Alcohol and tobacco use lead to major epigenetic changes

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

A new study simultaneously assesses the effect of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana on DNA methylation and its relationship to hypertension.

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Spanish children consume more than twice as much added sugar as recommended by the WHO

by Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria - Ibs Granada

This research, carried out on 1.775 parents of Spanish children from 7 to 12 years of age, has evaluated the nutritional density of foods that provide added sugars to the children's diet, using indice...

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A three-dimensional cellular model of mantle cell lymphoma is developed

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

Led by Patricia Pérez-Galán, the study shows that the system, which uses patient-derived cells, recapitulates the biological and molecular characteristics of tumors, as well as how they interact wit...

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CNIO researchers show that targeting telomeres might be an effective therapeutic strategy against lung cancer

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

Targeting telomeres may be an effective therapeutic strategy against non-small cell lung cancer, which is responsible for much of the mortality in lung cancer patients.

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Proyecto Deciphering Developmental Disorders: un diagnóstico genómico para pacientes con trastornos del desarrollo

by Revista Genética Médica

Un estudio realizado por investigadores del Instituto Wellcome Sanger, la Universidad de Exeter y otras instituciones europeas ha identificado las causas genéticas del desarrollo de diferentes trasto...

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El Centro del Cáncer presenta un proyecto de investigación para el desarrollo de un nuevo fármaco mediante inmunoterapia de precisión

by Professional Newco

La investigación trata de desarrollar un nuevo fármaco dirigida a una proteína que se produce en el ambiente tumoral. El fármaco se basa en un anticuerpo frente a esa proteína, que se denomina FA...

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CRG teams up with Almirall to develop new preclinical models for non-melanoma skin cancer

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

This new collaboration comes from a call from AlmirallShare, the company's open innovation platform, to find innovative therapies for skin diseases

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Chinmo, 'the youth gene'

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

Researchers discover Chimno, the gene responsible for the juvenile stage in insects. This gene is present in mammals and could play a key role in cancerous processes.

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GLA, the fatty acid that makes the heart function properly after birth

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares - CNIC

A study by CNIC researchers published in Nature has found that the omega-6 fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), present in breast milk, plays an essential role in ensuring the proper functioning of ...

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Rapid reporting of microbiology results is key to the prognosis of patients with blood infections

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

The article demonstrates the importance of having specialists in microbiology and infectious diseases 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, to improve the prognosis of patients with infections in the bloo...

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Nueva vía para atacar el ARN de genes asociados al cáncer

by Agencia Sinc

A partir de compuestos inspirados en la naturaleza, investigadores de EE UU y Alemania han creado moléculas ‘quimera’ capaces de inducir el corte de ARN oncogénicos, como el del gen MYC, que imp...

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Más de 4.000 muestras de tumores del desarrollo para la investigación

by Hospital Sant Joan de Déu

El equipo de investigación del Laboratorio de Oncología Infantil del SJD Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona del Hospital Sant Joan de Déu dispone, para sus trabajos de investigación, del mayor banc...

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