CDF15 cytokine, a promising therapeutic target against type 2 diabetes

by Universitat de Barcelona

A team led by Professor Manuel Vázquez-Carrera, from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and the Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB) of the UB, has conducted a review study on the Growth Differenti...

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IDIBAPS to participate in the EDIT-B consortium which will validate an innovative blood test for diagnosing bipolar disorder

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

It has been identified six blood biomarkers, which coincide with modifications of the RNA sequence of genes associated with bipolar disorder. The combined use of biomarkers and an artificial intellige...

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Some patients with HIV need individualised follow-up to ensure response to COVID-19 vaccination

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

A study by the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute and Pompeu Fabra University has found that not all HIV patients respond adequately to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. The work has been published in ...

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El ejercicio con intervalos de alta intensidad mejora la estabilidad glucémica en pacientes con diabetes tipo 1

by CIBERDEM - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas

El entrenamiento con intervalos de alta intensidad mejora la estabilidad de los niveles de glucosa y reduce los eventos hipoglucémicos en personas con diabetes tipo 1 (DT1) en comparación con el ent...

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Los delfines no sufren daños cerebrales al nadar por una ‘maravillosa red’ que protege su cerebro

by Agencia Sinc

Una extensa red de vasos sanguíneos conocida como rete mirabile (red maravillosa) ayuda a proteger el cerebro de las ballenas y delfines cuando nadan bajo las olas. De esta forma, se salvaguardan de ...

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Device developed to facilitate monitoring of hereditary and hepatic metabolic disorders

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Researchers at the UAB, in collaboration with the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu and the UPC, have developed a new device capable of monitoring the patient’s blood ammonium levels at any given time. The...

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Identifican las bases moleculares de la resistencia a uno de los principales tratamientos del mieloma múltiple

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

El nuevo trabajo explica por qué estos fármacos, llamados inhibidores del proteasoma, a veces dejan de funcionar y ambién sugiere cómo devolverles su eficacia. Este hallazgo es un importante avanc...

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The UAB receives a donation of 40,000 euros to advance in the study of Menkes disease

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

These funds, coming from the Menkes International Association, will allow a research project to search for new biomarkers to establish administration and monitoring protocols for a new drug that could...

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La FDA aprueba la primera terapia génica para pacientes adultos con hemofilia B

by Revista Genética Médica

La FDA (Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los Estados Unidos) ha aprobado el primer tratamiento basado en terapia génica para pacientes adultos con hemofilia B. La eficacia y seguridad d...

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A biomarker in a blood test makes it possible to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

A study by the hospital Clínic Barcelona-IDIBAPS, published in the journal Neurology, confirms the usefulness of a blood-based biomarker to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease without the need for more in...

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The most common type 2 diabetes drug needs the action of a cellular-stress-response protein to make effect

by Universitat de Barcelona

Metformin, the most prescribed drug for treating diabetes mellitus, known as type 2 diabetes, requires the presence of the growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) —a protein whose expression increa...

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RXR, the cell protein that keeps blood stem cells young and fit

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares - CNIC
  • 2 years ago
  • RXR

A CNIC team has shown that the retinoid and unsaturated fatty acid sensor RXR is a key protein in the maintenance of a balanced production of the different types of blood cells.

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