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Identifican dos nuevos marcadores para la detección del cáncer anal

by Revista Genética Médica

9 months ago
succinil-CoA y cobalamina, cáncer anal, lesiones intraepiteliales escamosas de alto grado (HSIL)

El equipo de investigación ha identificado dos metabolitos que, asociados a la presencia de lesiones precancerosas, podrían mejorar la prevención del cáncer anal.

La nueva terapia celular, al rescate de la reparación de tejidos

by Peaches Biotech

9 months ago
PRS ®, secretomas

Se destacan algunos párrafos que muestran lo que están en vía de aportar a las terapias celulares y el status de su proyecto PRS ®, biomedicamento inmunomodulador y antiinflamatorio

New collaboration with Blue Zone Studio to create an OCD monitoring application

by IDIBELL - Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge

9 months ago
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Although effective pharmacological and psychological therapies are available to treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the long-term prognosis of the disease is still debated, making it essential ...

Elevated levels of omega-6/omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the placenta are associated with increased risk of developing obesity in children

by Universitat de Girona

9 months ago
omega-6/omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, pregnancy

The research team of the study, with predoctoral researcher Ariadna Gómez as first author, concludes that these results highlight the importance of maternal diet during pregnancy. It also highlights ...

Researchers discover a molecule that helps pancreas cell mature and limits tumour formation

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

9 months ago
acinar cells, NFIC

A team led by Francisco X. Real, head of the Epithelial Carcinogenesis Group at the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), has found a new element related to the functioning of acinar cells and the p...

Mechanism responsible for the loss of identity of hepatocytes in alcoholic hepatitis described

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

9 months ago
loss of identity of hepatocytes, alcoholic hepatitis

The loss of identity of liver cells is associated with the deterioration of liver function in alcohol-related hepatitis. In this context, the liver cells undergo a process called dedifferentiation; th...

Study of brain lesions reveals key connections in epilepsy

by IDIBELL - Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge

9 months ago
Focal epilepsy

A team of researchers including scientists from the Bellvitge Campus, has made a map of lesions of different nature related to epilepsy and discovered that the alteration of a specific neural circuit ...

Las reglas que rigen la convivencia en comunidades bacterianas dependen del conjunto de especies presentes

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

9 months ago
especies microbianas

Se han formulado distintas hipótesis sobre la coexistencia de varias especies microbianas en una comunidad. Una de ellas sugería que cada par de especies debe coexistir también entre sí como un pa...

Dermatólogos relacionan los niveles de vitamina D en la piel con la temperatura ambiental y corporal

by Universidad de Málaga

9 months ago
vitamina D

Han correlacionado los valores medios diarios de vitamina D con la evolución del índice UV máximo diario y la temperatura media ambiental, demostrando, tras cinco años de medidas en Málaga, que e...

ibs.GRANADA scientists detect new biomarkers in blood for the diagnosis of metastatic colon cancer

by Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria - Ibs Granada

9 months ago
metabolites, pyruvate and glutamate, colon cancer

This study, published in the prestigious journal "NMR in Biomedicine", reveals that the metabolites present in the blood can be used as biomarkers in the prevention of metastatic colon cancer.

The Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS is participating in a project to boost maternal and child research

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

9 months ago
RICORS-SAMID Network

Both institutions are participating in an agreement promoted by Sant Pau, which will allow for the sharing of scientific information, clinical data and patient samples in order to activate research gr...

The University participates in a European project of research that applies 'big data' to improve therapy against breast cancer

by Universidad de Navarra

9 months ago
Neoadjuvant therapy (NAT), project ERA PerMed PORTRAIT, DATAI

The data high school of Science of the and Artificial Intelligence DATAI of the academic center aims to design an algorithm to determine which patients with tumors with worse prognosis will respond po...