An integrated approach to neglected skin tropical diseases can become a game changer in the global effort towards their control

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are infectious diseases occurring almost exclusively among impoverished populations in developing tropical and subtropical countries. They affect more than 1000 mill...

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Identified the key that may enable the design of new antibiotics

by Vall d’Hebron

A study of the Infection Systems Biology Laboratory, of the Microbiology Group of Vall d'Hebron Research Institute recently published in Nature Communications would lay the groundwork for the design o...

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Mecanismos de resistencia antimicrobiana e interacciones hospedador-patógeno

by Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla

Nuestra capacidad para controlar las enfermedades infecciosas se ve continuamente erosionada por la aparición y dispersión de resistencia a los antibióticos, lo que es ya un problema mundial grave....

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Once again, citizens stick out their tongues for science: the second edition of the 'Saca La Lengua' project for the study of the oral microbiome, is underway.

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

The second edition of the “Saca La Lengua” (Stick Out Your Tongue) project is expanding its horizons at every level: new population groups, more scientific challenges to resolve, higher disseminat...

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A scientific team describes a new molecular mechanism to fight bacterial infections

by Universitat de Barcelona

An international team led by the University if Barcelona has identified a new antibacterial mechanism that protects macrophages – defense cells in the immune system- from the infection of the bacter...

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A study performed in Mozambique shows regional heterogeneity in the prevalence of the G6PD enzyme

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

A study co-led by researchers from ISGlobal and the Health Research Center of Manhiça (CISM) investigates the frequency of individuals deficient for an enzyme (called G6PD) and show there is regional...

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Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS coordinates a European project to obtain a functional cure for HIV with immunotherapy

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

In order to achieve this functional cure, the HIVACAR project proposes the administration of a combination of immunotherapy that includes therapeutic vaccines (one of them customized for each patient ...

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Jornada de formación en Toledo sobre la detección rápida de legionella mediante la separación inmunomagnética

by Biótica

El pasado viernes 27 de Enero 2017 tuvo lugar en la sede de la Consejería de Sanidad en Toledo, una jornada de formación de la técnica de detección rápida de Legionella (Legipid®) basada en la s...

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La ameba que dejó una nota...

by Biótica

Si un técnico encontrase en un aljibe una nota dejada por una ameba, escrita por ésta horas antes de su muerte, descubriría que el resultado que percibe de su trabajo podría discrepar del real. De...

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Un estudio genético caracterizará las bacterias causantes de la tos ferina en niños

by Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

La tos ferina es una enfermedad respiratorio causada por Bodetella pertussis y otras especies de Bordetella, que tiene un gran impacto en la población pediátrica. Con la introducción de la vacuna e...

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More than 50% of seagulls analysed in Barcelona are carriers of 'E.coli' bacteria resistant to several antibiotics

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

A team led by Jordi Vila, director of the Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative in ISGlobal, in collaboration with Dr. Montalvo and his group from the Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB), has found an...

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Probisearch, una spin-off de la UCM, comprada por la farmacéutica Biofabri

by Universidad Complutense de Madrid

La reciente venta de Probisearch, una de las empresas de base tecnológica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a la farmacéutica Biofabri es un nuevo éxito de transferencia de conocimiento y te...

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