New method for the detection of RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2

by Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)

I has been developed a new method to detect RNA viruses based on the triplex-forming probe technology. This innovative methodology opens up new options for detecting viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, the in...

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Un estudio con células madre revela que los murciélagos han desarrollado mecanismos de tolerancia a virus

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Investigadores de la Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), perteneciente al Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), han participado en un estudio que ha permitido generar las primera...

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Germans Trias descubre por primera vez en el mundo un marcador para predecir si la infección por tuberculosis puede acabar derivando hacia la enfermedad

by Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

La investigación ha descubierto que en los casos en que la infección progresa hacia la enfermedad se repite un mismo patrón: cuando el bacilo que infecta al macrófago alveolar crece de forma extra...

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Protein-based nanoparticles designed to neutralise the SARS-CoV2 virus

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

UAB researchers have developed spherical, biocompatible and stable nanostructures that bind to the spike protein with high affinity and prevent cell infection. The modular and self-assembly strategy u...

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Muestran la adaptación bacteriana en pacientes con EPOC y tratamiento prolongado con azitromicina

by CIBERES - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias

El grupo de investigación del Servicio de Microbiología del Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, formado por investigadores del CIBERES y CIBERINFEC, ha publicado recientemente un trabajo en la revi...

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Sabadell Asabys invests in DeepUll extending its Series B to €17M

by Asabys Partners

Asabys announces today the first investment of its new fund, SAHII II (Sabadell Asabys Healthcare Innovation Investments II), launched with the support of Banco Sabadell, in DeepUll, a Barcelona-based...

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New evidence for the correct detection of oropharyngeal cancers caused by the human papillomavirus

by IDIBELL - Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge

Oropharyngeal cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) are characterized by responding better to treatment and having a better survival rate than those not caused by the virus. Detection of th...

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Un estudio realizado en Vetgenomics descubre una gran variabilidad genómica y presencia de genes de resistencia a antibióticos en bacterias que habitan la piel de perros sanos

by Vetgenomics

Vetgenomics, en colaboración con la Facultad de Veterinaria de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB) ha realizado un estudio con el objetivo de caracterizar las bacterias S. pseudintermedius co...

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New strategy against chronic wound infections

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

A research team has published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology a study on how the use of specific enzymes and the combination of different antibiotic drugs can mean a breakthrough in the fight...

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Cost-effective and sustainable technique for detecting precancerous lesions and cervical cancer applied in the Democratic Republic of Congo

by Universidad de Navarra

The goal of this research has been to describe the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection (a necessary cause for development of cervical cancer) and preneoplastic cervical lesions in women...

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Spain’s first farm animal organoid biobank will be set up at the IRTA to allow research into infectious diseases without the use of live animals

by IRTA

Organic tissues will be recreated in miniature from pigs, chickens and ruminants and used during the different experimental phases to identify treatments and vaccines

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High-Dose Anticoagulation Can Reduce Intubations and Improve Survival for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares - CNIC

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths by 30 percent and intubations by 25 percent in hospitalized COVID-19 patients who are not critically ill when compared to the standard treatment, which is l...

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