Validation of a therapy that overcomes a mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

Adding a peptide, a molecule made of several amino acids, to oxaliplatin, a chemotherapy drug used to treat colorectal cancer, avoids the side effects this treatment can have on normal cells, includin...

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News The GoPinea project, dedicated to recovering the production of the Iberian pine nut, finishes

by Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)

Funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the project began in 2019 and aimed to recover the production of the...

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El antifactor de crecimiento endotelial vascular probablemente mejora la visión en personas con retinopatía diabética avanzada

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Las inyecciones de antifactor de crecimiento endotelial vascular (anti‐VEGF), con o sin tratamiento con láser, probablemente mejoran la visión en personas con retinopatía diabética avanzada.

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Endometriosis y sistema inmune

by Labo'Life

La endometriosis es una de las enfermedades más comunes que puede sufrir la mujer. Aproximadamente 176 millones de mujeres la padecen en el mundo. Parece ser que en los mecanismos que contribuyen al ...

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Exposure to certain chemical substances in work environments could affect the appearance of lung, skin and bladder cancer

by Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria - Ibs Granada

The research group of Basic and Clinical Oncology of the Biosanitary Research Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA), proposes a series of biomarkers that can predict the adverse effects of exposure to po...

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A blood-brain barrier on a chip to study drugs against Alzheimer’s

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

A study led by the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) describes the development of an organ-on-a-chip that mimics the human blood-brain barrier. With this system, researchers can study th...

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Sleeping more than 9 hours or less than 6 hours is associated with an increased risk of overweight and obesity, both in adults and in adolescents and children

by Universidad de Navarra

In fact, there is a U-shaped association between sleep duration and body weight, which indicates that too much sleep (more than 9 hours per night) or too little sleep (less than 6 hours) is related to...

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Researchers design a microfluidics physics-based device to predict cancer therapy response

by Universitat de Barcelona

It has been designed a microfluidic device called microfluidic dynamic BH3 profiling (μDBP) that predicts the effectiveness of cancer treatment quickly and automatically, using a small number of cell...

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CNIO researchers help to understand the functioning of the protein that makes DNA loops in the human genome

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

In short, the study of cohesin is now a very active area of research. Losada, head of the Chromosome Dynamics Group at CNIO, continues to lead the field. In her new work, she and her team elucidate a ...

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El consumo de probióticos posiblemente ayuda a prevenir los catarros en la población general

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Los estudios evaluados muestran que tomar probióticos, bien sea en forma de alimentos que contienen estas “bacterias buenas” (principalmente yogures y otros lácteos) o como complementos alimenti...

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Crean avatares de ratón para tratar el mieloma múltiple

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

El Cima lidera un estudio internacional que ha generado modelos preclínicos que imitan el desarrollo y evolución de este cáncer de la sangre en los pacientes. Este avance permitirá diseñar terapi...

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Un estudio ahonda en dos estrategias para hacer frente a la resistencia antibiótica en micobacterias

by CIBERES - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Los investigadores proponen una nueva plataforma de cribado de moléculas antivirulencia, así como una metodología genética que permita confirmar los fenotipos de resistencia a drogas en micobacte...

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