Driving nano-based approaches closer to the clinic: Vall d’Hebron leads pilot study to assess the efficacy of nanoparticles against pancreatic cancer

by Vall d’Hebron

Nano-based drug delivery and anti-cancer therapy have shown promise in recent years as potential novel weaponry in the current arsenal of anti-cancer technologies. Nano-driven therapeutics involves th...

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Identification of a determining factor in luminal cancer cells, that cause the greatest number of breast cancer cases

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

Researchers at IRB Barcelona discover a new mechanism in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells. The inhibition of CPEB2, a key factor in the estrogen signalling pathway, causes cancer cells ...

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Key gene in familial Alzheimer's disease regulates neuronal development

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

The discovery demonstrates that there is a common mechanism between the neurodegeneration occurring in Alzheimer's and the proliferation of cancer cells.

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Acidic pH: the weakness of cancer cells

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

A new computational model has allowed researchers to identify new therapeutic targets that can attack cancer cells by lowering their intracellular pH. The study, which is the result of collaboration b...

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Physical forces regulate cell division

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

This revelation could potentially open avenues to a greater understanding of the uncontrolled proliferation of cancer cells in tumors, and their possible regulation by means of physical forces.

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Adenoviruses and the immune system join forces against cancer

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

"We work with oncolytic adenoviruses, viruses that are modified to exclusively attack cancer cells without attacking normal tissue, like a targeted therapy", explains Carlos Fajardo, lead author of th...

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