TERRA, the RNAs that protect telomeres

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

Despite their especially compact structure that is difficult to access, telomeres transcribe information like the rest of the DNA. The RNAs resulting from this process are called TERRA and their funct...

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Researchers discover the hidden potential of disordered proteins

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

Prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s...these three diseases are associated with proteins that share a common feature, namely disordered regions that have no apparent rigid three-dimensional s...

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La Fundación Europea para el Estudio de la Diabetes financia un proyecto de investigación valenciano de INCLIVA

by INCLIVA

El proyecto analizará el papel de la citoquina en el desarrollo de la resistencia a la insulina y en la enfermedad del hígado graso. Su objetivo principal es investigar el papel de una citoquina inf...

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Biótica consigue el sello que la acredita como PYME INNOVADORA

by Biótica

Desde el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad nos han concedido el sello que nos acredita como PYME INNOVADORA. Una gran noticia para encarar la segunda quincena de Agosto con ánimo y fuerza

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Scientists at CIMA discover a gene that is necessary for cellular replication and the structure of the chromosomes

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

Scientists at the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) at the University of Navarra have discovered CONCR, a long non-coding RNA that regulates cell replication and the formation of the structur...

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CNIO is one of the top European research centres according to Nature Index

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

In this latest edition, the CNIO is the second monographic cancer research centre on the list, behind the above-mentioned NKI, and the third if we take into account Cancer Research UK, a conglomerate ...

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ISGlobal Receives a USAID Grant to Develop a New Tool against Zika and other Mosquito-Borne Diseases

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

The tool, based on the use of electric fields to repel mosquitoes, is evolution-proof and can be used for other disease-carrying insects. Preliminary results by the team show that mosquitoes close to ...

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La organización de las fibras de reticulina influye en la agresividad de los tumores infantiles neuroblásticos

by INCLIVA

Según la Dra. Rosa Noguera, responsable del Banco de Tumores Infantiles, “los hallazgos presentados sobre estos elementos de la matriz extracelular tumoral ofrecen un nuevo espectro de oportunidade...

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The potential of drug repurposing: Laura Soucek and co-authors consider the case of kinase inhibitor ibrutinib

by Vall d’Hebron

Emerging data from various mouse models of cancer also suggest that BTK inhibition in other cell types using ibrutinib can be extended beyond pancreatic cancer for the effective treatment of a spectru...

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Historically robust natural ecosystems could collapse due to climate change and human activity

by European Commission - Joint Research Centre

Global change will strike the oldest and most complex ecosystems of the world hardest, regardless of their past stability. This alarming finding is reported in a JRC-led article published in Nature Co...

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The Biotechnology Business Institute expands its masters programs

by Parc Científic de Barcelona

Following the success of the Master in Project Management applied to biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry –which is now in the third edition–and the growing professional demand for health sci...

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Estudio del Marañón indica un nuevo factor de riesgo de caídas en ancianos ingresados

by Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

El Hospital Gregorio Marañón ha realizado un estudio que analiza la frecuencia de hiponatremia, o bajo nivel de sodio en sangre, como uno de los factores de riesgo de caídas en la población mayor ...

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