Living in Greener Areas Is Associated With Better Mental Health and Less Medication Use

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

Urban green space has many well-known health benefits, including longer life expectancy, fewer mental health problems and better cognitive functioning. However, exactly how much green space is needed ...

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A new test to measure apathy is effective in Huntington’s disease

by IDIBELL - Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge

The test can distinguish different subtypes of apathy in Huntington’s patients, which opens up new perspectives for understanding this symptomatology, considered a marker of progression. 

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Researchers identify differences in the spontaneous brain activity in people with Down syndrome

by Universitat de Barcelona

Researchers of the Faculty of Psychology, the Institute of Neurosciences (UBNeuro) and the Institute of Complex Systems (UBICS) of the University of Barcelona have identified, using functional magneti...

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Molecular hydrogen as a new strategy for the treatment of chronic pain

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

The Molecular Neuropharmacology research group, coordinated by Olga Pol at the Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute and the UAB Institute of Neurosciences, is looking for new therapeutic possibiliti...

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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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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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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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A mechanical model to explain brain rhythms is the focus of an international research project involving the Center for Brain and Cognition

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Understanding the unresolved spontaneous emergence of these collective oscillations could allow the design of more precise therapeutic strategies for brain dysfunctions. This research is at the centre...

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Primera cirugía en Cataluña para tratar el dolor neuropático con estimulación cerebral profunda del componente afectivo del dolor

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

El Hospital del Mar es el primero de Cataluña que ha tratado a un paciente con dolor neuropático tomando como diana terapéutica la vía afectiva del dolor. Este tipo de dolor es aquel generado por ...

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El consumo de aceite de oliva virgen extra en embarazadas mejora el desarrollo cerebral de fetos con bajo peso

by Fundación Andaluza para la Divulgación de la Innovación y el Conocimiento

Un equipo de investigación de la Estación Experimental del Zaidín, del CSIC en Granada ha analizado y comparado los efectos que provoca la ingesta materna de una molécula antioxidante presente en ...

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