ERC Starting Grant awarded to reveal the needs of the immune system’s frontline troopers

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

The study will focus on unveiling the mechanisms underlying the adaptation of dendritic cells and neutrophils to different tissues and organs and how this changes with ageing.

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Descubren un mecanismo que reduce la interacción con sujetos familiares para fomentar la interacción con nuevos individuos

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Los investigadores han descubierto un grupo de neuronas, ubicadas en la corteza prefrontal, que se caracteriza por producir la hormona liberadora de corticotropina (CRH) y emitir sus axones a la regi...

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CNIO will study how to improve cancer treatments according to time of day, in a project funded with 1.5 million euros by the European Research Council

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

CNIO researcher María Casanova-Acebes has been awarded a grant from the European Research Council to discover how to adjust the administration of cancer treatments to the time of day when they prove ...

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Identifican un mecanismo del receptor CD137 (4-1BB) que despierta la respuesta inmunitaria frente a tumores

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

Investigadores del Cima Universidad de Navarra confirman que las proteínas cIAPs desempeñan un papel crucial en la activación y función de los linfocitos a través del receptor CD137 y promueven s...

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New advances in the analysis of mechanisms during the development of hepatocellular carcinoma

by CIC bioGUNE

Researchers from IDIBELL, CIC bioGUNE and CIBEREHD discover that a protein called NOX4, which was previously thought to cause cell death, can also help tumor growth. The study published in the journal...

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INCLIVA investiga el desarrollo de una tecnología para la mejora asistencial en el manejo clínico personalizado de la sepsis en pacientes críticos

by INCLIVA

El Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, del Hospital Clínico de València, ha estado impulsando en los últimos años la investigación en sepsis para avanzar en los métodos de prevención...

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ICF invests €10M in Asabys fund II, which has already 3 companies in its portfolio

by Asabys Partners

Asabys has announced that the Institut Català de Finances (ICF) has joined its new venture capital fund, Sabadell Asabys Health Innovation Investments II (Sabadell Asabys II), with 10 million euros. ...

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VHIO discovers potential use of breast milk liquid biopsy for the early diagnosis of breast cancer

by VHIO

Researchers at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), part of the Vall d’Hebron Campus, have found that breast milk from breast cancer patients diagnosed during pregnancy or postpartum co...

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First Cryo-EM structures of homomeric GluA1 AMPA glutamate receptor reveals functional roles for N-terminal domains

by Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB)

It has been identified the structure-function relationship of the N-terminal domains of the AMPA glutamate receptor GluA1, which are major mediators of excitatory neurotransmission throughout the brai...

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Nace la Red Temática Nacional en Distrofia Miotónica tipo 1 (DM1) para impulsar el conocimiento de esta enfermedad y mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes a partir de un diagnóstico preciso

by INCLIVA

Han impulsado la creación de la Red Temática Nacional en Distrofia Miotónica tipo 1 que reúne a los principales grupos de investigación en DM1 y desarrollo de terapias basadas en oligonucleótido...

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IQAC organises the first conference on infectious diseases

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

This project is aimed at understanding the bacterial communication mechanisms and developing more efficient diagnostic and therapeutic tools based on that, always bearing in mind the fight against the...

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Preventing the tissue’s response to stiffness may be key to slowing the progression of breast tumors

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

A study led by the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia demonstrates that laminin, a protein present in breast tissues, prevents the effects of stiffening, protecting cells against tumor growth. W...

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