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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Identifiquen dos biomarcadors en pacients amb esclerosi lateral amiotròfica (ELA)

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

L;os pacientes con esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA) presentan niveles anormalmente elevados de las proteínas NOD2 y Spp1, por lo que estas moléculas se postulan como nuevos biomarcadores en la ...

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A new atlas unveils which mutations are behind the noxious amyloid formation

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

Researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have developed the most complete atlas up to date with the genetic mutations that causes the formation of amyloid beta fibril, a p...

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CNIO researchers discover how to predict the efficacy of one of the most widely used drugs against breast cancer

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

The CNIO group analyzed HER2-negative breast cancer samples from 130 patients treated with paclitaxel, one of the most widely used drugs against breast, ovarian, lung, bladder, prostate, melanoma, eso...

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Researchers uncover the mechanism of action of an important transcription factor

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

Scientists at IRB Barcelona detail the DNA binding mechanism of FoxH1, a protein involved in embryonic development and in some tumour processes.

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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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Nanopartículas para terapia génica dirigida a dianas celulares en el cerebro

by Cibersam- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental

Una nueva tecnología patentada con nanopartículas lipídicas podría abordar el tratamiento de patologías del cerebro relacionadas con procesos inflamatorios o neurodegenerativos, tal y como se rec...

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Los niveles de vitamina D de la población española son más bajos que en muchos países nórdicos

by DiCYT - Agencia Iberoamericana para la Difusión de la Ciencia y la Tecnología
  • 1 year ago

La vitamina D es una hormona esencial en diferentes procesos del cuerpo, principalmente en la absorción y el mantenimiento del calcio, que es fundamental para conservar fuertes los huesos, pero tambi...

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La aneuploidía como biomarcador de respuesta a inmunoterapia

by Revista Genética Médica

La presencia de cambios en el número de cromosomas en las células de un tumor predice la respuesta a la inmunoterapia de forma complementaria a la carga mutacional, señala un reciente estudio dirig...

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The genes of the circadian clock are related to obesity, according to a study by the Biosanitary Research Institute of Granada

by Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria - Ibs Granada

The study, published in the prestigious journal Clinical Nutrition, reveals that preference for more activity in the morning or at night is related to circadian clock genes and the risk of obesity.

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

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares - CNIC
  • 1 year 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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ORYZON awarded EU grant to further explore the role of iadademstat in oncological immunotherapy approaches al-immunotherapy

by Oryzon Genomics

Oryzon Genomics, S.A., announced today the approval by the EU-intergovernmental organization EUREKA secretariat of funding for the BRAVE Project (Breaking immune Resistance of Advanced cancers by HERV...

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