this disease. The Rho GTPase RAC1 has been implicated in breast cancer aggressiveness, yet th...

Towards resilient forest establishment in Europe: functional traits, genetic diversity and multifunctional design

Abstract Forest restoration and afforestation across Europe are accelerating, yet the decision-making processes governing forest establishment remain unevenly examined, especially from a biodiversity perspective. Considering this and the global environmental changes of climate sh...

General perceptions and self-reported uses of the internet and social media among Dominican students in different socioeconomic contexts

This study analyses self-reported uses of the Internet and social media (ISM), students’ perceptions of to what extent ISM contributes to expanding basic human capabilities, and the relationship between these uses and perceptions, taking socioeconomic factors into account. A cros...

Fault-controlled fluid migration and cold seep distribution in the offshore Talara and Tumbes basins, NW Peruvian Margin

Cold seeps along convergent margins provide key insights into subsurface fluid migration and active petroleum systems, yet the structural controls governing their distribution remain poorly constrained in forearc basins. This study investigates the morphostructural framework cont...

EXPRESS: Coexisting leftward asymmetry for single-letter flankers and symmetry for bigram flankers in the flanker lexical decision task

The study of parafoveal effects on word recognition has been a central topic in psycholinguistics for decades. Recently, the flanker lexical decision task (Dare & Shillcock, 2013) has become a key paradigm for investigating how parafoveal letter strings affect the processing of a...

A Drug‐Gated, Modular STAb‐T Immunotherapy With External Control

ABSTRACT Living cell therapies lack robust, reversible mechanisms for externally controlling therapeutic activity after administration, limiting their safety and clinical adaptability. Here we engineer a drug‐gated cellular immunotherapy platform in which T cells function as prog...

Faunal Deposits in Pre-Beaker Funerary Contexts at Humanejos (Parla, Madrid, Spain)

This study presents the first zooarchaeological analysis of the faunal remains associated with the pre-Beaker funerary contexts of Humanejos (Parla, Madrid, Spain). A total of 3974 animal remains recovered from 31 burial pits were analysed. Species representation was assessed usi...

Simulated climate change disrupts soil food webs and agroecosystem services in two contrasting Mediterranean drylands

Climate change and intensive agriculture are major threats to soil biodiversity and key ecosystem functions, and Mediterranean systems are particularly vulnerable to these global change drivers. In such threatened environments, gaining insight into the interactions between aboveg...

Empirical ground motion equations for the Eastern Alps, Austria

We present a new set of region-specific empirical Ground Motion Equations for the transition zone between the southern Vienna Basin and the Eastern Alps, the area with the highest seismic hazard in Austria. The equations include Intensity Prediction Equations for EMS-98 macroseis...

Valorization of grape stalks into activated hydrochar for meropenem adsorption: From batch to fixed-bed column

NaOH-activated hydrochar (HCA) derived from grape stalks was developed as a sustainable adsorbent for the removal of meropenem (MRP) from ultrapure water and simulated hospital wastewater, advancing circular-economy valorization of viticultural waste. Comprehensive characterizati...

Bridging the molecular gap in one of the world’s most endemic earthworm faunas through a strategic roadmap from India

Earthworms are vital ecosystem engineers that sustain soil health and agricultural productivity. India harbors 497 described species (approximately 8.4% of global diversity), with nearly 71% endemism; however, this diversity remains poorly characterized at the molecular level. DN...

Forecast-based attribution of the role of stratospheric variability in weather extremes

Abstract. Variability of the stratospheric polar vortex, particularly its dramatic breakdown during sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events, has been linked to a number of surface weather extremes. However, attributing the role of stratospheric variability in a specific observe...