ScholarPeer’s latest research news and reporting from Universitat de Vic – Central University of Catalonia. Universitat de Vic – Central University of Catalonia is a research-oriented university in Catalonia with strengths in health sciences, biomedicine, education, communication, engineering, and environmental research. Its interdisciplinary work addresses areas including chronic disease, aging, nutrition, biotechnology, digital technologies, sustainability, and social innovation, linking scientific inquiry with practical challenges in health and society.
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.