Latest Biomarkers biotechnology articles and news on biotech industry leaders, emerging biotech companies in Spain

The University obtains €2 million in financial aid to research new ways to combat Alzheimer's disease.

by Universidad de Navarra

7 months ago
HyperAstroMet, astrocytes, alzheimer

Maite Solas has received an scholarship Consolidator Grant scholarship to study the role of brain metabolism in the early stages of the disease.

Efficacy of a drug demonstrated in preclinical models to halt rhabdomyosarcoma growth

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

7 months ago
PRKG1, AKT, rhabdomyosarcoma

The research team led by the Institut de Recerca Joan de Déu (IRSJD) and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute has, for the first time, demonstrated the efficacy of a drug in animal models devel...

A Study Reveals How Hippocampal Synapses Adjust Their Proteins to Specialize Their Function

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

7 months ago
trisynaptic hippocampal circuit, glutamate, . CA3–CA1 synapses, DG–CA3 synapses, EC–DG synapses

A research team led by Dr. Àlex Bayés, Head of the Molecular Physiology of the Synapse Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau), has achieved what for decades had been an elusive goal...

Results from IMMUNOMICS-VHIO platform’s first study demonstrate the efficacy of ultrasensitive liquid biopsy in predicting and monitoring immunotherapy response

by VHIO

7 months ago
immunotherapy, ultrasensitive liquid biopsy, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), IMMUNOMICS-VHIO

Published today in Clinical Cancer Research, results from this project’s first study show that ultrasensitive circulating tumor DNA analysis can predict immunotherapy response in patients with advan...

Estudian la relación entre el intestino y el hígado y su posible papel clave en la progresión de enfermedades hepáticas

by Universidad de Málaga

Este trabajo sugiere que algunos mecanismos inmunológicos y de disfunción intestinal podrían ser compartidos entre diferentes tipos de daño hepático, como el inducido por fármacos, la hepatitis ...

New Neuropsychological Reference Standards Enable Earlier Detection of One in Five Incipient Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

7 months ago
Alzheimer

The Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has led a multicenter project that redefines what is considered normal cognitive performance. The work has resulted in two complementary scientific articl...

Identifican nuevos biomarcadores para la detección precoz de la enfermedad hepática grasa en población pediátrica con VIH

by Professional Newco

6 months ago
esteatosis hepática, triglicéridos (TG54:5 y TG56:7), ácido biliar UDCA

Un estudio identifica, por primera vez, biomarcadores no invasivos capaces de detectar de forma temprana la esteatosis hepática —conocida como hígado graso— en población infantil y adolescente ...

Mobile technology revolutionises the diagnosis of sleep apnoea after a stroke

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

6 months ago
Sleep apnoea, stroke

A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has developed an innovative, portable, smartphone-based system for assessing sleep apnoea in individuals with different heal...

The Clínic-IDIBAPS leads the PSP Barcelona Registry and identifies biomarkers for the early diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

6 months ago
PSP Barcelona Registry, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), neurofilament and alpha-synuclein

A team from the Clínic-IDIBAPS has led a large multicentre consortium in the province of Barcelona to create the PSP Barcelona Registry: a study that has enabled the analysis of 131 cases of progress...

Identifying Early Signals of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

by Professional Newco

6 months ago
progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)

A large multicentre study conducted in the province of Barcelona has led to the creation of one of the most comprehensive clinical registries of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) to date, allowing ...

CNAG publishes the first cellular atlas of inflammation that uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases

by Parc Científic de Barcelona

6 months ago
inflammatory diseases

Researchers from the National Center for Genomic Analysis (CNAG) have published the first cellular atlas of inflammation, a comprehensive database that analysed more than 6.5 million blood cells from ...

A CNIO study identifies new genes that predispose an individual to pancreatic cancer

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

6 months ago
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, FCN1 and PLAT, immunotherapy

It has been discovered that the probability of developing pancreatic cancer may increase when two specific genes in the complement system become mutated. These genes, called FCN1 and PLAT, could becom...