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

Occupational factors strongly influence Long-COVID risk

by Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

7 months ago
Long-COVID

A large Catalan cohort study shows that healthcare, social care, education, retail, and transport workers are at higher risk for Long-COVID

The antibiotic delafloxacin emerges as a potential therapeutic alternative against Legionella

by Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

7 months ago
Legionnaires' disease, Legionella, delafloxacin

A study led by researchers at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) shows, in an experimental laboratory model, that delafloxacin inhibits the intracellular replication of Legionella mor...

The urban environment during pregnancy influences the risk of wheezing and respiratory infections in early childhood

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

6 months ago
urban exposome, wheezing and respiratory infections

Green spaces, air quality, temperature and the presence of pets are among the factors that influence children’s respiratory health

Can your genes influence the gut microbiome of others?

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

6 months ago
microbioma intestinal, lactase, Pip gene, human gene ST6GAL1

Your roommate’s genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats published today in Nature Communications.

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 ...

Being Infected or Vaccinated First Influences COVID-19 Immunity

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

6 months ago
SARS-CoV-2, IgG and IgA antibodies, T-cell

People first vaccinated show stronger antibody response to Omicron

Un método predice la resistencia a antibióticos de una bacteria estomacal que porta la mitad de la población mundial

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

6 months ago
Helicobacter pylori, claritromicina y levofloxacino

Un estudio del CSIC emplea la genómica para predecir con precisión la resistencia a fármacos de ‘Helicobacter pylori’, una bacteria que puede causar gastritis, úlceras y un mayor riesgo de cá...

UPF and Hospital del Mar researchers develop virtual models to simulate spinal surgeries and reduce the risks of complications

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

6 months ago
Adult Spine Deformity, ASD

Corrective surgery for spinal deformity creates points of conflict between the instrumented and the mobile vertebrae and can cause the procedure to fail, with seriously disabling consequences for the ...

Un estudio del IBSAL y la USAL demuestra la propiedad antiparasitaria de una planta autóctona contra la leishmaniasis y la enfermedad de Chagas

by Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca - IBSAL

6 months ago
Eryngium bourgatii, leishmaniasis visceral y la enfermedad de Chaga, furanona 12, falcarinol

Revelan que los compuestos extraídos del cardo azul podrían contribuir al desarrollo de nuevas terapias frente a estas enfermedades parasitarias de gran impacto global con millones de afectados en t...

The effect of the therapeutic HIV vaccine, enhanced by a drug that unblocks the immune system

by IrsiCaixa

6 months ago
HIV, Anti-PD-1 treatments, CD8+ T cells

The treatment, known as anti-PD-1, increases both the number and functionality of vaccine-induced T cells capable of recognizing and eliminating HIV

Researchers Discover How a Respiratory Bacterium Obtains Essential Lipids From the Human Body and Targets Fat-Rich Tissues

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

6 months ago
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, P116 protein, Cholesterol, phosphatidylcholines, sphingomyelins, and triacylglycerols

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae—responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections—to obtain cholester...

A new study reveals how cholera virulence is activated

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

6 months ago
Vibrio cholerae, cholera, ToxR and TcpP, RNA polymerase (RNAP), phenylalanine

A study led by IRB Barcelona and the IBMB-CSIC shows how the bacterium that causes cholera activates its virulence programme, uncovering a single amino acid as a critical contact point. The study open...