ScholarPeer’s latest research news and reporting from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is a research-intensive university in Spain with strengths across biomedical sciences, neuroscience, environmental science, physics, engineering, social sciences, and the humanities. Its interdisciplinary research addresses areas including human health, climate and sustainability, artificial intelligence, materials, biotechnology, and social change, advancing both fundamental knowledge and practical applications.
A two-year Spanish study tracked 201 neuroscience papers and found that articles without a press release drew almost no media coverage, no matter how they performed on social media, revealing who really controls the flow of science news.