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1 week ago | tecscience.tec.mx | Roberto Gonzalez |Roberto González

Emma Sánchez‘s children were two months, three, and four years old when she crossed the border from the United States to Mexico. She returned to her home country to complete the paperwork, allowing her to marry her children’s father, a U.S. citizen and war veteran. When she tried to return from Ciudad Juárez, she was warned that, for the next ten years, she would not be able to return to the US, where her children were born and living.

1 week ago | tecscience.tec.mx | Roberto Gonzalez |Roberto González

Los hijos de Emma Sánchez tenían dos meses, tres y cuatro años cuando ella cruzó la frontera desde Estados Unidos hacia México. Ella regresó a su país para hacer los trámites que le permitirían casarse con el padre de sus hijos, un ciudadano estadunidense y veterano de guerra. Cuando intentó regresar, desde Ciudad Juárez, le advirtieron que, durante los próximos diez años, no podría volver al país donde nacieron y viven sus hijos.

1 week ago | tecscience.tec.mx | Inés Gutiérrez Jaber

In recent years, efforts around the world have been made to ensure that early childhood is lived fully and healthily. However, most of them have focused on the first thousand days: from childbirth to two years of age. Two recent studies demonstrate that the next thousand days, from two to five years of age, are equally important.

1 week ago | tecscience.tec.mx | Inés Gutiérrez Jaber

There are a few things that unite us as much as our love for tacos. However, studies about their impact on the metabolism of those who eat them are limited. New research suggests that the type of taco and its amount of fat determine how digestible and beneficial they are to our health. Understanding the metabolic effects of socially relevant foods—like tacos—is essential because the global rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes has been linked with high-glycemic and low-fiber diets.

1 week ago | tecscience.tec.mx | Inés Gutiérrez Jaber

En años recientes, alrededor del mundo, se han hecho esfuerzos por garantizar que la niñez se viva de forma plena y saludable. Sin embargo, la mayoría se han concentrado en los primeros mil días, es decir, desde el nacimiento hasta los dos años de edad. Dos estudios recientes demuestran que los siguientes mil días —de los dos a los cinco años— son igual de importantes.